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Aug 2026
Evaluation of an adapted relative growth method by MALDI-TOF MS for rapid determination of the susceptibility of Escherichia coli to levofloxacin
ABSTRACT Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a critical global health threat. Conventional antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) requires 12–24 h, delaying targeted treatment. Although rapid AST approaches exist, their reliance on static measurements and single-colony analysis limits diagnostic accuracy by overlo...
Yulong Liu, Niqi Xie, Weiwei Hu et al.
· Microbiology spectrum · 0 citations