A Comparative Study of Standard and Direct Susceptibility Testing From Positive Blood Cultures at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangladesh

DST from positive blood culture broth can reduce turnaround time and enable earlier initiation of antibiotic therapy in septicemic patients.

Authors

Rumana Alim
Shaila Munwar
Ismail Mazhar
Sharmin Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0387-5710)
Raisa Enayet Badhan
Sofia Andalib

Institutions

Women Medical College (PK)
National Institute of Traumatology & Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (BD)

Publication Details

Journal: Cureus
Published: 2025-11-04
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.96110
Primary Topic: Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
Type: article
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A Comparative Study of Standard and Direct Susceptibility Testing From Positive Blood Cultures at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangladesh

Rumana Alim, Shaila Munwar, Ismail Mazhar, Sharmin Khan et al.

Nov 4, 2025

Cureus

Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

article

A Comparative Study of Standard and Direct Susceptibility Testing From Positive Blood Cultures at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangladesh

Rumana Alim, Shaila Munwar, Ismail Mazhar, Sharmin Khan, Raisa Enayet Badhan, Sofia Andalib

November 4, 2025article en

Abstract

DST from positive blood culture broth can reduce turnaround time and enable earlier initiation of antibiotic therapy in septicemic patients.

CureusVol. 17(11)

Women Medical College (PK), National Institute of Traumatology & Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (BD)

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Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

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A Comparative Study of Standard and Direct Susceptibility Testing From Positive Blood Cultures at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangladesh — Rumana Alim, Shaila Munwar, et al. · Cureus (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS