| abstract |
Antibiotic susceptibility profile and the bacterial species identification are reported and determined in a single diagnostic test. The method simultaneously reports for a sample of bacteria the identities of the bacteria and their respective antibiotic susceptibilities, the method comprising step(s): contacting the bacteria with antibiotics, a phenotypic fluorescent sensor of antibiotic susceptibility and species- or strain-specific affinity probes, wherein the probes and sensor simultaneously report, respectively, the identities of the bacteria and their respective antibiotic susceptibilities. |