Patent ID: 9657327
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: C12Q,G16B

Claim:
1. A method comprising: concentrating a plurality of individual microorganisms on a detection surface; incubating the microorganisms in a medium containing an antibiotic agent; determining, by a computer-based system configured to perform image analysis and comprising a processor, a memory, an interface and a microorganism detection device, a set of values corresponding to a growth rate of each individual microorganism on at least a portion of the detection surface; calculating, by the computer-based system, a reference growth rate for the plurality of individual microorganisms; and scoring, by the computer-based system, a microorganism having a growth rate different than the reference growth rate as resistant to the antimicrobial agent, wherein the reference growth rate of the plurality of individual microorganisms is determined based on