Patent ID: 9732370
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A01N,C12Q,G01N

Claim:
1. method for detecting the presence of an antibiotic in a sample, the method comprising: (a) contacting the sample with a microbial growth inhibition test, said test comprising at least a test medium, a test organism, an indicator and an aminoglycoside antibiotic, (b) incubating the test after contacting the sample under conditions conducive to growth of the test organism, and (c) detecting the amount of growth of the test organism, wherein lack of growth reflects presence of an antibiotic in the sample, wherein the antibiotic in the sample is from a family of antibiotics selected from the group consisting of: the family of beta-lactam antibiotics, the family of tetracycline antibiotics, the family of sulfonamide antibiotics, the family of aminoglycoside antibiotics, the family of macrolide antibiotics, the family of lincosamides, and the family of quinolone antibiotics; wherein the test medium of the microbial growth inhibition test comprises the aminoglycoside antibiotic before the sample is added to the test medium; and wherein lack of growth of the test organism is determined by lack of change in the indicator.