Antimicrobial Resistance

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to antimicrobial medicines. The WHO has declared that AMR is one of the top 10 global public health threats facing humanity. With an absence of a comprehensive effort to combat emerging drug resistance, infections due to multidrug resistant organisms are predicted to be the leading cause of death worldwide by 2050. 

To combat and control the spread of resistant pathogens, fast, robust, and affordable antimicrobial resistance assays are highly desired. To fulfill this unmet need, Atila Biosystems developed a simple iAMP isothermal Drug Resistance Panel, using innovative technologies to allow laboratories to detect drug-resistant bacteria from urine and wound samples at high speed and at a reasonable cost.