PROCESS FOR RAPID TESTING OF THE EFFECT OF AGENTS ON MICRO-ORGANISMS

摘要

The invention concerns a process and a device for rapid testing of the effect of agents, such as antibodies, chemiotherapeutic drugs and related inhibitors as well as growth promotors, on micro-organisms. The micro-organisms and/or culture medium used are briefly cultured in the presence and the absence of the agent and their infrared spectra are then compared in an infrared spectroscopic sensitivity test. More detailed information can be obtained by the process if the comparative analysis of the spectra is carried out in only one or a few individual regions of the spectra. The process is suitable for sensitivity tests on bacteria, fungi and other micro-organisms, and is particularly suitable for clinical applications, in severe infections and for routine tests as well as for epidemiological studies.