According to the World Health Organisation,
antibiotic resistance contributes to
5 MILLION
DEATHS
per year globally
Notably,
4.3 MILLION
of which are occurring in
Low- and
Middle-Income Countries
(LMICs)
Antibiotics have been used since the
1940s to treat bacterial infections
and they are still
among our most successful methods of medical intervention
However, antibiotic resistance has proliferated due to
antibiotic misuse
causing previously manageable diseases to resurface
MISUSE OF ANTIBIOTICS
such as incomplete or improper
antibiotic treatment
aggravates antimicrobial resistance development
Antibiotic-resistant strains form by
random mutation or horizontal gene transfer
Antibiotics kill sensitive bacteria
but the resistant ones survive
Without competition,
resistant strains proliferate rapidly
Current technology
for detecting antibiotic resistance
in low- and middle-income countries includes...
Minimum Inhibitory
Concentration (MIC) Tests
Requires length culturing:
Time-consuming
Genetic Tests (PCR)
Requires trained personnel:
Low accessibility
A FASTER, CHEAPER, and
SIMPLER
technology is needed!
Introducing our solution...
A Cell-Free Detection System
for Antibiotic Resistance Genes
ResiSense provides
a point-of-care antibiotic test that can...
help doctors choose the
proper antibiotics
to prescribe
prevent the spread of
antibiotic resistance by
alerting medical
professionals
of its existence
provide a
high accessibility
to tests for places that lack access
to traditional antibiotic tests
