Services
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
The ICMC provides services for further research and characterization of important clinical pathogens and specimens. The ICML has the capacity to perform detailed classification of antimicrobial resistant such as but not limited to:
- Reference broth microdilution (gold standard) antimicrobial susceptibility testing
- Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of novel agents
- Studies of synergies between combinations of antibiotics
- Techniques to identify heteroresistance (looking for subpopulations with resistance)
- Genomic characterization and analysis of antimicrobial resistance genes
- Identifying novel mechanisms of resistance that may be acquired through antibiotic exposure
ICMC Biorepository
ICMC Biorepository contains a large collection of microbial samples, predominantly bacteria, isolated by the Emory University Hospital (EUH) microbiology laboratory as part of standard patient care. These normally discarded clinical samples and specimens are processed and stored in the ICMC biorepository and made available to investigators for the purpose of subsequent evaluation, mechanistic studies, clinical correlation, or novel assay development. A corresponding database of all phenotypic laboratory characteristics of each isolate and important patient medical data is available. The ICMC biorepository can help investigators access and store clinical isolates and specimens for future studies. In addition, the ICMC collects and save environmental samples as well as and microbiome samples from multiple sites.
| Service | Internal Rate | External Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis | Comprehensive Genomic Analysis | $85 | $85 |
| Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing | AST Gram Negative/Gram Positive Panel | $60 | $94 |
| Consulting | $100 | $156 | |
| Custom Susceptibility or Antimicrobial Testing | $50 | $78 | |
| Mechanism-Specific Phenotypic/Genotypic Test | $25 | $39 | |
| MIC/MBC Determination by Broth Microdilution | $35 | $55 | |
| MIC Determition by Disk Diffusion | $25 | $39 | |
| MIC Determination by E-Test | $35 | $55 | |
| Population Analysis Profile (Heteroresistance Determination) | $75 | $117 | |
| Antimicrobial Synergy Testing or Efficacy Testing | $45 | $70 | |
| Passthrough | $1 | $1 | |
| ICML Biorepository | Bacterial Isolation from Clinical Specimen | $25 | $39 |
| Bacterial Isolate or Specimen from ICML Biorepository | $25 | $39 | |
| DNA Extraction from Specimen (Blood, Stool, Tissue) | $25 | $39 | |
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