Medical Devices Industry Reports Automated Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Mar | Page 2

REPORT DESCRIPTION
Automated Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Market – Overview
Increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance worldwide is expected to boost the automated antimicrobial
susceptibility testing market growth. According to the World Health Organization’s Global Antimicrobial
Surveillance System (GLASS) report of January 2018, antibiotic resistance is found among 500,000 people with
suspected bacterial infections across 22 countries. The most commonly reported resistant bacteria were
Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, and Streptococcus pneumoniae, followed by
Salmonella sp.
However, the major restraining factor affecting growth of the automated antimicrobial susceptibility testing
market is the product recalls of instruments for failures or for various other reasons. For instance, in 2016,
bioMérieux S.A.’s VITEK 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility Test Cards were recalled by the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), as the product could lead to false susceptible results of Staphylococcus spp., Enterococcus
spp., and S. agalactiae. This product was terminated in May 2017.