We have developed a very simple and patented test to determine the right antibiotic treatment for your infection. 

Innovotech’s susceptibility tests allow doctors, through a laboratory test, to determine the most effective antibiotic, or combinations of antibiotics, to use to treat a bacterial infection.

Our susceptibility testing service covers all Gram negative and Gram positive bacteria that grow as biofilms, which accounts for the majority of bacteria responsible for human infections. These include, but are not limited to, the following species: Staphylococcus (S. aureus, S. epidermidis), Bacillus (B. cereus, B. subtilis), Enterococcus (E. faecium, E. faecalis), Streptococcus (S. pneumonia, S. mutans, S. pyogenes), Listeria (L. monocytogenes), Escherichia (E. coli), Salmonella (S. choleraesuis, S. Typhimurium), Vibrio (V. parahaemolyticus, Shigella (S. sonnei), Klebsiella (K. pneumonia) and Acinetobacter (A. baumannii).

The testing process, which is the same as that for the current susceptibility test (MIC or Minimum Inhibitory Concentration Test), is initiated by the physician who takes a fluid sample from the site of the infection, such as a wound, burn, or infected lung, that will contain quantities of the microorganisms causing the infection. Innovotech can process samples for testing from sputum (mucus), swabs, blood, urine, serum and clinical isolates (a single bacterial strain isolated from a previously mixed bacterial culture). The sample is then sent to Innovotech’s testing facility, where organisms from the sample are grown in the laboratory as biofilms, using Innovotech’s proprietary testing method, and then exposed to varying concentrations of antibiotics to identify which ones are the most effective in preventing or reducing the growth of the bacteria.

Results from the test, which identifies which antibiotics the specific bacteria are “Susceptible”, “Intermediate” or “Resistant” to, are then sent electronically to the physician who ordered the test. Innovotech’s test provides both MIC and biofilm results within the same test for comparison.

Disclaimer: All in-house human biofilm bacterial susceptibility testing and associated Information are to be used for research or informational purposes only and are not intended to be used for any medical, diagnostic, regulatory or any other purposes whatsoever. The human biofilm susceptibility tests and associated Information are not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. bioFILM PA™ has been approved by Health Canada.