Resources – CytoSPAR

Publications

Lwande JS, Porter A, McQuaid M, Waidely E, Tong W, Huband MD, Rhomberg PR, Young J, Vause CV, Kittle JD Jr. Multisite evaluation of blAST, a direct-from-urine phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility test, compared with reference broth microdilution. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2026 Jul 28;116(3):117584.

Kittle JD Jr, Lwande JS, Jangir MM, Zupancic T, Brody RS, Hecker M, DiFranco-Fisher JM, Kargiotis C, Koeth LM. A rapid bacterial labeling method for phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2026 Feb;114(2):117181.

Posters

Kittle JD Jr, Lwande JS, Jangir MM, Hecker M, Brody R, Zupancic T, McQuaid M. Rapid Phenotypic Analysis for Determining Antibiotic Susceptibility in Human Pathogenic Bacteria: Bacteria Labeling for Antibiotic Susceptibility Test (blAST). ASM Microbe 2024. Atlanta, GA. June 15, 2024.

Kittle JD Jr, Lwande JS, Tong W, Waidlely E, Huband M, Young J, Porter A, McQuaid M. Direct-from-sample blAST assay detects antimicrobial resistance underrepresented by isolate-based susceptibility testing. MAD-ID 2026. Orlando, FL. May 15, 2026.