Accuracy Matters. Because Every AST Result Matters.

As antimicrobial resistance continues to rise¹, laboratories need susceptibility results clinicians can trust. DxM MicroScan WalkAway combines gold-standard broth microdilution methodology²˒⁷ with workflow efficiencies designed to support timely clinical decision-making.³⁻⁵

Every susceptibility result influences patient care.

The challenge isn't simply getting results faster—it's getting results laboratories can report with confidence.

What If Your AST Platform Is Missing Resistance?

The question isn't how fast your AST platform produces a result.

It's whether you can trust every susceptibility result it reports.

Every antimicrobial susceptibility result influences a treatment decision.

Many laboratories measure success by turnaround time.

But speed alone doesn't improve patient care.

False susceptible results may lead to repeat testing, delayed therapy decisions, and additional laboratory workload.³˒⁸˒⁹
As antimicrobial resistance continues to rise¹, laboratories should consider not only how quickly results are produced—but how confidently they can be reported.

Because when resistance is missed, even a fast result can become a delayed therapy decision.⁸

Speed Is Important. Confidence Is Essential.

Many laboratories believe they have to choose between speed, workflow efficiency, and confidence.

They shouldn't have to.

The issue isn't simply getting results quickly.

It's getting results clinicians can trust—without creating additional work downstream. When susceptibility results require confirmatory testing, laboratories may experience increased workload, additional costs, and delayed reporting.⁸˒⁹

DxM MicroScan WalkAway was designed to help laboratories balance analytical confidence with workflow efficiency—so teams can focus on delivering results that matter.²⁻⁵

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Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. The Lancet: More than 39 million deaths from antibiotic-resistant infections estimated between now and 2050, suggests first global analysis. Published September 16, 2024. Accessed April 20, 2026.
Kalorama Information. The Worldwide Market for In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Tests. 10th ed. Rockville, MD: Kalorama Information; 2016:878.
Van Benten K, et al. Agreement and error rates in antimicrobial susceptibility testing for three commercial automated systems: a meta-analysis. Presented at: ASM Microbe; 2024. Poster CPHM-SATURDAY-204.
Beckman Coulter Diagnostics. DxM Accuracy Matters Brochure. Document No. 2025-13944.
Beckman Coulter Diagnostics. MicroScan Prompt™ Procedural Manual. Document No. C29885-AE.
Evaluation of MicroScan and VITEK® 2 systems for susceptibility testing of Enterobacterales with updated breakpoints. PubMed.
Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute. Methods for Dilution Antimicrobial Susceptibility Tests for Bacteria That Grow Aerobically. Approved Standard M07-A10. 10th ed. Wayne, PA: CLSI; 2015.
Bonine NG, Berger A, Altincatal A, Wang J, Morrow C, Chandler B. Impact of delayed appropriate antibiotic therapy on patient outcomes by antibiotic resistance status from serious gram-negative bacterial infections. Am J Med Sci. 2019;357(2):103-110.
Beckman Coulter Diagnostics. VITEK® 2 Limitations Large Labs Talk Track. Document No. 2026-15191.
Beckman Coulter Diagnostics. Clinically Significant Limitations Comparison – MicroScan, VITEK® 2, and BD Phoenix. Document No. 2025-13910.

Confidence Starts with the Right Result

DxM MicroScan WalkAway helps laboratories deliver accurate susceptibility results while supporting efficient laboratory workflows.²⁻⁵

Gold-Standard Methodology

Uses broth microdilution—the recognized reference method for antimicrobial susceptibility testing.²˒⁷
Strong agreement with reference testing across clinically important organisms.³
Designed to support confidence in susceptibility reporting.³˒⁴

Supporting Antimicrobial Stewardship

Accurate susceptibility information plays an important role in antimicrobial stewardship.

DxM helps laboratories support confident treatment decisions by providing reliable AST results.

Supports detection of resistant organisms.³˒¹⁰
Helps laboratories provide reliable susceptibility information for clinical decision-making.
Designed to support antimicrobial stewardship initiatives.⁴

Designed for Workflow Efficiency

Microbiology teams are balancing staffing shortages with increasing testing demands.

DxM helps simplify workflow so technologists can spend more time on high-value work.

Approximately 30% less manual setup time using the MicroScan Prompt™ inoculation system.⁵
Four-hour inoculum stability provides workflow flexibility.⁵
Scalable automation designed to support laboratories of varying testing volumes.⁴

Reduce Downstream Workflow Burden

Laboratory workflow doesn't end when an instrument reports a result.

Additional confirmatory testing can create downstream work that affects productivity, staffing, and reporting timelines.

DxM was designed to help laboratories reduce that burden.

Additional confirmatory testing can increase labor, consumable costs, and reporting delays.⁸˒⁹
Accurate susceptibility results may reduce unnecessary repeat testing and associated workflow burden.³˒⁹
Supports efficient laboratory operations.⁴

Reduce Downstream Workflow Burden

Additional confirmatory testing can increase labor, consumable costs, and reporting delays.⁸˒⁹
Accurate susceptibility results may reduce unnecessary repeat testing and associated workflow burden.³˒⁹
Supports efficient laboratory operations.⁴

Ready to Rethink Your AST Strategy?

See how DxM MicroScan WalkAway can help your laboratory deliver confident susceptibility results while supporting efficient workflows.

Accuracy Matters. Because Every AST Result Matters.

What If Your AST Platform Is Missing Resistance?

The question isn't how fast your AST platform produces a result.

Because when resistance is missed, even a fast result can become a delayed therapy decision.⁸

Speed Is Important. Confidence Is Essential.

What If Your AST Platform Is Missing Resistance?

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Confidence Starts with the Right Result

Gold-Standard Methodology

Supporting Antimicrobial Stewardship

Designed for Workflow Efficiency

Reduce Downstream Workflow Burden

Reduce Downstream Workflow Burden

Ready to Rethink Your AST Strategy?