Bugsense Diagnostics

urinary tract infections (uti) affect yearly more than 150 million patients worldwide and is therefore one of the most common type of diseases. diagnostics of utis require time-consuming sample logistics and incubation by specialists in laboratories with high personnel costs (duration: 2-5 working days). as an initial treatment, patients are prescribed a broad-spectrum antibiotic until a more accurate assessment of the infection is available, which leads to the development of multi-resistant germs. bugsense is a paper-based, patient-oriented solution, which is combining cultivation and antibiotic resistance testing in one step, resulting in a reduction of testing time, costs, no logistical effort and especially reduction of unnecessary antibiotic prescription. the test should provide a user-friendly diagnostic test and a personalized treatment for anyone.