AST
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) plays a vital role in guiding effective antimicrobial therapy and combating antimicrobial resistance. Accurate AST supports informed treatment decisions for bacterial and fungal infections and is essential in modern clinical microbiology.
Mast Group is the pioneer in AST, with over 65 years of experience developing trusted, high-quality susceptibility testing products. Built on a legacy of innovation, quality and collaboration with the pharmaceutical industry, Mast remains committed to advancing AST solutions that meet evolving clinical and regulatory demands.
Mast's current portfolio comprises an extensive and continually evolving range of AST products, including MASTDISCS® AST, MASTRING-S® and ADATAB®. These proven manual testing solutions support susceptibility and MIC determination using disc diffusion and multipoint technology, in accordance with international standards including CLSI and EUCAST.
View MASTDISCS® Antibiotic productsAST ProductsMASTDISCS® AntibioticMASTDISCS® Antibiotic Susceptibility Test Discs are high-quality paper discs impregnated with specific antibiotics for the determination of susceptibility of common bacterial pathogens using disc diffusion testing methods.
View MASTDISCS® Antifungal productsAST ProductsMASTDISCS® AntifungalMASTDISCS® Antifungal Susceptibility Test Discs are high-quality paper discs impregnated with specific antifungals for the determination of susceptibility of common fungal pathogens using disc diffusion testing methods
View ADATAB® productsAST ProductsADATAB®MAST® ADATAB® is a lyophilised tablet for the convenient preparation of antibiotic containing plates used for antibiotic susceptibility testing of clinical bacteria by breakpoint or MIC
View MASTRING-S® productsAST ProductsMASTRING-S®MASTRING-S® is a specialised antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) ring, developed by Mast Group, designed for rapid, simultaneous, and standardised susceptibility testing of 6 or 8 antibiotics in a single device.