A progressive review on paper-based bacterial colorimetric detection and antimicrobial susceptibility testing

Abstract Currently, antimicrobial drug resistance is of utmost importance across the globe as it is narrowing down the patients’ treatment paradigm. These challenges are even worst in the developing countries where the decentralized healthcare system is far away from reality. Thus there is an increasing surge of developing bedside point-of-care testing for inclusive community development. In this chapter, we provide a concise summary of paper-based microfluidic platforms utilized for bacterial detections that could potentially be applied in point-of-care settings. Furthermore, we summarize the attempts undertaken toward easy, convenient paper-based bacterial susceptibility, which could facilitate alternative testing strategies.