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| language: |
| - en |
| license: other |
| library_name: custom |
| tags: |
| - veterinary |
| - antimicrobial-susceptibility-testing |
| - ast |
| - zone-of-inhibition |
| - petri-dish |
| - microbiology |
| - research-use-only |
| pretty_name: ZOI VET |
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| # ZOI VET |
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| <img src="./icon.jpg" alt="ZOI VET icon" width="220"> |
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| ## Model Details |
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| **ZOI VET** is an application within the CarbConnect platform designed for use in veterinary microbiology. It automates the **Zone of Inhibition (ZOI)** measurement process for **antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST)**. |
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| The application detects and measures inhibition zones from Petri dish images and determines susceptibility results as: |
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| - **Sensitive (S)** |
| - **Intermediate (I)** |
| - **Resistant (R)** |
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| The S/I/R result is determined according to the selected bacterial strain and antibiotic. |
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| ## Intended Use |
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| ZOI VET is intended to support research workflows in veterinary microbiology laboratories by: |
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| - Automating inhibition zone detection and measurement from plate images |
| - Standardizing AST result interpretation |
| - Reducing manual workload |
| - Improving consistency and result accuracy |
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| The susceptibility interpretation uses the criteria from: |
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| **CLSI VET01S ED7:2024** |
| *Performance Standards for Antimicrobial Disk and Dilution Susceptibility Tests for Bacteria Isolated From Animals* |
| Published by the **Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)**. |
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| ## Limitations |
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| This tool is **strictly intended for Research Use Only (RUO)**. |
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| It is **not intended for clinical diagnostics, medical decision-making, or medical procedures**. |
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| For additional information, refer to the **ZOI VET Learn More** page on CarbConnect. |
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| ## Training Data |
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| The training dataset was generated from antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) performed at **CarbGeM Inc.** using: |
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| - Representative bacterial strains |
| - Antimicrobial disks |
| - Mueller-Hinton agar |
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| Approximately **300 images** of the plates were captured using various smartphone camera models to generate the training dataset. |
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| ## Data Acquisition Context |
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| The images were collected to represent real AST plate conditions in veterinary microbiology workflows. Variability in smartphone camera models was intentionally included to improve robustness across practical image capture conditions. |
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| ## Output |
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| Given an input image of a Petri dish plate, the application produces: |
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| - Detected inhibition zone measurements |
| - Susceptibility categorization as **S**, **I**, or **R** |
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| Outputs depend on the selected bacterial strain and antibiotic context. |
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| ## Ethical and Regulatory Notice |
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| This repository describes a private research tool. Availability of the repository does not imply regulatory clearance, clinical validation, or approval for diagnostic use. |
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| ## Contact |
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| For further details, please contact the CarbConnect / CarbGeM team through the appropriate internal channel or product support path. |
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