# Antibiograms

> Antibiotic susceptibility data for healthcare professionals on mobile devices. (iPhone/iPad app by Portable Databases.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/antibiograms/id606986316 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Portable Databases](https://appshunter.io/developer/333398128)
- Category: Medical, Business
- Price: Free
- Rating: 1.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 16.2 · 1 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2013-04-22
- Data updated: 2026-08-14
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/antibiograms/id606986316/reviews.md

## What is Antibiograms?

Antibiograms help healthcare professionals and clinical microbiologists choose the most effective antibiotics to empirically treat infections, based on local susceptibility patterns. Now this valuable information can be available to them on iPhone/iPad mobile devices.

With the Antibiograms app, you simply select a bacterium, select a patient group, and you are given the proportion of susceptible organisms for each antibiotic tested in your local laboratory.

Features:

- download multiple databases and switch between them quickly and easily
- customizable fields for each drug or organism, which can be populated with treatment recommendations, drug dosing and costing information, or clinical alerts specific for your hospital/health region
- easy to update by emailing new databases to users

To learn how to create an Antibiograms database for your laboratory, hospital, or health region, contact our support. You can distribute your database via email, and then open it in this app.

DISCLAIMER: This app has been developed for use by qualified healthcare professionals only. Neither the app developer nor the database publisher shall be liable for any loss or damage which may arise from its use. The Antibiograms database pre-loaded in this app is fictitious and for example purposes only. It should not be used for any diagnostic or medical purposes.

## Key features

- Local susceptibility patterns
- Select bacterium and patient group
- View antibiotic effectiveness
- Download and switch databases
- Customizable drug/organism fields
- Distribute databases via email

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/antibiograms/id606986316/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Not what you think

*2015-12-01*

If you're a medical professional, don't download this. It has bacteria I've never heard of and only has 5 to choose from.

## Frequently asked questions about Antibiograms

### What is Antibiograms used for?

Antibiograms helps healthcare professionals choose the most effective antibiotics for treating infections by providing local susceptibility patterns. It allows users to select a bacterium and patient group to see the proportion of susceptible organisms for tested antibiotics.

### Is Antibiograms free to use?

Yes, Antibiograms is available for free. It does not have any in-app purchases or advertisements, making it a completely free tool for its intended users.

### What devices does Antibiograms support?

Antibiograms is designed for use on iPhone and iPad mobile devices. It was released on April 22, 2013, and its latest version is 2.1.2, last updated on March 18, 2024.

### Can I create my own Antibiograms database?

Yes, you can create a custom Antibiograms database for your laboratory, hospital, or health region. You can then distribute this database via email, and users can open it directly within the app.

### What is the age rating for Antibiograms?

Antibiograms has an age rating of 17+. This is because it is intended for use by qualified healthcare professionals and deals with medical information.

### How often is Antibiograms updated?

The app itself was last updated on March 18, 2024, to version 2.1.2. While the app is updated periodically, users can also update their databases by emailing new versions to themselves.

### What kind of information can be customized in Antibiograms?

The app allows for customizable fields for each drug or organism. These fields can include treatment recommendations, drug dosing and costing information, or clinical alerts specific to a hospital or health region.

### Is the pre-loaded database in Antibiograms real?

No, the disclaimer states that the pre-loaded Antibiograms database in the app is fictitious and for example purposes only. It should not be used for any diagnostic or medical purposes.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.1.2 — 2024-03-18

- Fix for copying Antibiograms databases into the app.
- Select the pre-loaded database if the current database is deleted.

### 2.1.1 — 2024-02-29

- Only display the bacteria specific to the selected patient group.
- Shows susceptibilities that are below 60% in a lighter shade of red for better readability in dark mode.

### 2.1 — 2024-02-27

Updated for iOS 16 and 17.

### 2.0 — 2016-01-29

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

- supports new database format as well as old
- each patient group can have additional notes
- easier to see database info
- new icon for iPad Pro
- remembers previous selections when restarted or database changed

### 1.4 — 2015-07-09

- Shows your database contact info, website, and disclaimer if present
- Patient Group now referred to only as Group
- Fix for downloading databases from shared Dropbox links
- Other improvements

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