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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) diagnostics are tests designed to detect microorganisms that have developed resistance to antibiotics or other antimicrobial agents. These diagnostics identify the specific pathogen and determine its resistance or susceptibility to various drugs, enabling targeted and effective treatment. AMR diagnostics play a crucial role in controlling the spread of resistant infections and guiding appropriate antimicrobial use in both clinical and public health settings.
The primary product types in the antimicrobial resistance diagnostics market include kits and reagents, instruments, and consumables. Kits and reagents consist of standardized chemicals and biological materials used to detect or measure specific pathogens or substances in diagnostic tests. These diagnostics target various pathogens such as drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae (DRSP), drug-resistant Campylobacter (DRC), Clostridium difficile (CD), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae (DRNG), drug-resistant Salmonella (DRNTS), and other resistant organisms. A variety of technologies are employed, including microbiology culture, immunoassay, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), next-generation sequencing (NGS), mass spectrometry, rapid and point-of-care testing, and others. Key end users include hospitals and clinics, diagnostic laboratories, research institutes, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, among others.
Note that the outlook for this market is being affected by rapid changes in trade relations and tariffs globally. The report will be updated prior to delivery to reflect the latest status, including revised forecasts and quantified impact analysis. The report's Recommendations and Conclusions sections will be updated to give strategies for entities dealing with the fast-moving international environment.
The fast surge in U.S. tariffs and the trade tensions that followed in spring 2025 are heavily affecting the medical equipment sector, particularly for imported imaging machine components, surgical-grade stainless steel, and plastic disposables. Hospitals and clinics resist price hikes, pressuring manufacturers' margins. Regulatory hurdles compound the problem, as tariff-related supplier changes often require re-certification of devices, delaying time-to-market. Companies are mitigating risks by dual-sourcing critical parts, expanding domestic production of commoditized items, and accelerating R&D in cost-efficient materials.
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The antimicrobial resistance diagnostics market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $4.10 billion in 2024 to $4.41 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.5%. The growth observed during the historic period can be attributed to the increasing incidence of hospital-acquired infections, rising misuse of antibiotics in humans and animals, growing burden of multidrug-resistant organisms, expansion of public health surveillance programs, and increased diagnostic testing for infectious diseases.
The antimicrobial resistance diagnostics market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $5.82 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.2%. The growth during the forecast period can be attributed to the growing demand for rapid diagnostic tools, increasing awareness of antimicrobial stewardship, rising government funding for resistance tracking, expanding use of point-of-care testing, and an increasing need for early infection detection. Major trends expected in this period include technological advancements in diagnostic platforms, innovations in resistance gene detection methods, increased investment in research and development, development of portable testing devices, and advancements in multiplex and high-throughput testing.
The increasing prevalence of drug-resistant infections is expected to drive the growth of the antimicrobial resistance diagnostics market moving forward. Drug-resistant infections occur when bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites develop mechanisms that allow them to survive treatments that were once effective, making standard therapies less effective and infections more difficult to manage. The rise in drug-resistant infections is largely due to the overuse of antibiotics in agriculture, where low-dose antimicrobials are regularly added to animal feed, encouraging resistance that can be transmitted to humans through the food supply. Antimicrobial resistance diagnostics, including rapid genetic assays and culture-based sensitivity tests, are crucial in addressing this issue by enabling early detection of resistant pathogens, guiding targeted treatments, and minimizing the inappropriate use of broad-spectrum antibiotics. For example, in November 2023, a report by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) noted that antibiotic-resistant infections in England increased from 55,792 cases in 2021 to about 58,224 in 2022, representing a 4% rise in antimicrobial resistance nationwide. Hence, the growing prevalence of drug-resistant infections is fueling the antimicrobial resistance diagnostics market.
Leading companies in the antimicrobial resistance diagnostics market are developing advanced products such as multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays that detect multiple pathogens and resistance genes simultaneously to improve diagnostic speed and accuracy. Multiplex PCR uses multiple primer sets in one reaction to identify different DNA targets concurrently, significantly saving time and resources. For instance, in May 2022, Vela Diagnostics, a molecular diagnostics company based in Singapore, introduced the PathoKey MP urinary tract infections (UTI) ID and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) PCR Test. This test allows for the simultaneous detection of 14 urinary tract infection pathogens and 14 antimicrobial resistance genes, supports both automated and manual workflows, and delivers results in as little as four hours to facilitate rapid, lab-scale AMR profiling. The PathoKey MP UTI ID & AMR PCR Test is designed to equip clinical laboratories with faster, high-throughput detection tools to support early intervention and effective antibiotic treatment.
In May 2022, bioMerieux S.A., a biotechnology company headquartered in France, acquired the remaining shares of Specific Diagnostics, LLC for $380 million (€360 million). This acquisition strengthens bioMerieux's dedication to advancing rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing by incorporating Specific Diagnostics' patented REVEAL Rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) system. The REVEAL system provides phenotypic AST results directly from positive blood cultures in an average of five hours. Specific Diagnostics, LLC, based in the United States, specializes in rapid, metabolomic signature-based antimicrobial susceptibility testing platforms designed for phenotypic analysis directly from blood culture samples.
Major players in the antimicrobial resistance diagnostics market are F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Abbott Laboratories, Danaher Corporation, Becton Dickinson and Company, bioMerieux S.A., Sysmex Corporation, Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., QIAGEN N.V., Seegene Inc., Alifax S.r.l., Accelerate Diagnostics Inc., Lumos Diagnostics Holdings Pty Ltd, Molsid SAS, Genetic Signatures Limited, iFAST Diagnostics Ltd, Astek Diagnostics Inc., OpGen Inc., T2 Biosystems, Jiangsu Medomics Medical Technology Co. Ltd.
North America was the largest region in the antimicrobial resistance diagnostics market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in antimicrobial resistance diagnostics report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa.
The countries covered in the antimicrobial resistance diagnostics market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.
The antimicrobial resistance diagnostics market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as pathogen identification, resistance gene detection, rapid screening, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, and diagnostic data interpretation. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The antimicrobial resistance diagnostics market includes sales of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) instruments, immunoassay kits, point-of-care testing devices, sequencing reagents, and microbiology culture consumables. Values in this market are 'factory gate' values; that is, the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.
The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).
The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values and are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.
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