Biotia Launches Clinical Antimicrobial Resistance Reporting for UTIs

May 20, 2026
Biotia has introduced BIOTIA-DX Resistance, an antimicrobial resistance profiling tool now integrated into its CLEP-approved BIOTIA-ID Urine Test for clinical use across the U.S. The platform provides rapid resistance prediction to guide treatment for complicated urinary tract infections.

Biotia announced in a press release the clinical availability of its BIOTIA-DX Resistance technology, which is now part of the New York State CLEP-approved BIOTIA-ID Urine Test. The system provides rapid antimicrobial resistance profiling for patients with recurrent or complicated urinary tract infections.

The BIOTIA-ID Urine Test enables pathogen detection and resistance prediction directly from urine samples. It supports clinicians by providing actionable resistance data at diagnosis, allowing for more precise antibiotic selection and reduced use of broad-spectrum treatments.

Biotia's BIOTIA-DX Resistance tool achieved top performance in the 2026 CAMDA Antimicrobial Resistance Challenge, marking its second consecutive year as the highest scoring system. The competition benchmarks computational models for predicting resistance profiles using metagenomic data.

The technology is available for clinical use across all 50 U.S. states and is part of Biotia's broader diagnostic platform for infectious disease identification, combining curated genomic references with machine learning models to detect resistance across multiple organisms and drug classes.

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