Diagnostics

New rapid species identification test helps physicians identify infection sooner

Published in Blood Weekly, August 17th, 2006

According to a recently published article in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, AdvanDx's PNA Fish tests provide physicians at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) with rapid species information the same day a blood culture turns positive, allowing physicians to determine which patients have a true and serious infection.

Rapid species identification helps the hospital prevent unnecessary antibiotic use, especially with vancomycin, and reduce the average patient length of stay.

A team led by Dr. Graeme Forrest M.D., infectious diseases physician and director of antibiotic utilization at UMMC, describes saving $4,000 per...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2006-08-17)

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