Direct-from-whole-blood testing will speed sepsis diagnosis

• Published in: MLO. Medical laboratory observer Vol. 50; no. 8; pp. 16 - 18
• Main Author: Lowery, Thomas J
• Format: Magazine Article Trade Publication Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nashville Endeavor Business Media 01.08.2018
• Subjects: Bacteria; Blood; Blood culture; Blood tests; Care and treatment; Company business management; Cost control; Critical care; Diagnosis; Drug resistance; Drug stores; Economic justification; Health care costs; Hospitals; Identification; Infections; Management; Medical care, Cost of; Medical diagnosis; Medical examination; Patients; Sepsis; Statistics; Systematic review; Florida; United States > US

In a recent study published in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, investigators at Lee Health found that patients with potentially deadly infections received targeted therapy 28 hours faster with direct-from-whole-blood tests.2 Using the FDA-cleared direct-from-whole-blood fungal panel, the...