Blood Culture Articles
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What is Sepsis? Key Symptoms, Potential Complications, and Vital Treatment
The term sepsis describes the body's extreme response to infection. When a person suffers from sepsis, his or her immune system has been triggered in response to an infection, which causes inflammation and damages tissues in the body. Symptoms of Sepsis The symptoms of sepsis may include: Fever (102 degrees Fahrenheit or higher) Chills Rapid breathing (above 20 breaths per minute) or ...
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Landmark Study Shows a 0% Blood Culture Contamination Rate is Achievable with Steripath
As a professor in infectious disease and microbiology, epidemiologist, and Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control at Stanford Health Care, Dr. Lucy S. Tompkins was skeptical that a 0% blood culture contamination rate could be achieved, especially in a major academic medical center. Study Results In an oral abstract of the Steripath Gen2 Initial Specimen Diversion Device® ...
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On a Mission to ZERO False-Positive Blood Cultures
Improve sepsis testing accuracy. Enhance patient safety. These are the driving forces behind Magnolia Medical Technology’s Mission to ZERO. Mission to ZERO™ is a nationwide plan to create greater awareness of patient safety and antibiotic-associated risks caused by false-positive diagnostic test results for sepsis. The goal is to initiate change by improving national blood culture ...
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A slide stainer for hematology: IUL’s PolyStainer
Slide staining can be tedious, and guarantee the same standards in quality from the first to the last slide is challenging. To solve this, the automatization of the process can be a solution. However, slide stainers for hematology can be expensive and tricky to use. The haemato-pathologist should ensure a good quality smear, thorough examination, and proper interpretation in line with ...
By IUL S.A.
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Kurin, Inc. honored by MD Tech Review in annual listing of top Infection Control solutions
The New Standard for Blood Culture Collection Sepsis, is a life-threatening condition caused when the body’s response to an infection goes out of balance, which triggers changes that damage other organs. This deadly infection affects almost 1.7 million people a year in the U.S. and kills nearly 270,000 people. To date, blood cultures remain the gold standard for determining if a patient ...
By Kurin, Inc.
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The Role of Lactate in Sepsis Research
Sepsis reportedly affects up to 30 million people each year. Lactate levels play a key role in diagnosing the condition and limiting its impact, as well as researching it's progression and developing possible treatments. Here's how. Sepsis is a medical condition and emergency, the definition of which has proven difficult and is based on fairly recent developments and research. It is the result ...
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UCT Silane Cited in Clinical Microbiology
Fungal bloodstream infections have been noted as a significant problem in many countries including the United States, with an attributable mortality rate of up to 40%. An early diagnosis to direct appropriate therapy has been shown to be critical to reduce mortality rates. Conventional phenotypic methods for fungal detection take several days, which is often too late to impact outcomes. The ...
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Reduce Readmissions with Analytics & CDC Antibiotic Resistance Program - Case Study
This case study discusses hospital readmissions and provides healthcare professionals with recommended medical algorithms in the form of scores, models, and calculators that can aid in reducing readmissions, especially when related to antibiotic resistant microbiological pathogens. When health analytics, such as the CDC antibiotic resistance program and other algorithms are integrated into ...
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Many Faces of Sepsis (1): Cancer Therapy and Management Febrile Neutropenia - Case Study
The purpose of this case study is to highlight ways in which medical algorithms can be integrated into the clinical decision making process. This case study is the first of a series focused on sepsis, a common but complex clinical problem. Use of algorithms can help healthcare providers diagnose sepsis early. Throughout our discussion, appropriate algorithms are suggested to help clinicians ...
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Genetic modification of primary natural killer cells overcomes inhibitory signals and induces specific killing of leukemic cells
Abstract Natural killer (NK) cells hold promise for improving the therapeutic potential of allogeneic hematopoietic transplantation, but their effectiveness is limited by inhibitory HLA types. We sought to overcome this intrinsic resistance by transducing CD56+CD3- NK cells with chimeric receptors directed against CD19, a molecule widely expressed by malignant B cells. An abundance of NK ...
By Nkarta, Inc.
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