Sepsis

In The DNA: Shortcut to Identify Pathogens Found

Researchers have developed a new tool that could help provide early warnings of potentially deadly bacterial pathogens which cause sepsis, among other uses.

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Affordable and Fast Clinical Test Can Save Human Lives and Spare At-Risk Population

Sustainable harvesting of limulus amebocyte lysate could save hundreds of thousands of horseshoe crabs per year, while offering life-saving clinical uses for humans.

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Beckman Coulter Receives BARDA Funding to Develop Early Sepsis Detection Algorithm

Beckman Coulter and Dascena will collaborate to develop and commercialize a novel machine-learning-based algorithm for the detection of sepsis.

Genetic Testing Prevents Antibiotic-Related Hearing Loss in Newborns Treated for Sepsis

Aug 6, 2018 | Research, Sepsis

A bedside test identifies infants with a genetic mutation of the mitochondrial DNA responsible for irreversible hearing loss as an adverse reaction to the antibiotic gentamicin.

Beckman Coulter Files FDA 510(k) Submission for Early Sepsis Indicator

Aug 6, 2018 | Hematology Instrumentation, Sepsis

Offered as part of a routine CBC with differential test, the hematology-based solution alerts emergency department clinicians to the possibility of sepsis earlier than any other indicator.

FDA Clears T2Bacteria Panel for the Detection of Sepsis-Causing Pathogens

Jun 26, 2018 | Infectious Diseases, Sepsis

The first FDA-cleared test to identify sepsis-causing bacteria from whole blood decreases time to diagnosis.

Beckman Coulter Sponsors Sepsis Clinical Guide App

May 18, 2018 | Information Technology, Sepsis, Standards

Beckman Coulter has exclusively sponsored the Escavo Sepsis Clinical Guide, a mobile, point-of-care medical reference application for healthcare professionals who manage septic patients in acute-care settings.

Baton Rouge General to Combat Sepsis with Wolters Kluwer Clinical Intelligence Platform

Dec 19, 2017 | Information Technology, Middleware & Software, Sepsis

The POC Advisor will be a central component of the hospital’s overall clinical and technology strategy.

Early Treatment of Sepsis Focus of Intensive Care Conference

Oct 30, 2017 | Research, Sepsis

Diagnosis and early treatment of sepsis was one of the focus areas for this year’s congress of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine.

Integrated Decision Support Platform Tackles Sepsis

Aug 22, 2017 | Sepsis

Wolters Kluwer will integrate its POC Advisor real-time clinical surveillance and analytics platform with the Natural Language Processing solution from Hiteks Solutions for inclusion of structured and unstructured documentation to make them immediately actionable.

Alliance Seeks to Improve Sepsis Outcomes

Feb 21, 2017 | Sepsis

A system uses real-time clinical surveillance and analytics to deliver accurate sepsis alerts and patient-specific treatment advice to clinicians at the point of care.

POC Tests for Sepsis, Iron Deficiency, Get CE Mark

Feb 7, 2017 | Clinical Chemistry, Hematology & Serology, POC Rapid Assays, POC Reagents & Test Kits, Point-of-Care, Sepsis

The tests for risk assessment and management of sepsis and iron deficiency will be available for sale throughout the European Union.

Alliance Seeks to Bring Next-Generation Immunodiagnostics to Sepsis, SIRS Diagnostics

Dec 13, 2016 | Sepsis

Singulex will employ the Thermo Scientific Brahms procalcitonin biomarker to develop a sepsis and systemic inflammatory response syndrome rule-in/rule-out test for use on the Sgx Clarity system.

Blood Test May Discriminate between Bacterial, Viral Infections

Nov 14, 2016 | Sepsis

The team used publicly available patient gene expression data to pinpoint just seven human genes whose activity changes during an infection.

Taking Aim at Sepsis

Aug 31, 2016 | Disease States, Sepsis

New guidelines and advanced tests have enabled earlier diagnosis and improved patient outcomes.

PCT Antigen Supports Early Sepsis Diagnosis

Jul 18, 2016 | Sepsis

The procalcitonin antigen can be used to monitor the progression of sepsis and effectiveness of treatment.

Sepsis Diagnosis: The Path Forward

Sep 15, 2015 | Cerebrovascular, Sepsis, Stroke

Over the past decade, the number of hospital admissions for sepsis following healthcare-associated infections and community-acquired infections has increased up to three-fold.

AdvanDx Introduces Rapid Molecular Diagnostic Test for Sepsis

Sep 4, 2013 | Molecular Diagnostics, Sepsis

Gram-Negative QuickFISH BC assay is a 20-minute pathogen ID platform for the identification and treatment of sepsis.

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