Sepsis is the body’s overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection that can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death. In other words, it’s your body’s overactive and toxic response to an infection. Sepsis is a time-dependent medical emergency that remains the leading cause of death from infection worldwide and is associated with seven deaths […]
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Aug
Aug
The EU has recently accelerated the Accelerate Phenotest™ BC kit with the CE-IVD marking, this now means a faster diagnosis of bloodstream infections across Europe. The Accelerate Phenotest™ BC kit gives antibiotic susceptibility test (AST) results from positive blood samples in 7 hours. Using the Accelerate Pheno™ system and PhenoTest™ BC kit, laboratories can substantially […]
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May
May
When : 06th June 2019 Where : Belfast The All Island Diagnositc conference builds on the annual UK Diagnostic Summit discussing how diagnostics are tackling Sepsis, Cancer, Diabetes, UTI’s and HAI’s. The conference will explore how health professionals, academics and industry are driving diagnostics usage within laboratories, pharmacies and community practice. This event is aimed […]