Accurate Detection of MRSA and SA in Positive Blood Culture Specimans in About an Hour In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Device Not available in all countries.

In an era of escalating antimicrobial resistance and lack of new antibiotic discovery, the most efficacious and timely methods for S. aureus bacteremia detection and antibiotic therapy with de-escalation are needed. The Xpert® MRSA/SA BC test, in conjunction with an ID PharmD intervention, provides increased clinical and economic benefits.” Debra Goff, PharmD. Infectious Disease Specialist The Ohio State University Medical Center Bloodstream infections are a major healthcare concern: On-demand molecular testing – an ideal solution: • 3.4 million individuals develop sepsis every year in the European...

The Impact A clinical study3 showed that using the Xpert® MRSA/SA BC test coupled with an infectious disease pharmacist consultation resulted in: • Switch to optimum antimicrobial therapy 1.7 days sooner • Mean length of stay was reduced 6.2 days • Mean hospital costs were €15,643 less per bacteremic patient Impact on Patient Management: “Test and Treat” 4 to 36 hours Patient Presents with Septicemia Symptoms Specimen Collected and Sent for Testing Blood Culture Positive Pathway with GeneXpert System GeneXpert MRSA/SA Optimize TreatBC ment On-Demand TAT < 1 hr Pathway with Traditional Testing...

Total hands-on time: <1 minute Gently mix the sample by hand, transfer a 50 µL aliquot to the elution reagent vial using the pipette provided Vortex and transfer the sample into S chamber Insert cartridge in the system and start the test Xpert® MRSA/SA BC is a qualitative real-time PCR test for automated detection of S. aureus and MRSA DNA directly from positive blood cultures.4 CATALOG NUMBER Xpert MRSA/SA BC (10 tests) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GXMRSA/SABC-CE-10 Xpert SA Nasal Complete (10 tests) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....