BacterioScan Inc.

We are so thrilled announce the work of our collaborators from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School on the use of the Bacterioscan 216Dx to reduce antibiotic use for suspected UTI in the ED (linked below). Thanks to presenting author Kelly Gao, and co-authors Vishak Kumar, Ahmed Abdul Azim, Tom Kirn, keith kaye, and Giovanni Divinigracia. We hope this represents the first phase of a long and fruitful collaboration! https://lnkd.in/gZznwteV

It was great to participate in #idweek and GSK’s booth game was absolutely #goals. I got to learn about uncomplicated UTI from and take a selfie with #PepperandMe.

How confident are you that your patients will not develop urosepsis? In this insightful research letter, Biebelberg et al from Massachusetts General Hospital Dept. of Emergency Medicine highlight conflicts between the recommendations of the Infectious Disease Society of America and the Society of Critical Care Medicine on whether to initiate antimicrobial therapy for suspected UTI. Providers perform a high-wire act of prioritizing antibiotic stewardship vs the deadly consequences of urosepsis. They need more accurate and actionable diagnostics to support better outcomes. At Bacterioscan, it's our mission to empower providers with timely and trusted testing for UTI.

This is a fantastic review giving the history of how we got where we are in the diagnosis and treatment of UTI, from one of the leading minds in the field. This nugget really hits home for us at Bacterioscan: "Despite the high incidence of UTI diagnoses, the high cost of UTI treatment, and the increasing concerns associated with microbial resistance, the development of novel and more accurate UTI tests has not been considered a priority, largely due to other compelling public health concerns (e.g., the COVID-19 pandemic), but also due to the general perception that current UTI care is “adequate”" If you are a lab director or other provider who wants to do better, faster UTI testing for your patients, let's talk!

A 2020 analysis of Medicare claims data found that patients in emergency departments with dementia were more than twice as likely to be diagnosed with a UTI than patients without dementia, despite a lower prevalence of UTI-specific symptoms or complaints. The authors question "whether the higher proportion of UTI diagnoses in people living with dementia reflects a different presentation of true UTI disease versus a more liberal approach to UTI diagnosis in patients who are less able to articulate their chief complaint." A test system like the 216Dx that provides accurate results on an actionable timescale has the potential to reduce overdiagnosis of UTI and the incorrect treatments that may be prescribed as a result.

Sekisui diagnostics' blog post gives a useful overview of how simple and worthwhile it can be for a physician's office lab to add moderate complexity testing to reduce patient wait times for test results and generate revenue in-house. Bacterioscan's 216Dx provides a same-day rule out of UTI, and is an easy to use test under the CLIA 'moderately complex' umbrella. Contact us for more info - info@bacterioscan.com.

We are thrilled that we'll be presenting an abstract in the area of #antibioticstewardship at IDWeek 2024! This work grew out of a collaboration that began on the exhibit floor at IDWeek 2022 in Washington, D.C. Details to follow, but we hope to see you in Los Angeles this October!

Many past studies have shown that urinalysis (UA) lack sensitivity for bacteriuria. But, UTI requires both bacteriuria and specific signs/symptoms of infection. This new study from Advani et al shows that urinalysis also falls short of being sensitive enough to rule out symptomatic UTI, especially in older female patients. All the while, overly broad reflex parameters 'rule-in' far too many samples for culture, overburdening labs and leading to excessive antibiotic use and associated harms like C. diff infection. The Bacterioscan 216Dx offers superior sensitivity for UTI with same-day results while also dramatically reducing the need for urine cultures. #answersbeforeantibiotics

Last week, we installed the first 2 216Dx UTI detection systems in Southern California. Patients and providers can now rule out UTI in 3 hours with >99% negative predictive value using our FDA-cleared test. Visit our website to learn more! #uti #diagnostics #gerontology #urology #gynecology #laboratorymedicine