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Every second counts Unintentional injury is a leading cause of mortality worldwide. In many cases, the difference between life and death can be a matter of minutes, or even seconds, in which a surgical...
Hartmann When verifying the safety of invasive transvaginal examinations, every possible preparation must be taken to eliminate chances of spreading pathogens. A reproducible method of...
Stop the spread Hospitals are places of healing; at least that’s the way most of us view them. But with the number of invasive procedures, open wounds and bacteria present, the inside of a...
From art to science The prevalence of chronic wounds is on the rise in the developed world. This is due to its population living longer and an increase in the rate of conditions like diabetes mellitus –...
Cause and effect Due to the high prevalence of diabetes, much of the academic literature on wound care is centred around how it affects the pathogenesis of chronic wounds and how healthcare...
Diabetic foot ulcers Diabetic foot ulcers have the potential to carry a huge cost, both to patients – who can end up losing part of their lower limb – and to hospitals through the expenditure used in...
A targeted diagnosis of acute gastroenteritis Accurate diagnosis of gastroenteritis is paramount, given that it is highly infectious and poses health risks to the young and old alike. With molecular diagnostic techniques, like...
Four steps to make your diagnostics a masterpiece Although microbiology laboratories have witnessed a surge in molecular biology techniques over the last few years, bacterial culturing still offers unmatchable advantages, especially...
Stop the cascade Sepsis is a leading cause of death in hospitals, and yet, there’s very little in the way of treatment that can dramatically increase the odds of survival. A key reason for this is...
Combat tuberculosis In order to assist the World Health Organisation’s ‘End TB Strategy’ with the goal of reducing the global incidence of tuberculosis by 80% in 2030, detecting latent TB infection is...
Antibiotic dilemmas amid increased resistance There are less and less antibiotics in use today and very few drugs on the horizon. This, combined with the negative impact of Covid-19, has increased the need for antibiotic...
Optimising management of viral infections Over the last three decades, several viral infections have been shown to occur in immunocompromised hosts. A viral load test can optimise the treatment and prevention of...
Towards a memorable breakthrough It’s the seventh leading cause of death in the world and affects 1 in 14 people over the age of 65 – yet there’s no established test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease until symptoms...
Optimising BSI workflow Interdepartmental cooperation is key to optimising the BSI workflow. The BD consultants have been working with the nursing, ED and microbiology teams of the Madrid PDHM...
Detection of intrathecal antibodies in CNS diseases The investigation of antibodies against pathogenic agents in cerebrospinal fluid samples is an important tool in the diagnosis of acute or chronic inflammation of the central...
Identifying Microorganisms effectively Faced with a rapidly increasing workload and the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance, clinical laboratories must find a new way to manage rising sample volumes and varieties...
Testing for vaginitis disorders Slow diagnosis can exacerbate sexually transmitted infections. What is needed is a fast and accurate method of diagnosing conditions such as trichomoniasis and bacterial vaginosis,...
Detection of Group B strep in pregnant women Neonatal sepsis affects a large amount of newborns, which is why it is imperative to identify as quickly and accurately as possible. Uniogen’s kit can do just this, detecting the...
Prime target Genomic sequencing allows doctors to identify mistakes in the instructions that can lead to diseases, but what if there’s none to be found? Proteomics – the study of proteins,...
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