@BioFireDX and @biomerieux are working around the clock to fight the current outbreak of SARS-CoV2: 3 tests are being developed to diagnose #COVID19 including updated RP2 and RP2plus panels. #pioneeringdiagnostics
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“The prevention of further spread and the effective containment of #2019nCoV is our top priority,” says @SouthAfricanASP. “The people who attend the ICID are critical to the response to the #epidemic..." Read the full statement https://t.co/kzai4r2arb #ICID2020#COVID2019
The new 2030 World Sepsis Declaration has just been published! Increasing sepsis survival thanks to the promotion and adoption of early recognition systems and treatment is one of the 6 key targets. #DiagnosticsIsPower
BREAKING: The Lancet: Sepsis Associated with 1 in 5 Deaths Worldwide, Double Prior Estimates – Children and Poor Regions Hit Hardest.
More info & full press release in 9 languages 👇🗣️📣
@TheLancet@UKSepsisTrust@SepsisUK@SepsisAlliance@WHO@Sepsis_Mx
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The most comprehensive clinical #study on #sepsis to date will be released in @TheLancet tomorrow Jan 16th at 18:05h CET, containing the most far-reaching and up-to-date data on the incidence and mortality of sepsis worldwide.
More info & livestream 👇📺🗣️
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We've just submitted to the FDA for 510 (k) clearance our BIOFIRE® Blood Culture Identification 2 (BCID2) panel. It includes additional pathogens, an expanded list of #AMR genes and many revised targets. #DiagnosticsIsPower#SyndromicTesting
Read more: https://t.co/L4L9kg9rmy
WHO's list of urgent global health challenges for the new decade:
Climate
Conflict
Inequality
Access to 💊
Infectious diseases
Epidemics
Harmful products
Health workers
Adolescent health
Public trust
New technologies
Antibiotic resistance
Clean health care
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Gratuitous promotion here, but something I’m quite proud of too. For those 2,000 patients & their families sitting in EDs awaiting CSF results; getting them in 2hrs rather than 2 days means a lot less anxiety, less time in hospital, and less antibiotics! @BioFireDX@biomerieux