PNA FISH - Rapid Tests to Improve Care for Patients with
Bloodstream Infections

Thursday, October 18, 2007 at 1p.m. EST and 1p.m. PST

Managing bloodstream infections can be difficult and costly. Automated blood culture systems allow for rapid detection of the infection, but once the blood culture turns positive, physicians need to know what type of infection they are dealing with. Now microbiology labs can provide these critical species identification results in less than three hours after the blood culture turns positive and help physicians improve patient care.

This Webinar will discuss how rapid and accurate sepsis identification is possible from positive blood cultures using simple, molecular-based tests, called PNA FISH, designed for routine lab use.

Topics covered will include:

• Understanding the PNA FISH test methodology
  
• How PNA FISH fits into the Clinical Lab workflow
  
• How PNA FISH compares to other methods
  
• How results are used to change therapy and improve patient outcomes
  
• How rapid identification of blood pathogens can reduce mortality and costs associated with S.aureus, E.faecium and C.albicans bacteremia.

Following the presentation all attendees will have the opportunity to participate in an interactive question and answer session with the speakers.

Presenters:

Dr. Margie Morgan, Ph.D
Cedars Sinai Medical Center,
Los Angeles, California

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