Today, blood cultures are a commonplace, highly advanced, and often automated function in microbiology laboratories, but this was not always the case.
Early Contributors to the Science of Blood Culture
Optimizing Sepsis Protocol & Antimicrobial Stewardship: Interview with Dr. Katherine Perez
We sat down for a virtual interview with Katherine Perez, PharmD, BCPS, Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship at bioMérieux, to learn about best practices that can achieve optimal care and improved antimicrobial use in septic patients.
Knowledge of COVID-19 Helps Us Understand Viral Sepsis
The COVID-19 pandemic has led scientists to further explore viral sepsis because of the frequency that patients with severe COVID-19 had symptoms resembling sepsis.
Sepsis in the NICU: The Need for Diagnostics and Dedicated Antimicrobial Stewardship Teams
Providers must deal with a difficult balancing act in trying to treat suspected sepsis with antibiotic therapy and potentially causing sepsis with the same treatment.
The Value of Diagnostics in Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance – A Public Health Problem
At this year’s World Anti-Microbial Resistance Congress, Dr. Tristan Timbrook delivered a...
Lindsay Denny Discusses the Critical Role of WASH in Preventing Infectious Diseases and Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance
WASH, which stands for water, sanitation, and hygiene, are basic...