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Xpert® MRSA/SA Blood Culture

Accurate detection of MRSA and SA in positive blood culture specimens in about an hour

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Catawba Valley Medical Center leverage the GeneXpert® for HAI Testing

Catawba Valley Medical Center, a non-profit, locally controlled community hospital in Hickory North Carolina highlights how they utilize the GeneXpert System throughout the hospital to improve patient care.

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The Need

Bloodstream infections are a major healthcare concern:

  • Severe sepsis strikes 750,000 people annually in the U.S., resulting in mortality rates of up to 210,000 per year.1 Left untreated Methicillin-resistant Staph aureus (MRSA) can become severe and cause sepsis.2 The CDC considers MRSA to be a serious antibiotic resistance threat.3
  • Current culture-based lab testing methods for gram positive blood culture bottles require an additional 18-48 hours for determination of MRSA or SA.
  • Without timely results, clinicians often employ empiric treatments, using costly and inadequate antimicrobials  that contribute to increased drug resistance.

The Solution

On-demand molecular testing — an ideal solution:

  • Accurate molecular detection of MRSA or SA from a  gram-positive blood culture sample in about an hour
  • Simple test protocol can be run on all shifts to provide results around-the-clock
  • Provides clinicians actionable information when it is  most needed
  • Easily integrates into your hospital’s bundle of sepsis interventions

The Impact

A clinical study4 showed that using the Xpert® MRSA/SA Blood Culture test coupled with an infectious disease pharmacist consultation resulted in:

  • Switch to optimum antimicrobial therapy 1.7 days sooner
  • Mean length of stay was reduced 6.2 days
  • Mean hospital costs were $21,387 less per bacteremic patient

(1) Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Topics. Sepsis. Accessed May 2020. http://www.ihi.org/explore/Sepsis/Pages/default.aspx
(2) CDC. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). General Information. Accessed May 2020. https://www.cdc.gov/mrsa/community/index.html
(3) CDC. Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States, 2019. Accessed May 2020. https://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/pdf/threats-report/2019-ar-threats-report-508.pdf
(4) Goff D, et al. An antimicrobial stewardship program’s impact with rapid polymerase chain reaction methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus/S. aureu sblood culture test in patients with S. aureus bacteremia. Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Nov 1;51(9):1074-80.

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Xpert® MRSA/SA Blood Culture

Number of Tests: 10

Catalog #: GXMRSA/SA-BC-10
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