By Chris Gardner
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this article, the reader will be able to:
- Discuss statistics and factors that lead to bloodstream infections.
- Describe the limitations of culture-based testing of bloodstream infections.
- Discuss best treatment algorithms for suspected bloodstream infections.
- List and describe molecular-based testing for bloodstream infections, including their main advantages over culture-based testing.
About the Author
Chris Gardner is Director of Product Marketing at Luminex, a DiaSorin company, responsible for gastrointestinal, blood culture, and other infectious disease tests. He has extensive experience in molecular diagnostics for a wide range of healthcare applications.
Photo credit: Illustration by Christoph Burgstedt @ shutterstock.com
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Course Includes
- 1 Lesson
- 1 Test
- Course Certificate
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Medical Laboratory Observer (MLO) is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E. ® Program.
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Passing scores of 70 percent or higher are eligible for 1 contact hour of P.A.C.E. credit. This test is no longer valid for CEs after April 30, 2024.
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