Monitoring, analyzing and communicating microbiology data in a timely manner can directly impact patient care. However, obtaining, organizing and communicating this information is labor intensive.1,2
The combination of BD informatics with the BD instruments empowers
you to:2-4
Identify bottlenecks and sources of errors across many diagnostic pathways, including bloodstream infections
Increase confidence in your blood culture results
Automate specimen traceability and data analytics across your network of labs and collection sites
Impact key metrics such as turnaround time
Receive custom alerts for critical results (e.g., CPO, VRSA, ESBL) to help support infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship initiatives
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CDC. Preventing Adult Blood Culture Contamination: A Quality Tool for Clinical Laboratory Professionals. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/labquality/docs/BCC-Prevention_A-Quality-Tool_CDC.pdf. Accessed October 2023.
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BD EpiCenter™ Microbiology Data Management System User's Training Manual (SHQ-TM-020).
BD Phoenix™ M50 Automated Microbiology System User's Manual (500008930).
Carey RB et al. Failure of Automated Systems to Detect Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Abstract presented at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Washington, DC, 2004.
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Kulah C et al. BMC Infect Dis. 2009;9:30.
Mittman SA et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2009;47(11):3557–61.
Woodford N et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2010;48(8):2999–3002.
BD™ Bruker MALDI Biotyper CA System User Manual (8603291).
Saffert RT et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2011;49(3):887–92.
Knabl L et al. Lett Appl Microbiol. 2021;73(1):2–8.
Watanabe N et al. J Infect Chemother. 2022;28(4):563–8.