Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus is now
endemic in hospitals worldwide.
Healthcare Associated MRSA bacteraemia is
associated with increased morbidity, mortality and costs the
industry billions of dollars each year.
It is vitally important, both for the patient
and for the hospital that these infections are diagnosed and
appropriately treated in a timely manner.
Following a positive blood culture,
traditional culture and susceptibility testing methods take up to
48 hours for a result.
Inverness Medical is proud to announce that we will be launching
the BinaxNOW® PBP2a Test, a qualitative
in vitro immunochromatographic assay for the rapid
detection of penicillin-binding protein 2a in blood cultures
positive for S. aureus. A positive result indicates the
presence of a resistant strain - MRSA.
This rapid test gives results in just 30 minutes from blood
culture.