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Always consult a medical director, physician, or other qualified health provider regarding processes and/or protocols for diagnosis and treatment of a medical condition. bioMérieux assumes no responsibility or liability for any diagnosis established or treatment prescribed by the physician. Value of Infectious Disease Diagnostics throughout the Patient Pathway Read the latest handbook from Hospital Healthcare Europe on “Value of Infectious Disease Diagnostics throughout the Patient Pathway”. Learn how in vitro diagnostics and the concept of the value of diagnostic information (VODI) are essential components of modern-day health care, enabling more informed clinical decision-making and directly impacting the quality of patient care and health-related outcomes. READ THE ONLINE VERSION Use of Procalcitonin to support Antimicrobial Stewardship - A selection of clinical cases This educational booklet on the use of Procalcitonin (PCT) to support Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) gathers real-world cases from renowned international experts sharing their experience on the use of this biomarker in their clinical practice. Please note that this educational resource contains the authors’ personal opinions and clinical approaches and does not necessarily represent the viewpoint, strategy or opinions of bioMérieux. DISCOVER PROFESSOR SCHUETZ’S PRESENTATION VIDEO READ THE ONLINE VERSION Download the booklet in PDF Acute coronary syndromes: Clinical utility of cardiac troponin This booklet provides clinicians and laboratory managers with concise, up-to-date information on the pathophysiology and diagnosis of myocardial infarction with special emphasis on the role of hs-cTn measurements for risk stratification and management of patients. Aspects of the laboratory and clinical factors affecting the routine measurement of cTn using hs-cTn assays are also discussed. READ THE ONLINE VERSION Download the booklet in PDF Antimicrobial Stewardship: A practical guide to implementation in hospitals The objective of this booklet is to provide practical recommendations for healthcare workers in hospitals to improve the quality of antibiotic prescribing and illustrate the role of diagnostics in Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs (ASPs). READ THE ONLINE VERSION Download the booklet in PDF Procalcitonin: For diagnosis and guidance of antibiotic therapy This educational booklet provides clinicians with a practical guide to the use of procalcitonin (PCT) for diagnosing bacterial infections, differentiating bacterial from non-bacterial diseases, assessing disease severity and prognosis, and optimizing antibiotic therapy. READ THE ONLINE VERSION Download the booklet in PDF Blood Culture: A key investigation for diagnosis of bloodstream infections This booklet provides clinicians and laboratory managers with concise information on the pathophysiology and diagnosis of venous thromboembolism (VTE), with special emphasis on the role of D-dimer, including criteria for its use as a valid exclusion test. READ THE ONLINE VERSION Download the booklet in PDF Antimicrobial prescribing: Optimization through Drug Dosing and MIC This booklet will focus on principles for optimization of antimicrobial prescription and dosing to treat bacterial infections (non-mycobacterial), as well as the value of determining the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) in customization of antimicrobial therapy, especially for treating critical patients and drug-resistant bacteria. READ THE ONLINE VERSION Download the booklet in PDF Carbapenem Resistance: From Diagnosis to Outbreak Management This booklet covers issues related to carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacilli (mostly carbapenemase producers in Enterobacteriaceae), as well as their clinical relevance, detection, treatment and prevention. READ THE ONLINE VERSION Download the booklet in PDF Clostridioides difficile infections: From diagnosis to outbreak management This educational booklet concentrates on the key information needed to understand, diagnose, control and treat Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), the role of CDI as a quality performance indicator and the importance of diagnostics. READ THE ONLINE VERSION Download the booklet in PDF Hormone assays: Making a key contribution to Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) This educational booklet is intended to be a practical guide on hormone assays for biologists and clinicians to help maximize success rates in their patients using modern infertility treatments. READ THE ONLINE VERSION Download the booklet in PDF Heart Failure management: Clinical utility of NT-proBNP This booklet provides clinicians and laboratory managers with concise, up-to-date information on the pathophysiology and diagnosis of heart failure, with special emphasis on the role of NT-proBNP measurements for the risk stratification and management of patients. Some aspects of heart failure prognosis and treatment are also discussed. READ THE ONLINE VERSION Download the booklet in PDF Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of bacteria & fungi This educational booklet explains basic facts concerning the relevance and procedures of in vitro susceptibility testing. It provides information on the essential elements required to perform and utilize susceptibility testing as a tool for optimizing anti-infectious therapy. READ THE ONLINE VERSION Download the booklet in PDF D-DIMER for exclusion of venous thromboembolism This booklet provides clinicians and laboratory managers with concise information on the pathophysiology and diagnosis of venous thromboembolism (VTE), with special emphasis on the role of D-dimer, including criteria for its use as a valid exclusion test. READ THE ONLINE VERSION Download the booklet in PDF Platelet Safety: Impact, Prevention & Control of Bacterial Contamination This educational booklet is intended to be a useful reference tool for blood bank and transfusion services professionals involved in the preparation of platelet concentrates, and the prevention and detection of bacterial contamination. READ THE ONLINE VERSION Download the booklet in PDF Environmental Infection Control in Hospitals Recent evidence is growing on the importance of environmental contamination as a reservoir for healthcare-associated infection (HAI): airborne transmission of aspergillosis is a high risk for immunosuppressed patients; water contamination may be a reservoir for acquisition of high-risk pathogens such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Legionella pneumophila or carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales; the survival of resistant bacteria on dry surfaces has been responsible for transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms and Clostridiodes difficile. Download the booklet in PDF The scientific content in the above materials has been developed independently by the speaker(s)/author(s). The views presented in these materials are the authors’ personal opinions and do not necessarily represent the viewpoint, strategy or opinions of bioMérieux. 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