[VOD AVAILABLE] Sysmex Solutions in the Fight Against UTI-Related Antimicrobial Resistance
Speakers
Dr. CN SRINIVAS
Vice-president – Technical operations, Head HLA and TI laboratory,
SRL Diagnostics, Head-Department of Laboratory Medicine
Fortis Hospitals, Vadapalani, Chennai
Mina Yoneya
Microbiology Section, Department of Clinical Laboratory,
Toho University Oomori Medical Center
Lecture Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) remains a major threat to global health. In the context of urinary tract infection (UTI), the overuse of broad-spectrum antibiotics in non-complicated cases is very common globally. UTI-Info has been shown to have high sensitivity, specificity, and negative predictive value to reduce unnecessary urine culture orders. By providing indication of Gram-stain behaviour, BACT-info offers diagnostic stewardship potential to combat AMR.
In this webinar, Ms Mina Yoneya would share her work using BACT-info to combat AMR. Dr CN Srinivas would share the value of automation in UTI diagnosis.