Only rarely do technologies appear in
laboratory diagnostics that are
truly transforming. MultiGEN
technology amply qualifies for this
designation for the following
reasons:
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MultiGEN easily identifies, in
the same test, not only
bacteria but also the other very
important classes of pathogens such
as viruses, fungi and parasites
that are much harder to identify
with traditional methods. |
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Same
day result reporting
allows faster implementation of
appropriate therapy or avoidance of
inappropriate therapy, with shorter hospital stays and lower
complications |
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MultiGEN testing has a
lower
cumulative cost than traditional
microbiology methods due to
MultiGEN’s ability to screen for and
accurately identify multiple
pathogens in the same test panel |
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DNA
sequencing technology is recognized
as the ‘Gold Standard’ for
accuracy, and is amply validated
with over 12 years of publications
in peer reviewed journals. |
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In
addition to its routine use in the
diagnosis of infectious disease, MultiGEN technology can be used for
important epidemiologic applications,
including the screening of routine
admissions to hospital for the
asymptomatic carriage of ‘Super
Bugs’ |
