INFECTIOUS DISEASE
ADVANCES IN FIGHTING INFECTION
Molecular Testing for
Infectious Disease
HEALIX Medical Solutions is a division of National Wound Care that provides real-time PCR and accurate detection of infection with antibiotic guidance. Infectious disease panels include Wound, Respiratory, UTI, GI, STD, and Women's Health.
Studies have shown that the Traditional Culture Method developed over 75 years ago is substandard to identifying infections. NWC uses molecular technology through Real-Time PCR detection to identify pathogens at 98% accuracy with results typically within 24-48 hours.
Our customers, which include Home Health Agencies, SNFs, and ALFs, are seeing great results of reducing chronic UTIs and hospitalizations due to these common infections. This is because compared to traditional cultures, our tests provide 98% accurate results, eliminate "contaminated" samples, and provide antibiotic guidance and therefore eliminating empirical treatment.
Clinical data around chronic wounds show that certain pathogens damage DNA prohibiting wound healing. Additionally 90% of chronic wounds show evident of biofilm compared to 6% of acute wounds. Biofilms have a high resistance to antibiotics and proper detection is critical to proper wound management.
PCR VS. TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Reasons to Consider Using
Molecular Lab Results for Wound Care and Infectious Disease
Real-Time PCR
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Identifies microbial RNA/DNA with 98% accuracy.
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Results within returned within 24-48 hours.
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Wider range of pathogens and microbes identified simultaneously.
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Analysis NOT affected by current antibiotics used by patient.
Traditional Culture
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Trial and error leading up to 60% false negative results.
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Results ranging from 3-7 days.
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Inconclusive results due to "contaminated" samples if more than 3 microbes identified AND certain microbes do not grow outside the host.
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Antibiotic use affects outcome of analysis.
WHY HEALIX MEDICAL SOLUTIONS?
Customized Medication
Guidance
Your patient results provide OneChoiceTM Guidance to the best antibiotic to treat all pathogenic infections identified. Results also show alternatives for those dealing with co-morbidities that would eliminate the best OneChoiceTM solution.
These results help the primary care provider streamline the best pathway for patient healing.
INFECTIOUS DISEASE PANELS
Our Specialty PCR
Lab Tests Include
NWC implemented molecular testing because of its efficacy for wound pathogens and biofilm. Due to the superior uses for other major infections and chronic illness, we have implemented the following panels into our programs.
WOUND
UTI
GI
RESPIRATORY
