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Join us for a LIVE #Webinar with Cardamom Health to explore a critical issue impacting healthcare outcomes and costs. False-positive blood cultures can lead to unnecessary treatments, extended hospital stays, and inflated healthcare costs. But what does this truly mean for patients, providers, and the bottom line?   Unveiling the Hidden Costs: Clinical and Economic Impact of False-Positive Blood Cultures. 📅 Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025  ⏰ Time: 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm (EST)  👉 Reserve your spot today: https://lnkd.in/ggVwiyhT

According to the latest evidence-based ASM Guidelines, how does manual diversion (waste tube) compare with active diversion in reducing blood culture contaminations? 1. 𝐶𝐿𝑆𝐼. 𝑀47 2𝑛𝑑 𝐸𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝐵𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝐶𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠; 2022. 2. 𝑆𝑎𝑢𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑅𝐿, 𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑡𝑡 𝐽𝑆, 𝑁𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑚𝑘𝑖𝑛 𝐼, 𝐷𝑖𝑒𝑙 𝐶, 𝑇𝑜𝑚 𝑅𝐽, 𝐵𝑜𝑏𝑒𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑘 𝐴𝑀, 𝐵𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑑 𝐽𝑌, 𝐺𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑎𝑛 𝑃, 𝐻𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝐷𝐶, 𝐿𝑎𝑆𝑎𝑙𝑎 𝑃𝑅, 𝑀𝑜𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑛 𝐴𝐵, 𝑀𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑛 𝐽𝐸, 𝐵𝑜𝑦𝑐𝑒 𝐿, 𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑘𝑖 𝑉.2024.𝐴𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑆𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑡𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑀𝑖𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦 𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒-𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑔𝑢𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑒 𝑏𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠: 𝑎 𝑠𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑐 𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑤 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑎-𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑠. 𝐶𝑙𝑖𝑛 𝑀𝑖𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑜𝑙 𝑅𝑒𝑣 37:𝑒00087-24.ℎ𝑡𝑡𝑝𝑠://𝑑𝑜𝑖.𝑜𝑟𝑔/10.1128/𝑐𝑚𝑟.00087-24 3. 𝐺𝑒𝑖𝑠𝑙𝑒𝑟 𝐵𝑃, 𝐽𝑖𝑙𝑔 𝑁, 𝑃𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑜𝑛 𝑅𝐺, 𝑃𝑖𝑒𝑡𝑧𝑠𝑐ℎ 𝐽𝐵. 𝑀𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑙 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑡 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙-𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑒-𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑐 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠. 𝐽 𝐻𝑜𝑠𝑝 𝐼𝑛𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡. 2019;102(4):438-444.

𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝑯𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒖𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝑴𝒂𝒈𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒂 𝑴𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒆𝒔! Pictured is the conclusion of our 2024 Toy Drive Campaign in support of Treehouse, a nonprofit dedicated to meeting the educational, material, and financial needs of youth in foster care. We extend our deepest gratitude to our amazing team, who once again came together to contribute both cash donations and fulfill Christmas wishlists. To join us in making a difference this holiday season, visit https://lnkd.in/gw4wdHK. 🎁 We wish all of our partners, colleagues, and friends a joyful and safe holiday season!

My first story for The Lancet went live today. I want to thank Orlaith Staunton Ciaran Staunton Lukas Haynes Greg Bullington Deborah Campbell Christine Chen Kathy Lester Thomas Heymann Dr Ron Daniels BEM Craig Mackinlay Eva Bauer Martina Kalle-Brune Richard Jones, the staff at Senator Charles Schumer's office, and, my editor Bianca Brandon for assigning this piece. And thank you to everyone who helped make the interviews possible. Savannah Stark Catriona Macdonald Brooke DeSantis Caitlin Alsop Shannon McKenney Idelette Nutma Kimberly Emanuel Ed.D Katy Grainger Xavier Forceville Peter Guglietta Megan JonesKenneth Lawrence Mark Chee Gitte Henssel Joergensen Karin Molander Cindy Hou DO,MBA,CIC,CPHQ,CPPS, FACOI, FACP, FIDSA,FAPIC The UK Sepsis Trust Troy Forward Paul Naphtali

The Magnolia Medical team came together in a big way this holiday season for our annual food drive! Together, we collected over 300 items—totaling an incredible $2,500 worth of food, supplies, and cash donations to benefit Northwest Harvest. Thank you to all who donated and helped make this holiday season brighter for those in need.

🌍 It’s World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness Week! Antibiotics save lives, but overuse and misuse are making them less effective, posing a serious global health challenge. One major driver of overuse? Inaccurate diagnoses caused by unreliable test results, such as a blood culture contamination. When a contamination occurs, it can produce false-positive results, leading to unnecessary antibiotic treatments, prolonged use of broad-spectrum antibiotics, and increased risks of antibiotic-related infections like C. difficile. By addressing contamination, healthcare teams can: ✅Prevent unnecessary antibiotic use, reducing days of therapy for drugs like Vancomycin. ✅ Improve diagnostic confidence, guiding more appropriate and timely treatment decisions. ✅ Support antibiotic stewardship, protecting patients and combating resistance. #AMR #AntimicrobialResistance #WAAW

Exciting Update on Blood Culture Best Practices: 📢   The American Society for Microbiology has now included blood culture diversion devices with a Level II recommendation in its evidence-based guidelines, citing only studies using the Steripath® technology platform when referencing engineered diversion devices. This inclusion follows a systematic review indicating that diversion devices, when used as part of a broader implementation bundle, significantly reduce blood culture contamination (BCC) rates, with Steripath-specific studies showing an 83% and 88% reduction.   The most successful BCC reduction strategy combines evidence-based technology with comprehensive support, training, and education—precisely what Magnolia Medical provides in partnership with hospitals nationwide. The total solution approach helps prevent false positives, reduce unnecessary antimicrobial treatments, minimize healthcare costs, and enables faster identification of true infections. Read the full guidelines here: https://lnkd.in/gwietx4N #HealthcareInnovation

Magnolia Medical Technologies thanks the Infectious Disease Association of California (IDAC) for the opportunity to have our own Tamara Johnson, RN, BS, CPM present at the Northern California IP Conference. IDAC is a regional society affiliated with the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the HIV Medical Association, as well as a recognized specialty society of the California Medical Association. We are proud to share insights that support best practices in infection prevention and drive excellence in patient care. #InfectionPrevention #PatientSafety #HealthcareExcellence

We are at ANCC Magnet 2024 this Halloween! Visit booooooth 👻 656 to learn how to scare away contiminations from your blood cultures. #MagnetNurses #ANCC2024