HAIs are the most common complication of hospital care occurring in approximately one in every 25 patients 

 75,000 hospital patients die during their hospitalizations every year!

 The annual medical costs of health care-associated infections to U.S. hospitals is $45 billion dollars!

BlOOD STREAM INFECTION (BSI) 

 URINARY TRACT INFECTION (UTI)

 BLOOD STREAM INFECTION (BSI)

RAPID DIAGNOSTICS DIRECTLY FROM PATIENT WHOLE BLOOD THAT SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVE UPON THE TIME TO RESULT DOWN TO < 3 HOURS

MOLECULAR-BASED PATHOGEN IDENTIFICATION AND ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE PROFILING CAN PROVIDE THE PHYSICIAN ALL CRITICAL INFORMATION FOR EVIDENCE-BASED CARE 

 Bloodstream infections represents 10% of all HAIs comprising an estimated 71,900 infections in U.S. hospitals annually

1 in 4 central line-associated BSI(CLABSI) patients dies 

Estimated cost per infection ranges from $6,000 to $29,000

Estimated total cost in the United States ranges from $0.6 billion to $2.7 billion annually 

Medicare paid hospitals $7.2 billion to treat sepsis in 2013 

CATHETER-ASSOCIATED URINARY TRACT INFECTION (CAUTI) 

THE ONLY FDA-CLEARED UTI TESTS ARE STILL BASED ON TRADITIONAL URINE CULTURES, WHICH TAKES SEVERAL DAYS!  

THERE IS NO MOLECULAR-BASED TEST AVAILABLE FOR UTI PATHOGEN IDENTIFICATION AND ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING  

 Among UTIs acquired in the hospital, approximately 75% are associated with a urinary catheter

Each year, more than 13,000 deaths are associated with UTIs 

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are tied with pneumonia as the second most common type of healthcare-associated infection, and account for more than 15% of infections reported by acute care hospitals.  

 93,300 UTIs reported annually and the estimated cost per infection ranges from $750-$1,000

CAUTI is the leading cause of secondary bloodstream infection