Infectious Disease Diagnostics
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Testing Methodologies
Microbes & Organisms
- How can the organisms and genes tested for affect the results?
- What if a microbe is detected by one testing modality but not the other?
- Why are so many microbes detected in a specimen?
- How does Arkstone detect the microbes or resistance genes in each specimen?
- Can I use molecular diagnostics for the McGeer Criteria?
Resistance Genes
- How were resistance genes detected if no organisms were detected?
- Do labs test for every possible resistance gene?
- Should physicians rely entirely on genes detected to determine which antibiotic works?
- What if resistance is detected by one testing modality but not the other?
- How do resistance genes compare to traditional sensitivities using cultures and stains?