Much of the US is experiencing a sustained resurgence of the SARS-CoV2 virus that has lasted for the last 6 weeks and is showing no signs of letting up....

Problem Chronic, non-healing wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers and venous stasis ulcers are often infected with a polymicrobial biofilm Traditional microbiology culture fails to identify components of the...

Do you see negative urine culture results in patient’s with an obvious infection? Do you get culture reports described as a mixed flora? Problem Urinary tract infections are the...

SARS-CoV2 Testing Athletic Programs Need Athletes are more vulnerable to infection from SARS-CoV2 when engaged in vigorous play8 Increased inspiratory volume causes virus to reach vulnerable components of lungs...

Nursing Home populations are at high risk for infection and seri- ous illness including death from COVID-19. The only approved test for identification of those in the acute phase...

Nail Fungus Incidence of onychomycosis is on the increase Treatment depends upon accurate organism identification PCR technology allows clinicians to promptly identify causative agents and initiate targeted therapy Compass...

Problem Infection following arthroplasty can be difficult to diagnose and treat Infection occurs in 1-2% of primary total knee arthroplasty and 3-5% of revisions Management of infected arthroplasty’s are...