Mycology Info Request - BIOCONNECTIONS

80% of Empiric Therapy is unnecessary. The high negative predictive value of β-D-Glucan cuts this over-use dramatically.

Intravenous antifungal agents are commonly prescribed empirically for patients at risk of invasive fungal infections. Yet around 80% of empirically prescribed antifungal treatments are shown to be unnecessary with no evidence of Invasive Fungal Infection. The high negative predictive value of β-D-Glucan cuts this over-use dramatically..

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These are from posters presented at a meeting in Aberdeen in October 2021 relevant to rapid fungal diagnostics & antifungal stewardship.

P356 - A retrospective review of the AFS at Leicester.
Absolute antifungal expenditure showed an annual decrease of £320,600
P222 - A multi-site evaluation of antifungal use- implications for AFS. ''β-D-glucan utilization is greatest when turn-around-time is shortest''
P062 - Introduction of β-D-glucan testing.
Based on bringing 256 tests in-house there was a saving of £75,000 in therapy.
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Minimising laboratory turnaround times is key to unlocking the potential of β-D-Glucan. Patient to result in under 2 hours is now possible.

FACIS, Fully Automatic Chemiluminescence Immunoassay System, has the key attributes of being simple and economical to use making a 24/7 service for β-D-Glucan/Galactomannan testing a real possibility.

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Antifungal Stewardship + rapid TAT biomarkers might save your hospital £100,000 per year.

Minimising laboratory turnaround times is key to unlocking the potential of β-D-Glucan. ​ Patient to result in under 2 hours is now possible.

Minimising laboratory turnaround times is key to unlocking the potential of β-D-Glucan. Patient to result in under 2 hours is now possible.