What are the Pressures on General Practitioners?
Most primary care providers literally don’t have enough time to fulfill all recommended patient care needs according to a recent US study in adult population.1 Out of the patients seen each day, those with respiratory complaints often present with similar symptoms: fever, cough, runny nose, and sore throat. Diagnosing these infections based on symptoms alone is difficult and may lead to misdiagnosis. It is important that physicians exclude serious or life-threatening conditions that warrant emergency or inpatient care for imaging, drainage, or surgical intervention. During the brief time spent with patients, general practitioners must be able to recommend the most appropriate treatment with high confidence.
How can bioMérieux solutions help General Practitioners?
Patients often turn to primary care clinics when they are suffering from common respiratory infections. Because the specific etiology is usually uncertain, diagnostic testing is very helpful in determining the cause. Syndromic testing offers a comprehensive approach to diagnosis. Physicians can consider a wide range of potential pathogens that may be causing the patient’s symptoms, which is especially useful when the clinical presentation is nonspecific or when multiple pathogens can cause similar symptoms. Additionally, onsite infectious disease diagnostics is convenient for patients and helps avoid the expense of offsite or send-out testing.
Our Point-of-Care Testing Offer
BIOFIRE® SPOTFIRE® is our innovative multiplex PCR solution for point-of-care testing, offering actionable results within about 15 minutes. By providing fast results on a comprehensive grouping of pathogens, BIOFIRE® SPOTFIRE® Solution can help inform timely treatment decisions and may support antimicrobial stewardship and improve patient management.
Disclaimer: Product availability varies by country. Please consult your local bioMérieux representative for product availability in your country.
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BIOFIRE® SPOTFIRE® System
This Changes Everything.
The BIOFIRE® SPOTFIRE® System is the latest advancement in molecular infectious disease diagnostics from bioMérieux for Point-of-Care testing, offering rapid and actionable results onsite.
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BIOFIRE® SPOTFIRE® Respiratory /Sore Throat Panels
Comprehensive Onsite PCR Results in ~15 Minutes.
The BIOFIRE Respiratory/Sore Throat (R/ST) Panels enable testing for both respiratory or sore throat pathogens on the same panel, providing a flexible respiratory solution to meet the unique needs of point-of-care settings.
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References
1. Porter J, et al., (2023) Journal of general internal medicine vol. 38,1 (2023): 147-155.