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Preserving Drug Efficacy for Future Generations

Antimicrobial Resistance & Stewardship

Antimicrobial Resistance is undermining modern medicine and putting patients at risk of premature death. bioMérieux is committed to preserving antibiotic efficacy with the right diagnostic tests that guide appropriate and responsible use of antibiotics to ensure they remain lifesaving for posterity.

What is Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)? 

If we do not address antimicrobial resistance (AMR) now, we will lose the ability to safely perform routine medical procedures and surgeries. Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites mutate naturally over time and no longer respond to modern medicines making infections harder to treat. As a result, standard antibiotic treatments become ineffective and infections persist, increasing the risk of severe consequences to the patient.

How does Antibiotic Resistance Occur?

The development of resistant bacteria is a natural phenomenon that is exacerbated and accelerated by the inappropriate use of antibiotics in the fields of human and animal health and the inadequate infection control.

HOW ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE HAPPENS

1Source: CDC

What is the Cost of Antimicrobial Resistance?

The cost of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is significant and can be measured in terms of human lives lost. It’s a complex issue that requires global attention and coordinated efforts to address.

According to data from a 2019 study in The Lancet2

What is the Solution to Fight the AMR Crisis? 

Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) is a commitment to preserve antibiotic efficacy for future generations through appropriate use of antimicrobial drugs. The goal of antimicrobial stewardship initiatives is to ensure that the right antibiotic is given to the right patient at the right time, with the right dose and via the right route – causing the least harm to the patient. In realistic terms, it is a multidisciplinary approach that aims to ensure that patients benefit from the most effective antibiotic treatments, while limiting the side effects and costs of unnecessary treatments.

AMS programs help fight antimicrobial resistance by providing a framework for responsible antibiotics prescribing and use, optimizing individual therapy, helping reduce the spread of resistance and raising awareness & education.

  • Improve Labs: countries need medical labs to identify bacteria and choose the right drugs to treat them
  • Collect & Share Data: countries need systems to track cases and report results globally to make better policy decisions
  • Use Antibiotics Wisely: to ensure antibiotics are here when we need them, they must be prescribed and taken correctly now
  • Take Measures to Prevent Infections: especially in healthcare settings, effective infection control practices are critical 

What is the bioMérieux Solution for AMR/AMS?

bioMérieux is your trusted partner in today’s healthcare systems. We provide the most comprehensive diagnostics and expertise, enabling hospital laboratories to provide actionable evidence and insights to clinicians, partnering together on improving patient outcomes and creating more effective stewardship programs to fight AMR.  

Our complete AMS solution encompasses more than just traditional state-of-the-art lab technology. Because at bioMérieux we fully understand your antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) needs, our offer translates into 4 key areas where we help hospitals and labs worldwide evolve to suit today’s needs and tomorrow’s concerns: 

  • Diagnostic Solutions: Diagnostic tools help clinicians determine timely and appropriate treatment which help to reduce the spread of antimicrobial resistant infections. As the largest in vitro diagnostics company committed to antimicrobial stewardship, we help maximize the use of diagnostic solutions to detect, identify, and treat today’s most urgent drug-resistant pathogens. 
  • Advanced Analytics: We support healthcare systems in their efforts to deliver evidence-based clinical care with our analytic platforms that help to optimize efficiency and increase collaborative communication. 
  • Services: Improve lab efficiency and accelerate the medical and economic value of stewardship.
  • Educational Modules: Educate hospital stakeholders to ensure antimicrobial stewardship programs’ success. 

Disclaimer: Product availability varies by country. Please consult your local bioMérieux representative for product availability in your country.

Our Antimicrobial Stewardship Offer

Put Diagnostics at the Heart of Antimicrobial Stewardship to Drive Informed Therapy Decisions 

bioMérieux has the most comprehensive solutions on the market all along the patient pathway from antibiotic initiation to optimization and discontinuation. Comprehensive solutions exist today to slow the spread of antimicrobial resistance and accelerate your stewardship program success. bioMérieux is dedicated to helping you as a healthcare professional access actionable results faster because time-to-diagnose and therapeutic efficacy are critical.

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bioMérieux can support you with our solutions that confirm or rule out bacterial infection and identify the causative pathogen for informed patient management and avoiding unnecessary antibiotic use.

          

  • VIDAS® B•R•A•H•M•S PCT™

    Important Biomarker for Improved Patient Management

    Detects procalcitonin, a biomarker that aids in the risk assessment for progression to severe sepsis and septic shock. PCT also aids in decision making on antibiotic therapy for patients with lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI).

  • BIOFIRE® Respiratory 2.1 and 2.1plus Panels

    1 Test. Up to 23 Targets. ~45 Minutes.

    The BIOFIRE RP2.1 and RP2.1plus Panels use the syndromic approach to accurately detect and identify the pathogens most associated with respiratory infections. Fast and comprehensive results may enable better-informed diagnosis and treatment of patients.

  • PREVI® COLOR GRAM

    A Market-Leading Automated Gram Stainer Offering Confidence in Results

    Gram staining is a key step in your microbiology workflow, and PREVI® COLOR GRAM is the system to streamline it and provide timely staining results for impactful decisions.

To optimize antibiotic therapy guidance and improve patient outcomes faster, our solutions help identify pathogens and determine their resistance profiles in order to select the most appropriate treatment.

  • BACT/ALERT® VIRTUO®

    Automated System for Faster Blood Culture

    The first fully automated blood culture system, helping to refine and redesign laboratory workflow to maximize efficiency, while providing the fastest clinically impactful results on the market.1,2

  • BACT/ALERT® 3D

    Accurate Blood Culture Results

    BACT/ALERT® 3D brings flexible and modular automated detection systems for any size laboratory that needs to meet blood culture guidelines efficiently, economically, and effectively.

  • VITEK® MS PRIME

    New-Generation Mass Spectrometry Microbial Identification System

    VITEK® MS PRIME combines microbiology expertise with innovation taking mass spectrometry to the next level by maximizing the impact of daily laboratory workflow for better patient care. 

  • BIOFIRE® FILMARRAY® TORCH

    Easier testing. Faster results.

    Syndromic infectious disease testing with BIOFIRE® FILMARRAY® TORCH is the fastest way to better results.

  • VITEK® 2

    Fully integrated Identification and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing

    VITEK® 2, the leading automated system for routine antimicrobial susceptibility testing, provides efficient workflow, faster AST results. Its fully-integrated ID & AST approach ensures superior performance to rapidly and confidently guide therapy.

  • VITEK® REVEAL™

    Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) for Bloodstream Infections

    The newest addition to our Sepsis Solution, VITEK® REVEAL™ offers rapid AST results to effectively and efficiently manage bloodstream infections.

  • WASP®

    Automated Microbiology Specimen Processing Instrument

    Quality diagnostic results depend on high standard specimen processing. WASP® is the smart solution for truly comprehensive automation – taking you far beyond plating and streaking to address all aspects of microbiology specimen processing.

    WASP® System is manufactured by COPAN Company.

  • WASPLab®

    Integrated Lab Optimization and Automation

    The flexible automated specimen processing, incubation, and reading solution that adapts to your unique lab setup and workflow – and even grows with you over time.

    WASPLab® System is manufactured by COPAN Company.

  • VIDAS® B•R•A•H•M•S PCT™

    Important Biomarker for Improved Patient Management

    Detects procalcitonin, a biomarker that aids in the risk assessment for progression to severe sepsis and septic shock. PCT also aids in decision making on antibiotic therapy for patients with lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI).

To help answer when the patient can be safely discontinued from antibiotic treatment, our solutions help monitor the patient's response to personalized treatment and discontinue antibiotics as early as possible.

  • VIDAS® B•R•A•H•M•S PCT™

    Important Biomarker for Improved Patient Management

    Detects procalcitonin, a biomarker that aids in the risk assessment for progression to severe sepsis and septic shock. PCT also aids in decision making on antibiotic therapy for patients with lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI).

  • BIOMÉRIEUX LAB CONSULTANCY

    Microbiology Expertise and Consultancy to Optimize Lab Performance

    Transforming laboratories together to control costs, maximize quality, shorten time to result, and empower staff.

  • Connectivity and Data IT

    Data-Driven Decision Making

    Decision-making can be based on facts and figures that are easily available when needed, to measurably improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and cost of patient care.


  • VILINK®

    Optimize Instrument UPTIME to Improve Laboratory Productivity

    A secure solution offering remote access, proactive maintenance, and remote updates. VILINK® diagnoses, solves software and instrument issues, and supports your systems to enable laboratory productivity and efficiency improvements.

  • BIOMÉRIEUX LAB CONSULTANCY

    Microbiology Expertise and Consultancy to Optimize Lab Performance

    Transforming laboratories together to control costs, maximize quality, shorten time to result, and empower staff.

Antimicrobial Stewardship Centers of Excellence

bioMérieux is taking a proactive, partnership-driven approach by creating the Antimicrobial Stewardship Centers of Excellence (COE) initiative to focus on delivering high-value solutions, expertise, and service in antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) efforts in order to improve patient care.

AMS Centers of Excellence Partnerships

In 2021, bioMérieux established the Antimicrobial Stewardship Centers of Excellence program to bring attention to the threat of antimicrobial resistance and to accelerate the impact that infectious diseases diagnostics have in facilitating antimicrobial stewardship and better patient care. bioMérieux has formalized partnerships with 14 hospitals globally, including sites in the United States, India, China, Malaysia, Morocco, Germany, France, Italy, Colombia, Chile, Mexico, and Kenya. These sites are leaders in their countries and regions in regard to integrating diagnostics into antimicrobial stewardship. The partnerships will focus on generating and showcasing real-world medical and economic data and best practices about the value of combining diagnostics, medical education, lab consultancy services, and information technology solutions.

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AMS Centers of Excellence News and Highlights

bioMérieux and the AMS Centers of Excellence have a shared vision for the future of managing antimicrobial resistance and improving antimicrobial stewardship initiatives. This designation signifies these hospitals and laboratories as partners of choice for bioMérieux to further define and demonstrate data-driven best practices, to improve interventions, and identify new diagnostic solutions in combatting antimicrobial resistance.

Click on the videos below to discover more about the AMS COE program and take a deeper dive into its impact.

bioMérieux Antimicrobial Stewardship Centers of Excellence partners are making strides in AMS, demonstrating value, and improving patient care in their hospitals and health systems. Watch to discover more about the impact they are having.

In Malaysia, we partnered with our AMS COE site, Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur to set in motion the first AMS COE Symposium, alongside IHH Healthcare Malaysia and Premier Integrated Labs. This symposium served as an opportunity for local and global healthcare experts to come together and exchange knowledge on best strategies and practices for fighting the challenges brought to us by AMR. We will continue to work together with our partners, as we believe that a multi-sectoral collaborative approach is our best strategy to combat this resistance.

In North America, Tampa General Hospital received the Global Antimicrobial Stewardship Center of Excellence designation. Find out more as their team shares what this designation means to them.

In North America, Henry Ford Health received the Global Antimicrobial Stewardship Center of Excellence designation. Find out more as their team shares what this designation means to them.

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    References

    1. How antibiotic resistance happens - centers for Disease Control. (n.d.). Available at https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-use/week/pdfs/How_Antibiotic_Resistance_Happens_508.pdf. Accessed on August 7, 2023. 

    2. The Lancet. Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis. Available at https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)02724-0/. Accessed on Feb. 24, 2023.