Diagnostic Digest
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March 16, 2021
Fungal Infections 101
While fungi don't usually pose a threat to human health, several fungal infections can lead to sepsis or meningitis. Learn how syndromic testing can help.
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March 16, 2021
What is Sepsis? Symptoms and Diagnosis
Sepsis is the result of a body's extreme response to an infection and at least 1.7 million adults in the US develop sepsis every year. Learn more about sepsis.
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March 09, 2021
Finding Balance Between Sepsis and AMR
Sepsis and concerns about AMR can seemingly pull prescribers in opposite directions, learn why this study suggests they are two sides of the same coin.
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March 04, 2021
Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs and Emergency Preparedness Efforts | BioFire
The COVID-19 pandemic illustrated why antimicrobial stewardship programs should be incorporated into a healthcare organization's disaster preparedness plans.
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February 23, 2021
BIOFIRE SARS-CoV-2 Syndromic Testing Based on Updated WHO Guidelines
Here's what users of BIOFIRE's SARS-CoV-2 syndromic testing solutions should know in response to the WHO's updated testing guidelines.
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February 02, 2021
Rapid PCR for Pneumonia Pathogen Identification
Pneumonia patients are frequently overtreated with antibiotics due to the difficulty to quickly identify cause. PCR technology helps alleviate this issue.
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February 02, 2021
Viruses 101
Viruses have co-existed with humans well before our our earliest evolutionary origins. Learn all about viruses, how they operate, and how they are diagnosed. -
November 11, 2020
World Pneumonia Day
November 12th is World Pneumonia day, raising awareness of the infectious disease that claimed 2.5 million lives in 2020, and how to protect against it. -
November 04, 2020
What is Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
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October 27, 2020
Cost Savings Benefits: BIOFIRE® FILMARRAY® System
Increased pathogen detection, reduced hospital length of stay, reduced antibiotic therapies—the BioFire System offers numerous cost saving benefits.
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October 26, 2020
7 Ways to Help Protect Yourself During Respiratory Season
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October 14, 2020
The History of Coronaviruses
What we don't know about COVID-19 still outweighs what we do know, however, COVID-19 isn't the first coronavirus to infect humans. Learn more about coronaviruses.