Advantages of Urinary Tract Infection Testing:
- Tests for a broader range of pathogens which can identify polymicrobial infections that may be missed with traditional culture testing
- Rapid results in 24 – 36 hours can allow faster patient treatment and relief (same day results available in specific areas)
- Antibiotic Sensitivity Testing can provide personalized treatment recommendations Results can be easily accessed via web portal
- Helps prevent patient hospitalization Reduces prescription of unnecessary antibiotics
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There are over a 1 million emergency department visits and 100,000 admissions with UTI annually in the United States.
Traditional culture testing may only detect 6 pathogens with an error rate as high as 29%! Mira Genetix real-time DNA PCR testing can detect up to 17 pathogens with 100% specificity.
Traditional sensitivity testing only evaluates 7 antibiotics. Mira Genetix’s Advanced Sensitivity Testing can evaluate up to 35 antibiotics