Educational Booklets
The information in these booklets is for educational purposes only and is not intended to be exhaustive. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult a medical director, physician, or other qualified health provider regarding processes and/or protocols for diagnosis and treatment of a medical condition. bioMérieux assumes no responsibility or liability for any diagnosis established or treatment prescribed by the physician.
Antimicrobial Stewardship - A practical guide to implementation in hospitals
The objective of this booklet is to provide practical recommendations for healthcare workers in hospitals to improve the quality of antibiotic prescribing and illustrate the role of diagnostics in Antimicrobial Stewardship Programmes (ASPs).
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of bacteria & fungi
This educational booklet explains basic facts concerning the relevance and procedures of in vitro susceptibility testing. It provides information on the essential elements required to perform and utilise susceptibility testing as a tool for optimising anti-infectious therapy.
Procalcitonin - For diagnosis and guidance of antibiotic therapy
This educational booklet provides clinicians with a practical guide to the use of procalcitonin (PCT) for diagnosing bacterial infections, differentiating bacterial from non-bacterial diseases, assessing disease severity and prognosis, and optimising antibiotic therapy.
Use of procalcitonin to support antimicrobial stewardship - A selection of clinical cases
This educational booklet on the use of Procalcitonin (PCT) to support Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) gathers real-world cases from renowned international experts sharing their experience on the use of this biomarker in their clinical practice.
Please note that this educational resource contains the authors’ personal opinions and clinical approaches and does not necessarily represent the viewpoint, strategy or opinions of bioMérieux.
Carbapenem Resistance - From diagnosis to outbreak management
This booklet covers issues related to carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacilli (mostly carbapenemase producers in Enterobacteriaceae), as well as their clinical relevance, detection, treatment and prevention.
Antimicrobial Prescribing - Optimisation through drug dosing and MIC
This booklet will focus on principles for optimization of antimicrobial prescription and dosing to treat bacterial infections (non-mycobacterial), as well as the value of determining the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) in customisation of antimicrobial therapy, especially for treating critical patients and drug-resistant bacteria.
Clostridioides difficile infections - From diagnosis to outbreak management
This educational booklet concentrates on the key information needed to understand, diagnose, control and treat Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), the role of CDI as a quality performance indicator and the importance of diagnostics.
Blood Culture - A key investigation for diagnosis of bloodstream infections
This booklet aims to answer key questions commonly asked in relation to blood culture, provide practical recommendations for routine blood culture procedures, and offer an illustrated step-by-step guide to blood culture collection best practices.
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI
This educational booklet has been written by Professor John Kellum. It aims to stand as a practical guide to AKI for the non-expert.
This booklet will take you through the definition, the burden, the biomarkers, the prevention, evaluation and management of AKI and the follow-up for patients with AKI.
Value of infectious disease diagnostics throughout the patient pathway
Read the latest handbook from Hospital Healthcare Europe on “Value of Infectious Disease Diagnostics throughout the Patient Pathway”. Learn how in vitro diagnostics and the concept of the value of diagnostic information (VODI) are essential components of modern-day health care, enabling more informed clinical decision-making and directly impacting the quality of patient care and health-related outcomes.
The scientific content in the above materials has been developed independently by the speaker(s)/author(s). The views presented in these materials are the authors’ personal opinions and do not necessarily represent the viewpoint, strategy or opinions of bioMérieux.
The content on this website and associated materials do not constitute medical advice and should not be considered a substitute for the individual professional judgement of any physician or other health care practitioner regarding the appropriate course of action for a particular patient. All recommendations should be independently reviewed with appropriate medical staff in light of the needs of any particular institution and its patients. bioMérieux makes no guarantee or representation regarding the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information for any particular purpose, including but not limited to any cost savings.