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Xpert® Xpress Strep A
Delivers accurate and timely results that optimizes fast treatment decisions
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The Need
Accurately diagnose pharyngitis caused by Group A Streptococcus (GAS)
- Annually, 616 million people have GAS pharyngitis, more than 18.1 million people develop severe GAS disease and more than 517,000 people die due to severe GAS disease1
- Based on recent literature shows 37% of children presenting with pharyngitis tested positive for GAS, however 56% of visits were associated with antibiotic prescriptions. Similarly, 18% of adults presented with pharyngitis caused by GAS, but 72% were treated with antibiotics.2
(1) Jonathan R Carapetis, Andrew C Steer et al. The global burden of group A streptococcal diseases. 2005 Nov. Available from https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16253886/
(2) Fleming-Dutra KE, et al. Prevalence of Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescriptions Among US Ambulatory Care Visits, 2010-2011. JAMA. 2016 May 3;315(17):1864-73.
(2) Fleming-Dutra KE, et al. Prevalence of Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescriptions Among US Ambulatory Care Visits, 2010-2011. JAMA. 2016 May 3;315(17):1864-73.
The Solution
Cepheid's on-demand testing for Group A Strep test:
- Produces results in as soon as 18 minutes*
- Delivers careful selection of target gene
- Eliminates the need to perform culture confirmation of negative results
- Expedites treatment decisions
* For Positive samples only: otherwise, the test runtime is approximately 24 minutes.
The Impact
- Support antimicrobial stewardship with accurate diagnosis of GAS and reduce the amount of patients inappropriately prescribed antibiotics.
- Gain testing efficiencies and reduce costs by eliminating culture confirmation testing.3,#
- Reduce the risk of GAS complications such as rheumatic fever and glomerulonephritis.
- Improve patient satisfaction with quicker time to result and appropriate prescriptions.
(3) Workflow studies conducted by Cepheid Solutions demonstrate that a throat culture confirmation workup costs~ $9.13 per culture. (Average cost includes reagents, labor cost and time). Data on file.
# Addtional follow-up testing by culture is required if the Xpert Xpress Strep A test result is negative and clinical symptoms persist, or there is an outbreak of acute rheumatic fever (ARF).
# Addtional follow-up testing by culture is required if the Xpert Xpress Strep A test result is negative and clinical symptoms persist, or there is an outbreak of acute rheumatic fever (ARF).
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