Abbott™ BinaxNOW™LegionellaUrinary Antigen Test Kit

Description

• BinaxNOW™ Legionella Urinary Antigen Card provides accurate, rapid identification of Legionnaires’ disease caused by Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 with an easy-to-use technology
• Rapid diagnosis of Legionnaires’ disease and early initiation of appropriate therapy has been shown to dramatically reduce morbidity and mortality
• This rapid assay is used in urine samples from patients with symptoms of pneumonia
• It is intended to aid in the presumptive diagnosis of Legionnaires’ disease caused by L
• pneumophila serogroup 1 in conjunction with culture and other methods
• Highly accurate – 95% sensitivity and specificity; treat with confidence Easy-to-use – Easy to manage and train; minimizes operator error Results in 15 minutes or less – Faster throughput in lab or Emergency Department, aiding in rapid, focused therapy Room temperature storage – Doesn’t take up valuable refrigerator space Recommended as part of the IDSA/ATS CAP Guidelines Cost-effective part of a program to: Decrease number of broad-spectrum antibiotics prescribed Shorten patient wait time/hospital stay Decrease need for unnecessary ancillary testing Improve patient outcomes through rapid, focused therapy Order Info For control swabs to be used with this test, see Cat
• No
• BNX852010