Fast, Accurate Diagnosis Tools from Insource to Promote Antimicrobial Stewardship

An antimicrobial stewardship program can prevent antibiotic resistance and deliver correct antimicrobials with fast, accurate diagnosis tools from Insource.

The goal of antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) is to aid physicians in avoiding unnecessary antimicrobial use while providing optimal antimicrobial therapy to their patients—prescribing the right antimicrobial regimen to the right patient for the right period of time.

Diagnostic testing is one key initiative identified by the Obama administration's National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria to combat the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria:¹

Antimicrobial Stewardship and Rapid Influenza Virus Antigen Detection Test Systems (RIDTs)

The FDA has issued new minimum clinical performance criteria for rapid influenza virus antigen detection test systems (RIDTs) that became effective on January 12, 2018. RIDTs are now regulated as class II devices, a higher-risk designation. This is intended to improve the quality of testing for influenza. In line with antimicrobial stewardship guidelines that promote fast and accurate diagnoses, these new minimum performance requirements are expected to lower the amount of misdiagnosed flu infections by increasing the reliability of influenza virus detecting devices.

Insource offers cutting-edge tools that quickly test and confirm your diagnosis to ensure you'll use the correct antimicrobial—or no antimicrobial—for the condition.