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In both of these clinical case studies, T2Bacteria® identified the causative pathogen days sooner than blood culture and allowed for the earlier initiation of targeted therapy.1

Butler Health System | Butler, PA

Case 1
Age and Sex: 70-year-old male

Presentation: The patient presented with shortness of breath, hypothermia, hypertension and was admitted. The patient had no sepsis indicators and no action was taken for sepsis screening.

Vitals: T = 99.8; BP = 152/86; P = 70

Evaluation and Treatment

Day 0

• WBC = 23.2, MDW* = 23.05 lactic acid = 1.0,PCT = .32

• T2Bacteria Result: The T2Bacteria Panel was positive for Enterococcus faecium, and the patient was initiated on targeted therapy

Day 1

• Blood culture confirmed Enterococcus faecium.

T2Bacteria allowed for targeted therapy 20 hours faster than blood culture alone.

Case 2
Age and Sex: 67-year-old male

Presentation: The patient presented with altered mental status and hypotension, and was admitted. The patient had no sepsis indicators and no action was taken for sepsis screening.

Vitals: T not taken, BP= 62/44, P = 53

Evaluation and Treatment

Day 0

• WBC = 24.7, MDW* = 23.98, lactic acid = 1.0, PCT = 4.25

Day 1

T2Bacteria Result: The T2Bacteria Panel was positive for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and the patient was initiated on targeted therapy

Day 3

• Blood culture confirmed Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

T2Bacteria allowed for targeted therapy 37 hours faster than blood culture alone.

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*This institution uses an algorithm combining Monocyte Distribution Width (MDW) from Beckman Coulter and white blood count (WBC) metrics as an indicator to run T2Bacteria.

  1. Patterson, R., Katsaros, S., Industry Showcase, ASM 2023
According to the CDC, of the 154 million prescriptions for antibiotics written in doctors’ offices and emergency departments each year, 30% are unnecessary.12

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