Xpert® MRSA NxG

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Xpert® MRSA NxG

Active MRSA surveillance testing in around 70 minutes

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10 Tests

GXMRSA-NXG-CE-10

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Collection Device (Pack of 50)

900-0370

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The Need

Control of MRSA in healthcare settings requires rapid and accurate tests to detect colonized patients.

Approximately 171,200 healthcare-associated MRSA infections are acquired annually in the European Union (EU), resulting in 5,400 attributable deaths, more than 1 million excess days of hospitalization and €380 million in excess in-hospital costs¹
Between 2 and 53 million people are estimated to carry MRSA worldwide²
The average length of stay (LOS) for all MRSA patients in the EU is 11.5 days with an average attributable cost of €7,478 per patient³

(1)KöckR, et al. Systematic Literature Analysis and Review of Targeted Preventive Measures to Limit Healthcare-Associated Infections by Meticillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. Euro Surveill. 2014 Jul 24;19(29):20860.
(2)Grundmann H, et al. Emergence and resurgence of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus as a public-health threat. Lancet. 2006 Sep 2;368(9538):874-85.
(3)Macedo-Viñas M, et al. Burden of Meticillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infections at a Swiss University Hospital: Excess Length of Stay and Costs. J Hosp Infect. 2013 Jun;84(2):132-7.

The Solution

Xpert^® MRSA NxG is an accurate, fast, on-demand PCR test that will help to:

Optimize the effectiveness of your infection control program and guide the judicious use of barrier precautions
Guide decolonization practices that reduce infection rates and decrease MRSA transmission
Help decrease LOS and improve patient and bed management
Help reduce infection control costs by limiting unnecessary use of isolation rooms and improve clinical outcomes
Detect the presence of MRSA by targeting both the orfX SCCmec junction and the mecA or mecC genes for a more accurate MRSA detection
Improve antibiotic stewardship by avoiding unnecessary

The Impact

Xpert MRSA NxG is an accurate, fast, on-demand PCR test that provides actionable results in about an hour.
Shift your lab from reactive to proactive

Rapidly identify MRSA colonized patients that require contact precautions to reduce the risk of transmission and avoid costly outbreaks
Improve overall patient safety by reducing the risk of MRSA infection

According to a published German study, implementation of a rapid MRSA screening surveillance program can achieve the following results⁴

Decreased infection rate 50%
Reduced cost 58%
Total hospital savings € 408,894 in average per year

(4)Walter M, et al. Investment in Rapid on Demand Screening for MRSA and Immediate Isolation of MRSA Positive Patients Reduces Overall Hospital Costs in a German Emergency Hospital. Poster presented at EAHM. 2013 Nov 28-29. Luxembourg.