BioSherpa™ STS facilitated growth of organism more rapidly than conventional methods.
The use of BioSherpa™ STS facilitated the identification of
Proteus 24 hours earlier than control, which allowed for clinical modification of the patient’s care.
BioSherpa™ STS facilitates faster diagnosis of infectious agents. This photo illustrates 24 hours of growth. The “swarming” characteristic of the Proteus is evident on the BioSherpa™ STS plate. It is easily distinguishable from the Pseudomonas also growing on both plates. There is no clear growth of Proteus on the control plate.
The isolation of Proteus a full 24 hours earlier allowed us to modify antibiotic therapy sooner than would otherwise be possible.
Pseudomonas is present on both control and BioSherpa™ STS at 24 hours. The Proteus is easily distinguishable from the Pseudomonas on BioSherpa™ STS but not on control.
The control did not reveal
Proteus
until 48 hours after plated.
The BioSherpa™ STS plate is covered with Proteus to the point that it no longer looks like a blood plate. The control plate is just starting to show growth of Proteus at 48 hours.