In the strategy to improve medical treatment, in late 2018, the Department of Microbiology & Parasitology of Khanh Hoa General Hospital was equipped with an automated microbial identification (ID) and antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) instrument...
In the strategy to improve medical treatment, in late 2018, the Department of Microbiology & Parasitology of Khanh Hoa General Hospital was equipped with an automated microbial identification (ID) and antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) instrument which provides rapid, accurate and reliable detection of known and emerging antimicrobial resistance and thus enables workflow efficiency by utilizing automated nephelometry.
8-day-old Nguyen Phuong L. in Van Long Commune, Van Ninh District was hospitalized in the state of drowsiness, high fever, paleness, shortness of breath and bloated stomach. The patient was transferred to the Pediatric Emergency Department where she received ventilation and her blood sample was taken by the Department of Microbiology Parasitology for microbial identification. After 2 days of culture on the automatic microbial identification machine, the specimen was found infected with Group B streptococcus; and the antibiotic susceptibility testing also indicated which antibiotics should be successful to kill the bacteria. A combination of antibiotics was used to treat the baby. After 3 weeks, the patient recovered and was discharged.
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Similarly, 67-year-old Le C. in Suoi cat Commune, Cam Lam District was hospitalized in the state of severe bloody diarrhea, jaundice, dehydration and high blood pressure. The patient’s blood sample was transferred to the Department of Microbiology & Parasitology for microbial identification. After more than 24 hours, the machine identified the patient infected with the microorganism Escherichia coli; and showed which antibiotics should be used. Treated with appropriate antibiotics, the patient's health improved.
The antimicrobial identification and susceptibility testing machine helps improve medical treatment, especially with the proper use of antibiotics, says Nguyen Ngoc Huy, Head of the Department of Pediatrics, Khanh Hoa General Hospital.
The microbial identification used to be done via normal tests and take 3-5 days. The machine helps cut the time by half. The instrument improves therapeutic success and patient outcomes1 through reliable microbial identification (ID) and antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST). It also helps prevent hospital-acquired infection, according to Dr. Le Thi Lan Anh, Chief of the Department of Microbiology & Parasitology.
The Department of Microbiology & Parasitology has finished the scheme on installing the automated blood culture machine which is expected to work with microbial identification machine to effectively shorten the microbial identification time.
Thao Ly
Translated by N.T
