DNA - Dianostix Network Alliance

Press Releases

  1. New protocol saves time in treating severe cases
    16 January 2009
    For a bacterial infection, the treatment of choice is an antibiotic. It sounds simple, but treating an infection can be tricky. Some bacteria respond only to certain antibiotics. And viral infections don't respond to any of them. That's why it's helpful to doctors to know exactly what kind of bug they're dealing with to provide the best treatment option.
     
  2. First Molecular Tem-PCR Test to Identify Multiple Forms of Staph and MRSA Obtains CLIA Certificate
    04 August 2008
    Identifies deadly hospital pathogens in A single fast and accurate test identifies four Staph strains simultaneously
     
  3. FDA Lowers Vancomycin Breakpoints for Staph Infections
    06 June 2008
    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has lowered the breakpoints for vancomycin in the treatment of Staphylococcus aureus to reflect growing rates of resistance, and in response to urging from IDSA and others.
     
  4. New Law Hopes To Contain MRSA
    28 May 2008
    After passing the state Legislature, it was signed into law last week and requires every person admitted to a health care facility to be tested for MRSA.
     
  5. MRSA in nursing homes needs attention
    13 August 2007
    There are no scientific studies on the best way to control the spread of drug-resistant staph infections in nursing homes.