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www.practical-patient-care.com Issue 17 2016 • £29.99 €46.49 $61.99<br />
World-aware diagnostics<br />
Effective diagnostics equipment is vital in the fight against diseases and viruses,<br />
and international technology transfers could be the way forward<br />
Placental wound care Budget control<br />
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The use of amniotic<br />
membranes to treat<br />
wounds might be<br />
on the rise<br />
In association with:<br />
Alison Hopkins explains how a<br />
novel strategy saved money<br />
on wound dressings and<br />
improved patient care<br />
DIAGNOSTICS • INFECTION CONTROL • CLINICAL CARE • WOUND CARE<br />
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Workflow<br />
Parallel sample processing offers the flexibility to<br />
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<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=6"> SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION TESTING Even after</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=7"> Contents In this issue Cover story 13 29 </a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=8"> Contents and spread bacteria, and they're dange</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=9"> MODULAR, HYGIENIC AND INTEGRATED OPERATING ROOMS </a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=10"> Explore the new ECG world: SCHILLER's CARDIOVIT F</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=11"> The intelligence > News News Across the wo</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=12"> The intelligence > News IBM's supercompute</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=13"> </a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=14"> Got a question about your industry? </a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=15"> Insight > Diagnostics Global dealings in diseas</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=16"> Insight > Diagnostics virus is diagnosed in the</a>
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<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=18"> Insight > Diagnostics finally, in India, variou</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=19"> Introducing the expanded cobas® 4800 System menu </a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=20"> ABBOTT REALTIME HIV 1 AND HCV ASSAYS SIX SIGMA P</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=21"> Deliver World Class performance with Abbott RealT</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=22"> Company insight > Diagnostics Raising the cold-</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=23"> Increase Productivity. Increase Con dence </a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=24"> Company insight > Diagnostics Safe procalcitoni</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=25"> Reduce Antibiotics Antibiotic overuse contributes</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=26"> Micro-DxTM Culture-Independent Molecular Diagnosi</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=27"> Company insight > Diagnostics Fast and precise </a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=28"> PrimeStore® MTM The premier collection solution f</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=29"> Company insight > Diagnostics A focus on the sa</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=30"> cobas® MRSA/SA Test Faster than a spreading infec</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=31"> Insight > Diagnostics Inconclusive results Techno</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=32"> Insight > Diagnostics Market dynamics In the US</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=33"> Company insight > Diagnostics Platform of conso</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=34"> Company insight > Diagnostics Efficient DNA extr</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=35"> chemagicTM 360-D instrument High Quality DNA Isol</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=36"> Company insight > Diagnostics Therapeutic drug </a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=37"> R-Biopharm AG Therapeutic drug monitoring of </a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=38"> Precision diagnostics for invasive fungal disease</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=39"> Company insight > Diagnostics Time is survival </a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=40"> Company insight > Diagnostics Antimicrobial res</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=41"> ACCURACY MATTERS Detect Emerging Resistance as it</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=42"> Company insight > Diagnostics A platform strivi</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=43"> UNYVERO </a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=44"> Hypodermic Needlestick Injuries... ...The Facts </a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=45"> Company insight > Diagnostics Prevent needlesti</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=46"> WHEN IT COMES TO CIED INFECTION PROTECTION LESS I</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=47"> Insight > Infection control It's in your hands Sh</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=48"> SPRAY WAIT 1</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 49" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=49"> Insight > Infection control 722,000 patients co</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=50"> Insight > Infection control effect,” she contin</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=51"> Company insight > Infection control Client-focu</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=52"> 1 test. 14 pathogens. All in about an hour. A fa</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 53" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=53"> Company insight > Infection control Syndromic t</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 54" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=54"> </a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 55" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=55"> Company insight > Infection control Help health</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 56" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=56"> Take Control. Easily. Vigilant Software </a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 57" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=57"> Company insight > Infection control Validation</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 58" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=58"> Abstract Submission Deadline 30 November 2016 Ea</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 59" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=59"> Vienna, Austria 22 – 25 April 2017 The 27th Eur</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 60" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=60"> PANTHER®</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 61" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=61"> Insight > Clinical care The infection update ECCM</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 62" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=62"> Insight > Clinical care the second year, ECCMID</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 63" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=63"> Company insight > Clinical care The test of tim</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 64" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=64"> Company insight > Clinical care Biochip technol</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 65" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=65"> Insight > Wound care Europe takes on wound-care c</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 66" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=66"> Insight > Wound care Wound care is primaril</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 67" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=67"> Insight > Wound care types of procedures. SSIs </a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 68" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=68"> </a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 69" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=69"> Company insight > Wound care Manage wounds righ</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 70" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=70"> SUPPORTING YOUR CARE JOURNEY </a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 71" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=71"> Company insight > Wound care Plan for success i</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 72" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=72"> Insight > Wound care Treat the wound Chan</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 73" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=73"> Insight > Wound care “If you prescribe dre</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 74" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=74"> Insight > Wound care </a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 75" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=75"> TRUSETAL CHITODERM PLUS CHITOSAN-WOUND DRESSING </a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 76" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=76"> Giovanni Abatangelo, Honorary President </a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 77" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=77"> Company insight > Wound care One vision, one mi</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 78" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=78"> Acelity™ Wound Dressings To help manage the chall</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 79" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=79"> Company insight > Wound care Adherence avoidanc</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 80" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=80"> Insight>Woundcare The healing power of placent</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 81" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=81"> Insight > Wound care Service's (NHS's) annual s</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 82" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=82"> Insight > Wound care compared the commercially </a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 83" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=83"> Directory > Product showcase Medical-grade mounti</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 84" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=84"> Directory > Product showcase/Index Explore the ne</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 85" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=85"> Take a step towards better patient outcomes We kn</a>
<a title="Practical Patient Care 017 page 86" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/76bc92e9?page=86"> TRUSTED TECHNOLOGY, ENHANCED CAPABILITIES EX</a>