Take Blood Cultures with Confidence
Your peace of mind begins with virtually eliminating blood culture contaminations at the source.45
False positives are not anyone’s fault
Even when following best practice procedures, contamination still can occur during supply and skin preparation. Skin can be disinfected, but not sterilized and up to 20% of the skin flora remains viable in the keratin layer of the skin.32 Skin plugs and fragments can enter the culture specimen bottle, resulting in blood culture contamination and inaccurate test results. False-positive test results and the potential for sepsis misdiagnosis puts millions of patients at risk each year.
Address the source of contamination to reduce unnecessary and prolonged antibiotics, improving patient safety and outcomes
Reduce risk for CDI
Reducing the use of high-risk, broad-spectrum antibiotics by 30% could lower Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI) by 26% and each dose of antimicrobials can increase a patient's risk for CDI33
Avoid adverse drug reactions
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is an adverse drug reaction reported with antibiotics with risks as high as 36%34
Decrease HAI / HAC exposure
Extended length of stay of 2.0 to 2.4 days increases exposure to Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAIs) and Hospital-Acquired Conditions (HACs)35
Achieve Sustained Reductions in Blood Culture Contaminations with Fewer Sticks
The Steripath® Diversion Principle has been clinically proven in 13 studies to reduce blood culture contamination with peripheral intravenous (PIV) starts.37 Uniquely designed to prevent contaminants through engineered compliance, Steripath Micro diverts and sequesters the initial 0.5-1.0mL of blood before specimen collection.
Enables Blood Culture Draws with a Peripheral IV (PIV) Start
Using the Steripath Platform via PIV start or via venipuncture deliver equivalent near-zero, sustained contamination rates.
Clinically Proven Effective
The only device clinically proven to reduce blood culture contamination via PIV starts 52
Nursing Efficiency
Enables nurses to leverage PIV starts for blood culture draws
+ Patient Experience
Prevents patients from enduring unnecessary venipunctures
Clinical Performance Guarantee
The Steripath Platform is backed by our Clinical Performance Guarantee. Reduce blood culture contamination rates at your hospital by at least 50%, or get your money back.
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Developed by Physicians. Backed by Science. Proven Results.
The Steripath Platform is clinically proven to meet evidence-based guidelines.39
Clinical Practice Guideline
Diverting ≥1 ml of blood into a sterile container has been shown to decrease blood culture contamination in emergency department patients, inpatient, and outpatients
Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice
Divert and discard the initial blood sample when drawing from a direct venipuncture, showing a reduction in false-positive results
M47 Principles and Procedures for Blood Cultures
The benchmark for blood culture contamination rate is less than 3%, with a goal of 1% when best practices are followed.
We’re on a mission to improve the diagnostic accuracy and timeliness of sepsis test results.