Evaluation of the Performance of a New Rapid Bacteremia Test in the Intensive Care Patient

The different stages of the OCEAN Dx whole blood bacterial identification test. Identification is carried out using 9 ml of whole blood taken at the patient's bedside, and is provided after comparing the DNA sequence of the bacteria with a database. The rapid sepsis diagnostic test developed by OCEAN Dx can identify the bacteria responsible for the infection in just 4 hours at present, and soon in 3 hours. Subject to future innovations, it will probably even be possible to obtain a positive result for the presence of bacteria in the patient's sample in just 2 hours.