To ensure rapid, accurate testing of water for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, IDEXX Water offers Pseudalert®, which gives confirmed results in 24 hours. Unlike traditional culture methods that require laboratory processing, the IDEXX Pseudalert test can be carried out in-house at a hospital by trained staff.
IDEXX provides a complete Pseudalert testing system that can be installed easily into hospital facilities and requires very little space. A user can process a sample in less than a minute and the interpretation of results is as simple as observing a colour change.
Pseudalert gives quantified results in just 24 hours and was published as ISO standard 16266-2 in 2018.
The most recent Hospital Trust to benefit from installing such a system is Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, which uses in-house Pseudalert testing to support its water safety plan.
“When we undertake the testing in-house, we can control the samples from the point at which they are taken to the point at which they are read - ensuring that all the correct parameters are followed throughout the process, and receive confirmed results within a 24-hour period,” commented Louise Clark, associate director of engineering at Essentia, part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.
By empowering facilities managers to take control of sampling, analysis and detection, and having assurance and confidence in the results, Pseudalert can potentially save lives amongst some of the most seriously ill and vulnerable populations in hospitals.
IDEXX Water is a provider of water testing solutions that deliver easy, rapid, accurate and cost-effective information on water quality to laboratories and public utilities around the world.
For more information on the IDEXX in-house testing solution, visit https://www.idexx.co.uk/en-gb/water/other-products-services/on-site-water-testing/
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