Antibiograms vs Infection Checker

Antibiograms help healthcare professionals and clinical microbiologists choose the most effective antibiotics to empirically treat infections, based on local susceptibility patterns. Now this valuable information can be available to them on iPhone/iPad mobile devices. With the Antibiograms app, you simply select a bacterium, select a patient group, and you are given the proportion of susceptible organisms for each antibiotic tested in your local laboratory. Features: - download multiple databases and switch between them quickly and easily - customizable fields for each drug or organism, which can be populated with treatment recommendations, drug dosing and costing information, or clinical alerts specific for your hospital/health region - easy to update by emailing new databases to users To learn how to create an Antibiograms database for your laboratory, hospital, or health region, contact our support. You can distribute your database via email, and then open it in this app. DISCLAIMER: This app has been developed for use by qualified healthcare professionals only. Neither the app developer nor the database publisher shall be liable for any loss or damage which may arise from its use. The Antibiograms database pre-loaded in this app is fictitious and for example purposes only. It should not be used for any diagnostic or medical purposes.

Stop guessing. Instantly verify if a resident meets surveillance criteria. For Directors of Nursing, Infection Preventionists, and floor nurses in long-term care, auditing infection criteria by hand is time-consuming and prone to human error. When a CMS survey happens, you need absolute certainty. Infection Checker is a streamlined clinical tool built for skilled nursing facilities. It does one thing perfectly: it takes the complexity out of McGeer’s Criteria. By allowing nurses to quickly input localized symptoms, the app instantly calculates and delivers a clear, binary answer: Does this case meet surveillance criteria, or doesn't it? ### WHY NURSING HOME LEADERSHIP TRUSTS US: • Eliminate Guesswork: Handing McGeer’s manual to busy floor nurses leads to inconsistent documentation. Infection Checker standardizes the evaluation process across your entire clinical team. • Save Nursing Hours: No more flipping through pages or cross-referencing complex clinical charts. Input symptoms in seconds and get an immediate determination. • Accurate Line-Lists: Ensure that the data making it onto your infection surveillance line-lists is 100% accurate, helping you maintain airtight compliance for your next CMS audit. • Support Your Staff: Give your nursing team a fast, reliable mobile tool that reduces administrative cognitive load and lets them get back to resident care. ### HOW IT WORKS: 1. Select the Infection Category: Choose from respiratory, urinary tract, skin/soft tissue, or gastrointestinal. 2. Check the Symptoms: Simply toggle the active clinical signs and symptoms your resident is exhibiting. 3. Get the Verdict: The app instantly cross-references McGeer’s Criteria and tells you exactly whether the case qualifies for surveillance. No bloated features, no complicated setups—just an accurate, digital clinical assistant for your IPAC workflow. Download Infection Checker today to simplify your compliance. DISCLAIMER: This app is not meant for personal use and does not provide diagnosis or treatment advice. It is meant solely for use by Infection Prevention and Control staff at Nursing Homes.