Evaluating an automated blood culture system at a hospital in Botswana

A capacity-building project evaluating the impact and conducting a Botswana-specific costing analysis of implementing an automated blood culture system to identify bloodstream infections.

Funder / Sponsor
bioMerieux
Project Status
Active/Ongoing
Lead Institution
University of British Columbia
Collaborator (No Profile)
Princess Marina Hospital
Botswana-University of Pennsylvania Partnership

Researchers

David Goldfarb
  • Diagnosis

First Nations land acknowledegement

Action on Sepsis operates on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples — xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We invite everyone to reflect on the traditional territories and land that they currently work and live on.

Action on Sepsis Research Cluster

UBC Research Excellence Clusters is a joint initiative of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic and the Vice-President, Research and Innovation.
Clusters receive financial support from UBC’s Excellence Funds.

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