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Biotech / Medical : QDEL - Quidel more quick diagnosis
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To: DeadHead who wrote (454)2/27/1997 10:01:00 PM
From: Robert Busse   of 1693
 
I recall reading a summary of a medical journal article last summer that explored the economics of hp diagnosis and treatment. I wish I could recall where I saw it - I'll keep on looking - Anyway, it explored the cost of using endoscopic procedure for diagnosis then treatment, breath test and treatment, rapid blood test and treatment, and no diagnostic test and treatment. The article concluded that rapid blood testing (w/ a test like Qdel's QuickVue) before treatment is far and away the best way to go - it obviously is cheaper than endoscopic procedure or breath test and was found to be preferable to instituting treatment without any testing whatsoever because since HP is responsible for only 80% or so of ulcer like symptoms, prescribing HP eradication drugs including antibiotics would be done improperly or unnecessarily a fairly large % of the time - Also, prescribing antibiotic HP eradication treatment without diagnosis was discouraged because it supposedly contributed to the increase in antibiotic resistant bacterial infections. The dispensation of antibiotics willy nilly without a proper diagnosis is strongly (and correctly) discouraged. Quidel had (and still has) the right idea regarding the best and most cost effective way to diagnose and treat HP - and it can all be done in one visit to the doctor. While there may be a few doctors out there who have financial incentives to use a different method of dx and tx, the HMO's and the federal gov't (where the vast majority of healthcare $$$ comes from) will eventually put the squeeze on them and force them to use the most cost effective method - This approach makes sense and it works, too!!!
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