AdvanDx, Inc. Release: Medical Center Saves $130K In Antifungal Drug Costs With C. albicans PNA FISH(TM), A Rapid Diagnostic Test

WOBURN, Mass., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- A study published by the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) in the September 2006 issue of Journal of Clinical Microbiology describes saving $130,231 in antifungal therapy costs by using PNA FISH for same day identification and reporting of Candida albicans from positive blood cultures.(1)