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MD INNOVATE INTRODUCES PNEUMOKAZOO™:

September 2015 - Atlanta, GA, USA

PneumoKazoo™ is a new lung sampling
device made just for kids! PneumoKazoo™
collects uncontaminated lung pathogens
non-invasively. PneumoKazoo™ works the

same way as PneumoniaCheck™, but can

altered depending on the size of the child.

A noisemaker on the end of the device

makes PneumoKazoo™ fun and easy to use!

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MD Innovate, Inc.

PHOENIX HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.:

VHA Georgia

January 2015 - Atlanta, GA, USA

On, January 1, 2015, MD Innovate Inc. formed a strategic partnership with Phoenix Health Care Management Services, Inc. to provide innovative medical technologies that will strive to improve health among children and adults. As pneumonia is the eighth leading cause of death in the United States and the leading cause of death in children worldwide, MD Innovate Inc. is engaged in preventing this infection as much as possible. As a result, [...]

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A BETTER WAY TO DIAGNOSE PNEUMONIA

February 2011 - Atlanta, GA, USA

Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have created a new sampling device that could prevent thousands of people worldwide from dying of pneumonia each year.

Called PneumoniaCheck, the device created at [...]

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APARELHO DESENVOLVIDO NOS EUA IDENTIFICA CAUSA DA PNEUMONIA

August 2011 - São Paulo, Brazil

Um novo aparelho desenvolvido nos EUA promete identificar o agente causador da pneumonia.

A doença pode ser causada por [...]

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ATLANTA MAGAZINE:

LIFE QUEST - GEORGIA’S BIOSCIENCES MAGAZINE

July 2011 - Atlanta, GA, USA

A new sampling device, called PneumoniaCheck, detects lung pathogens causing pneumonia and could prevent thousands of deaths each year. Developed at Georgia Tech and commercially launched by MD Innovate Inc., the device contains [...]

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EMORY MAGAZINE:CO(LAB)ORATION

August 2013 - Atlanta, GA, USA

The PneumoniaCheck was designed by David Ku 84M, a professor of engineering entrepreneurship at [...]

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“Stopping even some of the inappropriate and unnecessary use of antibiotics in people and animals would help greatly in slowing down the spread of resistant bacteria. This commitment to always use antibiotics appropriately and safely—only when they are needed to treat disease, and to choose the right antibiotics and to administer them in the right way in every case—is known as antibiotic stewardship.” (pg 31)

“Prescribing antibiotics when they are not needed or prescribing the wrong antibiotic in outpatient settings such as doctors’ offices is common. In some cases, doctors might not order laboratory tests to confirm that bacteria are causing the infection, and therefore the antibiotic might be unnecessarily prescribed. In other cases, patients demand treatment for conditions such as a cold when antibiotics are not needed and will not help. Likewise, healthcare providers can be too willing to satisfy a patient’s expectation for an antibiotic prescription.” (pg 34)

“But research has shown that as much as 50% of the time, antibiotics are prescribed when they are not needed or they are misused (for example, a patient is given the wrong dose). This not only fails to help patients; it might cause harm. Like every other drug, antibiotics have side effects and can also interact or interfere with the effects of other medicines. This inappropriate use of antibiotics unnecessarily promotes antibiotic resistance. [...] Efforts to improve the responsible use of antibiotics have not only demonstrated these benefits but have also been shown to improve outcomes and save healthcare facilities money in pharmacy costs.” (pg 41)

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