LEXINGTON, Mass., Oct. 13, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- T2 Biosystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTOO), a company developing innovative diagnostic products to improve patient health, today announced the Company’s T2 Magnetic Resonance (T2MR®) technology in detecting early-stage Lyme disease and T2Candida® Panel in rapid sepsis detection will be the focus of five poster presentations during IDWeek 2016. The conference, hosted by the Infectious Diseases Society of America, will take place October 26-30 in New Orleans.
The schedule for presentations by T2 Biosystems and its collaborators is as follows:
205. Detection of Borrelia in Early-Stage Lyme Disease Using T2 Magnetic Resonance
Session: Poster Abstract Session: Diagnostics: Bacteriology, Sequencing, and Resistance
Presenter: T2 Biosystems
Date: Thursday, October 27
Room: Poster Hall
1560. Antifungal Prescribing During Initial Implementation of Candidemia Early Detection and Species Identification Testing with T2 Candida Panel
Session: Poster Abstract Session: Mycology: Diagnostic
Presenter: Riverside Community Hospital
Date: Friday, October 28
Room: Poster Hall
1567. Utilization of T2Candida Panel for the rapid detection of Candida species in a large community hospital
Session: Poster Abstract Session: Mycology: Diagnostic
Presenter: Huntsville Hospital
Date: Friday, October 28
Room: Poster Hall
1569. T2 Magnetic Resonance Improves Timely Management of Candidemia
Session: Poster Abstract Session: Mycology: Diagnostic
Presenter: Henry Ford Hospital
Date: Friday, October 28
Room: Poster Hall
1571. Novel T2 Magnetic Resonance Assay Compared to Standard Blood Cultures for Detection of Candidemia
Session: Poster Abstract Session: Mycology: Diagnostic
Presenter: Henry Ford Hospital
Date: Friday, October 28
Room: Poster Hall
About T2 Biosystems
T2 Biosystems is focused on developing innovative diagnostic products to improve patient health. With two FDA-cleared products targeting sepsis and a range of additional products in development, T2 Biosystems is an emerging leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics. The Company is utilizing its proprietary T2 Magnetic Resonance platform, or T2MR, to develop a broad set of applications aimed at lowering mortality rates, improving patient outcomes and reducing the cost of healthcare by helping medical professionals make targeted treatment decisions earlier. T2MR enables the fast and sensitive detection of pathogens, biomarkers and other abnormalities in a variety of unpurified patient sample types, including whole blood, eliminating the time-consuming sample prep required in current methods. For more information, please visit www.t2biosystems.com.
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