www.chronicinfectionproblem.com is a website designed to provide individuals suffering from chronic bacterial infections with information regarding a new tool potentially available to their physicians, that can provide accurate and comprehensive information regarding their antibiotic treatment.  This website was created by Innovotech Inc., (www.innovotech.ca) a product development company focused on providing solutions to problems resulting from microbial biofilms.

 
Existing tests used to determine which antibiotic to give a patient with a chronic bacterial infection are based on the susceptibility of the free-floating microorganism, such as bacteria and fungi, to a variety of antibiotics.  Basing treatment choices on this kind of information can potentially lead to a trial and error process in determining the most effective antibiotic, which may in turn lead to a prolonged recovery time for the patient and increased antibiotic resistance.  Innovotech has developed susceptibility tests to assist physicians in the selection of the most effective antibiotic treatment of patients with biofilm-based chronic bacterial infections.  Biofilms are the natural state of microorganisms, account for 80% of all human infections and can be 1000 times more resistant to antibiotics than the same organism in a free floating state.  Other than Innovotech’s products, there are currently no diagnostics designed specifically for biofilm-forming organisms.

For more information on biofilms, their relationship to chronic bacterial infections and how Innovotech’s test may assist you and your physician, please explore our website at www.chronicinfectionproblem.com