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    <title>Simple, Rapid PCR for  M. tuberculosis  Screening</title>
    <description>GenoQuick MTB is a 3 hour PCR assay, can be used on a range of pulmonary &#38; extra pulmonary samples and has a high sensitivity and specificity due to the use of a highly conserved MTB complex specific DNA target.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:37:02 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>MAST Launch Hain GTQ-96 Thermocycler</title>
    <description>The Hain Lifescience GTQ-96 thermocycler is easy to use, has high precision with secure data management.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:32:01 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>NHS Fife Fights Norovirus with Advanced Technology</title>
    <description>The Eiken Loopamp Norovirus assay is a simple to use molecular test that requires no dedicated equipment and provides a rapid turn-around of results with excellent sensitivity and specificity.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:58:43 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>GenoQuick CT - Simple, Rapid PCR for  C.trachomatis </title>
    <description>The 3 hour PCR assay targets both the ompA gene and the highly conserved cryptic plasmid of the bacteria, ensuring coverage of all  C.trachomatis  serovars.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:55:29 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Seeplex kit offers WHO parameters for Influenza testing</title>
    <description>The Seeplex Influenza A/B OneStep PCR assay uses patented DPO technology to ensure high sensitivity and specificity.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:15:24 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>British Thoracic Society Recommend PCR for Atypical Pneumonia Infections</title>
    <description>Seeplex Pneumobacter ACE tests for the identification of typical and atypical bacterial infections, including S.pneumoniae , H.Influenzae &#38; M.pneumoniae , from sputum and other respiratory samples.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:57:21 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Need for Drug Resistance Screening in  H.pylori </title>
    <description>The Hain Lifescience Genotype HelicoDR is a simple to use, rapid molecular assay that simultaneously detects H.pylori and key resistance markers for clarithromycin and fluoroquinolones.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:03:19 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>MAST Launch Influenza A Subtyping Kit</title>
    <description>The first kit of its kind to market, the Seeplex Flu A ACE offers confirmation of Influenza A infection and differentiates with the following markers...</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:32:51 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>New Multiplex Diarrhoea Test Allows 15 Bacteria, Toxin &#38; Viruses to be Detected Simultaneously</title>
    <description>Working direct from stool samples, the test is able to simultaneously detect viral and bacterial (including toxin) pathogens in just 5 hours. The kit can be used as a whole or as 3 individual panels.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:20:55 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Multiplex Meningitis Test Simultaneous Detection - 15 Bacteria and Viruses</title>
    <description>Working direct from CSF, the test is able to simultaneously detect viral and bacterial pathogens in just 5 hours. The kit can be used as a whole or as 3 individual panels:</description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:24:37 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Loopamp: Nucleic Acid Amplification Kits</title>
    <description>Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification (Loopamp) offers extremely high sensitivity and specificity due to the use of 4 primers recognising 6 distinct regions of the target gene sequence.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:04:21 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Detection of Swine Flu using Seeplex</title>
    <description>MAST&#39;s recently launched Seeplex range offers laboratories a multiplex PCR assay that can simultaneously detect up to 12 viral pathogens including Influenza A - which has coverage for amongst others H1N1.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:08:04 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>MAST Launches Seeplex Multiplex PCR</title>
    <description>MAST have launched the new Seeplex multiplex PCR range from Seegene. Novel, simple to use platform for a wide spectrum of pathogens.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:07:50 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mast Launches New Eiken LoopAMP Norovirus Kit</title>
    <description>This novel, rapid molecular test offers levels of sensitivity and specificity similar to RT-PCR without the need for expensive specialist equipment.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:51:38 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Rapid Detection of MRSA PVL</title>
    <description>MAST offers the GenoType MRSA molecular test system from HAIN Life Sciences as a rapid, cost effective kit for the identification of multi-resistant and PVL toxin producing staphylococci.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:39:50 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>MRSA Detection - Double Quick!</title>
    <description>Mast Diagnostics presents GenoQuick MRSA kit from Hain Life Sciences offers rapid, cost effective detection directly from patient specimens in only 2.5 hours.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:33:08 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>&#39;ease the flow&#39; with the MAST Urine Screening System</title>
    <description>The MAST Urine Screening System is based on direct, multipoint inoculation of urine samples onto the surface of media in ...</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2004 07:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>NEW! DNA Strip Technology from MAST</title>
    <description>MAST is pleased to announce the award of exclusive distribution rights to sell the DNA Strip Technology products manufactured by ...</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2004 07:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>MASTALEX- MRSA Providing the Answer to a Global Problem</title>
    <description> MAST has available from stock MASTALEX-MRSA, a rapid kit for the detection of methicillin resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus ...</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2002 07:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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