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Chembio Awarded US Government Contract to Develop POC Zika Tests

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Zika Virus
30 Aug 2016
Currently available genetic tests for the Zika virus have limited utility as they are accurate only during a narrow window of time between initial Zika virus exposure and the patient's development of detectable antibodies to the virus,

Puritan Releases New Line of Enrichment and Transport Media

4 New Transport Media from Puritan
Listeria spp.SalmonellaSwabs
30 Aug 2016
Puritan Medical Products is now a one-stop shop for all your transport media needs with the release of four new prepared microbiology media - Cary-Blair, MRSA, LIM Broth and Regan-Lowe, now available in 2ml or 5ml fill volumes. Swabs are not included in the vials.

New Quantitative Nucleic Acids for Metapneumovirus, MERS-CoV, Bocavirus, and more!

QC Standards for Molecular Respiratory Tests
Mycobacterium tuberculosisQC Molecular StandardsMERS
30 Aug 2016
ATCC continues to expand its nucleic acid portfolio with the addition of six new products.

Vela Diagnostics Launches CE-IVD Zika Virus Real-Time PCR Assay

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Chikungunya virusZika Virus
30 Aug 2016
Now with CE marking, the Sentosa® SA ZIKV PCR Test has a high analytical performance with 82 zika virus strains detected and no cross-reactivity with 44 pathogens including dengue and chikungunya.

Sprouts Recalled Due to Salmonella Reading and Salmonella Abony

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Salmonella
25 Aug 2016
A recent multi-state outbreak of Salmonella in alfafa sprouts has resulted in several hospitalisations and a product recall.

FDA-Cleared Liofilchem MIC Test Strip Ceftolozane-tazobactam

Ceftolozane-tazobactam MIC Test Strip
Antibiotic SensitivityNew Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase NDM-1Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)
25 Aug 2016
The Liofilchem Ceftolozane-tazobactam MIC Test Strip is a quantitative assay for determining the MIC (0.016-256 μg/mL) of ceftolozane-tazobactam against Enterobacter cloacae, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella oxytoca, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

INTEGRA Introduces New Motorized Tip Spacing Pipettes

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Liquid Handling
23 Aug 2016
The VOYAGER II is the only commercially available pipette range where the tip spacing can be changed electronically. using a VOYAGER II pipette the number of transfer steps, compared to using single channel pipettes, can be significantly reduced.

Shiga Toxin Direct Test from Stool Samples Without Enrichment

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Clostridium difficile
23 Aug 2016
Great Basin’s Shiga Toxin Direct Test is the only standalone molecular test detecting both Shiga toxin-producing E. coli and E. coli O157 cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Delivering sample-to-result testing with less than one minute of hands-on time using a patient’s preserved stool without overnight enrichment.

Emergency Use Authorization for xMAP® MultiFLEX™ Zika RNA Assay

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Zika Virus
23 Aug 2016
FDA EUA for commercially available xMAP® MultiFLEX™ Zika RNA Assay, designed by GenArraytion, Inc., detects 6 genetic targets of Zika virus in potentially infected patients using blood serum, plasma or urine.

MASTASTAPH™ Rapid Latex Test for Staphylococcus aureus

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MRSAStaphylococcus aureus
17 Aug 2016
Using a simple 3 step procedure with liquid, ready-to-use reagents, MASTASTAPH™ is a rapid, latex agglutination test for the detection of S. aureus identifying both clumping factor and protein A, also available is MASTALEX™ - MRSA detecting penicillin binding protein 2.

MASTASTREP™ Rapid Latex Test for Identification of Streptococci

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Streptococcus
17 Aug 2016
The MASTASTREP™ combines the advantages of latex agglutination technology with a rapid extraction method to provide an efficient system for grouping all streptococci commonly found in human infections.

CRE Control Strains for the Detection of Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae

TCS Biosciences
Antibiotic Resistance
08 Aug 2016
TCS Biosciences now have a range of EUCAST and PHE-recommended quality control organisms to help labs check their test procedures for the detection of CRE.

New QC Software for Clinical Labs Running NGS Assays

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01 Aug 2016
The iQ NGS QC Management Software is an easy to implement tool that allows labs to centralize all their QC metrics in a single, easy to access location, labs can rapidly generate QC performance reports, including Levey-Jennings charts for any tracked variant.

AccuPlex™ Recombination Virus Technology-based Zika Reference Material

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Zika Virus
01 Aug 2016
Safe, non-infectious positive reference material, the AccuPlex Zika Reference Material is an ideal product for public health agencies around the globe to implement training, interlab studies, and proficiency programs.

Top Loading Autoclave Suitable for Large Loads or Tall Items

Autoclave for tall items
Autoclaves
01 Aug 2016
The new compact C85 laboratory autoclave (footprint just 472 x 500mm) has an 85 litre chamber and operates from a 13A single-phase supply, ideally suited for sterilising taller items such as fermentors and large capacity Erlenmeyer flasks or for large loads.

EUCAST Recommended Strains for Routine and Extended Internal QC

TCS Biosciences
QC Organisms
01 Aug 2016
The Selectrol® range of freeze-dried discs now include EUCAST recommended strains, and contain a silica gel that indicates the discs remain moisture free, providing a convenient, easy to use source of Quality Control organisms time after time.

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