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Microbiology News: clinical, Nov 2018


transform how you interpret and sort culture plates
PhenoMATRIX™ now in routine use at LABOSUD clinical laboratory in Montpellier, France, is an exclusive expert system module that promises to transform the way that microbiology labs interpret and sort culture plates. more...

Liofilchem’s Offer of Ready to Use Media

29 Nov 2018 | Food & BeverageClinicalPharmaceutical

petri dish
Liofilchem produces ISO 11133 complaint ready-to-use culture media in petri dish formats such as 90 mm, 140 mm, 60 mm (for water testing), 55 mm (Contact Plate), Easy Dry plates, tubes and bottles, bags, Dip-Slide and Contact Slide formats. more...

Special Focus on Ready to Use (RTU) Microbiology Culture Media

29 Nov 2018 | Food & BeverageClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinary

Prepared microbiological culture media
Showcasing the RTU product ranges available from a number of different suppliers of prepared media - from RTU chromogenic media to ready to rehydrate in bags. Find out how to choose a media supplier and what validations are needed to introduce RTU into your lab. more...

bioTRADING - Diagnostics & Ready Prepared Media is our
Culture! ©

28 Nov 2018 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalPharmaceuticalCosmetic/Personal Care

Ready to Use Media FDA cGMP GLP
bioTRADING Benelux B.V. manufactures Ready to Use Culture Media and animal blood products - aiming to achieve the highest degree of product quality processes, services are continuously improved and are also in line with international standards, FDA/cGMP/GLP guidelines and customer requirements. more...

How to Choose and Validate Your Ready-to-Use (RTU) Media

27 Nov 2018 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalPharmaceutical

How to validate Ready to Use Culture Media
In this exculsive interview with Barbara Gerten, Senior Scientist Traditional Microbiology with Merck KGaA, we discuss how to choose a prepared media supplier and what validations are needed to implement it into your lab accreditation scheme. more...

First Placement of APAS® Independence in a US Lab

26 Nov 2018 | ClinicalPharmaceutical

APAS Automated Plate Assessment System
The APAS® (automated plate assessment system) Independence uses artificial intelligence technology for automated imaging, image analysis, interpretation and reporting of growth on microbiology culture plates after incubation. more...

Life Science Manufacturers Recognized at Sustainable Laboratories Conference

26 Nov 2018 | Food & BeverageClinicalPharmaceutical

In 2014 alone, it was estimated that labs discarded over 12 billion pounds of plastic—which doesn't include gloves, hazardous waste and packaging waste. Using the ACT labelling system, organizations and individuals can significantly reduce their environmental impact.  more...

Cherwell Supports Key Microbiological Event

22 Nov 2018 | ClinicalPharmaceutical

Cherwell s exhibition stand
Meet Cherwell's team of cleanroom microbiology experts, in Nottingham, at Pharmig's 26th annual conference. more...
The BIOFIRE® FILMARRAY® Pneumonia Panel identifies 33 targets in sputum (including endotracheal aspirate) and bronchoalveolar lavage (including mini-BAL) sample types. The target list includes: 18 bacteria, 8 viruses and 7 antimicrobial resistance genes. more...
The BD Phoenix™ CPO detect test, phenotypically detects CPOs and can provide the Ambler classification of the enzyme produced to help inform clinicians in appropriate therapy selection. more...

rapidmicrobiology Media Kit 2019 Now Available

13 Nov 2018 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

rapidmicrobiology Media Kit 2019
Of interest to anyone involved in marketing microbiology products to routine test labs, make sure your brand and products are included on the rapidmicrobiology website and newsletter in 2019. Request your media kit 2019 here. more...

INTEGRA named ‘2018 Global Laboratory Pipetting Company of the Year’

13 Nov 2018 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalPharmaceuticalCosmetic/Personal Care

INTEGRA - Award Winning Pipettes
Frost & Sullivan’s conducted extensive research using key benchmarking criteria across two main areas – visionary impact and performance, and customer impact – to compare companies in the industry, and found that INTEGRA surpassed the competition. more...
AMR Gene Panel family of rapid diagnostics tests has been designed to detect and identify multidrugresistant bacterial pathogens in urine and bacterial isolates in approximately two hours. more...
Panther Fusion® Bordetella assay has received CE mark in Europe the assay accurately detects and differentiates Bordetella pertussis and parapertussis, ensuring the appropriate antibiotic treatmentis selected. more...
Petri Dish
Liofilchem has received clearance from the FDA to market in the United States the MTS™ (MIC Test Strip) Penicillin G more...

Monitoring the Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)

09 Nov 2018 | ClinicalPharmaceutical

NGS Detection of Antibiotic Resistance
Since time is of the essence with AMR, next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies are increasingly being used to predict antibiotic resistance of bacteria. Labs such as Macrogen Corp are using NGS to process and decode the entire human genome in as little as 24 hours. more...

MWE’s NRS II Transwab® Compliant with ISO 18593:2018

08 Nov 2018 | Food & BeverageClinicalPharmaceutical

MWE Transport Swabs
MWE’s NRS II Transwab® and Polywipe™ products can already be used in surface monitoring programmes based on the new ISO 18593:2018. Diluents and neutralisers are fully compliant. more...

Special Focus on Surface Monitoring in Production Environments

08 Nov 2018 | Food & BeverageClinicalPharmaceuticalCosmetic/Personal Care

Microbiological Monitoring of Surfaces in Production Areas
Latest products for microbiological monitoring of surfaces in controlled environments and food processing areas: new TSA ICR contact plates with LTHThio, Environmental Surface Check List, ISO 18593:2018 compliant swabs, fast Listeria and Salmonella tests. more...

Compare Baker Ruskinn Bugbox to Anaerobic Jars - True Cost Calculator!

06 Nov 2018 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinary

Baker Ruskinn Bugbox anaerobic microaerophilic workstations
This calculator works out the true costs in materials and labor for Anaerobic or Microaerophilic Jars/Packs and compares it to the costs of buying and running a Baker Ruskinn incubated anaerobic or microaerophilic workstation. Compare today! more...
How do you package your send-away pathology samples?  The Transport of Dangerous Goods Regulations require patient specimens and other biological samples to be transported according to UN3373 Biological Substance Category B, P650 Packaging Instruction.  more...
Immunoassay detection of 5 antibiotic resistant phenotypes
Identifiy OXA-48-like, OXA-163, KPC, NDM and VIM carbapenemase phenotypes from cultures, with results in 15 minutes with immunoassay cassettes more sensitive than PCR. more...