Microbiology News: clinical, Dec 2019

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Microbiology News: clinical, Dec 2019

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Monoclonal Antibodies for Diagnostic Tools to SARS and MERS Coronaviruses

18 Dec 2019 | Clinical

ViroStat have 3 new Monoclonal Antibodies to the nucleoprotein (NP) of Coronavirus. These new antibodies are reactive with the NP of both SARS and MERS viruses and are excellent tools for research and diagnostics. more...

A Fast and Affordable LAMP Solution for The Carbapenamase Families

12 Dec 2019 | Clinical

A Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) kit that can detect seven of the most common carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPO) is now available from the Mast Group. The Mast Isoplex® CRE-ART provides rapid results with 15 mins hands-on time and 30 mins run time...... more...

Biotia's AMR NGS-Powered Profiling Software Receives VC Boost of $2.4m

11 Dec 2019 | Clinical

New York based biotech start-up Biotia have received a $2.4m boost for its pathogen-profiling NGS-powered AI software, which can give clinicans detailed reports on identification and AMR markers from clinically-cultured samples. more...

Latest Microbiology Newsletter - 10 Dec 2019

10 Dec 2019 | Food & BeverageClinicalPharmaceutical

Detect low numbers of different bacterial test strains from Neoprene^® gloves, improve data integrity for QC of ATMPs/Cell and Gene Therapies, test for total counts in jams, creams, and fruit preparations, replace CFUs by counting single bacterial cells, detect H. pylori antigen in stool samples. more...

Rapid Detection of H pylori Stool Antigen

09 Dec 2019 | Clinical

The Sentinel Diagnostics Easy-Card H. pylori test, available from Alpha Laboratories, is a cost-effective method with little or no compromise on sensitivity and specificity. It is designed for rapid detection of H. pylori antigen in stool samples and gives an answer in just 10 minutes. more...

FDA Approves Bacteriophage Bioluminescence Test to Detect MRSA

06 Dec 2019 | Clinical

Roche Molecular Systems Inc., have been granted de novo marketing authorisation for its Cobas vivoDx MRSA diagnostics test that can detect MRSA in nasal swab just 5 hours by new Smarticles technology; a bacteriophage and bioluminescence innovation specific for MRSA. more...

Rapid Microbiological Methods for ATMPs/Gene and Cell Therapies

03 Dec 2019 | ClinicalPharmaceutical

In this rapidmicrobiology special, we showcase options for rapid testing of biotherapeutics such as ATMPs, gene and cell therapies. Includes risks and international regulations for mycoplasmas, how to get Mycoplasma results in under 1 hour, and the fastest way to get production up and running. more...

Does ESwab^® Maintain Viability of Pathogenic Mycobacteria and Fungi?

03 Dec 2019 | Clinical

Two recent studies evaluated Copan's ESwab™ kits finding them useful to collect specimens for fungal and mycobacterial culture. ESwab™ has a broad capability for the collection and maintenance of microorganisms and is an obvious choice as a multipurpose swab transport system. more...

Rapid Sterility: Total Bacteria and Fungi Detection in just 3 Hours!

02 Dec 2019 | Clinical

Get QC results for ATMPs before treatment

Ensure that your ATMPs or R&D cell cultures are free of Bacteria and Fungi. ATMPs and cultured cells can be tested using qPCR that detects a broad range of gram-positive and gram-negative bacterial and fungal contaminants in just 3 hours. more...

Partnership Offers UV-C LED Water Disinfection for Laboratory Solutions

02 Dec 2019 | Food & BeverageClinicalPharmaceuticalCosmetic/Personal Care

New UV LED disinfection acts as a barrier preventing contamination from entering the laboratory water purification system as a whole, offering a high-level microbial disinfection barrier for laboratory water, directly at the point of use. more...