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Microbiology News: clinical, Oct 2020


Antigen and antibody lateral flow COVID 19
WESAIL Biotech launches new COVID-19 Ag Test with 90% sensitivity, 98% specificity, LoD 8x102 TCID50/mL. COVID-19 CE-IVD 6 Min IgM/IgG Ab Test is also available with 99% specificity & ≥90% sensitivity. Choose individual or package of 20 tests (for different applications).  more...
COVID 19 and Flu Sample Collection and Transport
The new PrimeStore® MTM sample collection kit allows posting of COVID-19 & Flu samples. Due to its novel transport media that inactivates these viruses, it complies with UN 3373 packaging regulations and is also CE-marked, and FDA authorized.  more...
Reveal AST for high throughput testing from specific diagnostics
Specific Diagnostics has obtained CE-IVD marking for the Reveal antimicrobial susceptibility system (AST). The system allows high-throughput testing, is easy-to-use, and has an average turnaround time to result of 4.6 hours.  more...
borosilicate pharmaceutical glass vials for vaccine packaging
DWK will begin manufacturing vials that will be used by the UK’s Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre (VMIC) and its partners to ensure finished vaccines can be quickly transported to front line health services when they are available. more...
ccd camera and low noise cameras for qpcr in covid 19 testing
Atik Cameras, a provider of advanced scientific imaging solutions, has developed the new VS255 and VS825 cameras for use specifically with qPCR Instruments — the most commonly used systems for detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. more...
sars cov 2 immunoassay kits for research
Creative Diagnostics introduces SARS-CoV-2 immunoassay kits for direct detection of SARS-CoV-2 antigens and antibodies. This kit is for Research Use Only (RUO). more...
point of care covid 19 test
Cue Health will begin manufacturing and deploying six million of its Cue COVID-19 point of care test after been awarded $481 Million from the US Department of Defense (DOD). The test is an isothermal nucleic acid amplification, providing results within 20 minutes to a smartphone.  more...
anitgen test for influenza and covid 19 for Quidel sofia instrument
US FDA has authorized a three-way rapid antigen test that can simultaneously detect SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A & B in 15 minutes. Quidel's Sofia® 2 Flu + SARS Antigen FIA claims high diagnostic accuracy in patients within the first 5 days of the onset of symptoms. more...

How to Reduce Plastic Waste in a Microbiology Laboratory

16 Oct 2020 | Food & BeverageClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalCosmetic/Personal CareMicrobiome

making microbiology green
How replace and reuse practices in one lab resulted in 1670 tubes and 1300 loops being saved during a four-week period, a 43-kilogram reduction in waste. With £400 cost savings in plastic tubes, inoculation loops and cuvettes. more...
automated reading of clinical microbiology tests
BIOMIC V3 is an open system utilizing digital imaging to automate the reading and CLSI/EUCAST interpretation of clinical microbiology tests and QC from various manufacturers. BIOMIC V3 provides a digital record of test results and high-resolution images. more...
chromogenic media for candida auris from chromagar
CHROMagar™ Candida Plus is a unique medium to differentiate C. auris from other Candida spp. - with 100 % specificity and sensitivity for C. auris strains, it is the perfect tool for investigation of outbreaks. Plus, win an iPad! more...
covid-19 pool testing software
A currently available pool-testing software for COVID-19 testing labs can increase testing capacity x 30, using existing resources. The LOMT, from Jetware can be used with LIS/LIMS software and is available through Microsoft and Amazon web services. more...

MBV Introduces MAS-100 Regulus Digital Anemometer for Calibration of MAS-100 Microbial Air Samplers

08 Oct 2020 | Food & BeverageClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinary

Digital calibration MAS-100 air samplers
MBV AG has launched the MAS-100 Regulus® digital anemometer for compliant calibration and adjustment of the air flow of MAS-100 microbial air samplers. more...
rapid covid 19 antigen tests for saliva and nasal
Vivera has launched 2 new COVID-19 antigen test kits to its diagnostic portfolio. The rapid COVx-RDA test kits, take saliva or nasal specimens with results in 10 minutes. This now allows Vivera to equip labs with a full range of COVID-19 tests, that already include RT-PCR and serology.  more...
ce marked covid 19 antigen test kit to detect sars cov 2
BD has obtained CE-marking for its 15-minute COVID-19 antigen test. The test is designed for use on its Veritor™ Plus System; a point-of-care platform, slightly larger than a mobile phone, that also facilitates testing for other respiratory viruses, i.e. Influenza & RSV.  more...
college testing for covid 19
An FDA authorized RT-LAMP test kit that detects SARS-CoV-2 in 30 minutes is currently in use at campuses across the US. The kit was developed by Detectachem, a supplier of threat detection technologies to security agencies in the US.  more...
COVID-19 saliva test is fda eua
Quadrant Biosciences' Clarifi COVID-19 diagnostic, which detects SARS-CoV-2 in patient's saliva has obtained FDA-EUA. The salvia collection device contains an RNA stabilizing solution to prevent mucus & saliva enzyme degradation before analysis.  more...
rapid test kit for sars cov 2 flu and rsv
The US FDA has authorized Cepheid's Xpert® Xpress SARS-CoV-2/Flu/RSV kit. The kit can detect all of these respiratory viruses in approximately 36 minutes from one patient sample. CE-IVD availability is expected in November.  more...
Rapid antigen tests
One hundred & twenty million rapid antigen tests from Abbott and SD Biosensor are to be deployed to low-to-medium income countries as part of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator programme. The cost of each unit is just $5.  more...
Transport media primestore MTM inactivates SARS Cov 2
In a recent study carried out by Public Health England (PHE) to evaluate the efficacy of 23 transport medium reagents used to inactivate SARS-CoV-2 during sample collection and transport, the PrimeStore® MTM was the only one with total inactivation.  more...