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Microbiology News: clinical, Feb 2021

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Study Shows Air Sampler Detects SARS-CoV-2 in Aerosols

23 Feb 2021 | Food & BeverageClinicalPharmaceutical

Air sampler for viruses
Smiths Detection has reported that its BioFlash® Biological Identifier can detect SARS-CoV-2 in the air following tests conducted by the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID). more...

Independent Research Lists Top Performing SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen & Antibody Tests

23 Feb 2021 | Clinical

Best Rapid Antigen and Antibody tests for SARS-CoV-2
NSF International and Novateur Ventures have identified 5 direct (antigen/RNA) tests for detection of acute infection and 6 indirect (antibody) tests for detection of prior infection that meet the recently published WHO "desirable" Target Product Profile (TPP) criteria. more...

Transport Media Inactivates Virus & Keeps Stable for One year

23 Feb 2021 | Clinical

Virus inactivation medium
RNAssist (Cambridge UK) and Rapid Labs Ltd (Colchester, UK) have launched the virusPHIX™ range of virus inactivating and RNA stabilising transport media, following successful SARS-CoV-2 inactivation testing carried out by Public Health England (PHE). more...

EU Member States Share Rapid Antigen Test Performance Data

22 Feb 2021 | Clinical

Rapid Antigen tests approved in europe
The EU Health Security Committee has agreed on a common list of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests, a selection of rapid antigen tests for which Member States will mutually recognise their results, and a common standardised set of data to be included in COVID-19 test result certificates. more...

Robotic System for Ultra-High Throughput SARS-CoV-2 Testing

18 Feb 2021 | Clinical

Robotic System for Ultra-High Throughput SARS-CoV-2 Testing
Ziath and the Hubrecht Institute (Utrecht, Netherlands) have developed a pioneering automated test robot, called STRIP-1, which can process up to 20,000 samples for SARS-CoV-2 testing in just 24 hours. more...

CHROMagar™ LIN-R to Fight the Emergence of Linezolid-Resistant Strains

15 Feb 2021 | Clinical

Chromogenic screening medium for linezoid-resistant Staphylococci and Enterococci
CHROMagar™ have developed the first chromogenic screening medium designed for the detection, isolation and differentiation of Staphylococci and Enterococci resistant to Linezolid; an important antibiotic used against MRSA, VRS and VRE.  more...

New Test Method & Buyer's Guide on Surface Testing for SARS-CoV-2 

12 Feb 2021 | Food & BeverageClinical

rapid surface testing for SARS Cov 2 the coronavirus that causes Covid 19
Buyers guide for SARS-CoV-2 surface testing kits highlighting the risk of infection from touching surfaces contaminated with the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19. It provides a list of suppliers of surface testing kits allowing direct contact for quotes/info. more...

Increase in PoC AMR Diagnostic for N. Gonorrhoeae Due to Limited STI Testing Supplies

10 Feb 2021 | Clinical

Gonorrhoeae test
As COVID-19 causes disruption to supplies needed for STD/STI testing, BioMed Diagnostics announces an increase in the output of its InTray GC® and InPouch TV® for point-of-care Neisseria gonorrhoeae testing. more...

How Well Do You Really Know the Microbes You Are Working With?

09 Feb 2021 | Food & BeverageClinicalPharmaceutical

Guide to the maintenance of microorganisms
NCIMB’s culture collection curator, Dr Samantha Law, has written a light-hearted guide to best practice in microorganism maintenance. It highlights basic steps you can take to make sure that you really know the strains you are working with. more...

WHO Give Large Contract for Low-Cost Rapid COVID-19 Tests to Indian Manufacturer 

05 Feb 2021 | Clinical

Rapid Antigen Test approved by WHO
Premier Medical Corporation is the first company to secure a COVID-19 test manufacturing contract with the World Health Organization to supply low-to-medium income countries with rapid antigen tests. more...

Siemens Healthineers and IUL SA, A New Collaboration to Fight COVID-19

04 Feb 2021 | Clinical

Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Test Reader
The iPEAK® reader from IUL SA automatically reads, stores and sends real-time rapid antigen test results to healthcare centres monitoring the pandemic. Results ready in 15-minutes. more...


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