Microbiology News: clinical, Mar 2013

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Microbiology News: clinical, Mar 2013

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FDA Clearance for Quidel RSV and hMPV Molecular Tests

26 Mar 2013 | Clinical

Assay distinguishes between RSV and hMPV, sharing a common extraction protocol, the RSV + hMPV assay can be batched alongside other Quidel Molecular assays, such as Influenza A+B PCR assay. more...

Meridian illumigene® Streptococcus Tests Now 'Moderate Complexity'

26 Mar 2013 | Clinical

New CLIA classification of the illumigene Group A Streptococcus test and the illumigene Group B Streptococcus test, along with illumigene C. difficile, enables more labs to adopt molecular testing. more...

Practical Guide to Clinical Anaerobic Microbiology Now Available

25 Mar 2013 | WaterClinicalOther

Designed to fill a gap in the practical reference materials currently available to support clinical laboratory practice for microbiologists, the publication was written by Professor Michael W D Wren. more...

Filter Bags Provide the Best Analyses with INTERSCIENCE

19 Mar 2013 | Food & BeverageClinicalPharmaceuticalVeterinary

An integrated filter in an homogenization bag simplifies microbiological analyses by filtering during homogenization, saving time and giving easy to count colonies. more...

Vacuum Aspiration of Liquids in Biosafety Level 1, 2 & 3 Laboratories

19 Mar 2013 | Food & BeverageClinicalPharmaceutical

The VACUSAFE Laboratory Aspiration System from INTEGRA is designed to provide simple, reliable and safe aspiration of hazardous waste liquids in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories. more...

ATCC® Launches New NDM-1 Reference Strains

19 Mar 2013 | Clinical

8 multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae known to produce NDM-1, for development, verification, and evaluation of rapid detection methods, therapeutic techniques, novel antibiotics, and updated sterility protocols. more...

Puritan Awarded U.S. Patent for PurFlock® Ultra Flocked Swab Collection Device

19 Mar 2013 | Food & BeverageClinical

Puritan´s latest flocked swab application (No. 12/849,250) from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is for both inventing the PurFlock® Ultra swab as well as for its unique manufacturing process. more...

FDA Approves New Roche Test to Evaluate Response to Hepatitis C Therapy

19 Mar 2013 | Clinical

Viral load test uses a novel dual-probe approach designed to manage patients being treated with antiviral therapies more...

Lab M Hosts Meeting of ERAM at New HQ

12 Mar 2013 | Food & BeverageClinicalOtherPharmaceutical

UK's Eastern Region Association of Microbiologists (ERAM) discussed food microbiology and accreditation issues at their recent meeting held at Lab M. MD Ian Morris intends to open the doors to other professional and industry organisations. more...

WASP® ID Disc Application for Complete Automation in Specimen Setup

11 Mar 2013 | ClinicalOther

WASP® un-caps and recaps specimen containers, plants and streaks samples, performs Gram slide preparation, inoculates enrichment broths and now can also apply the appropriate identification disc. more...

Lab M Reaps Rewards of Continual Investment in Quality

05 Mar 2013 | Food & BeverageClinicalOtherPharmaceutical

Microbiology company Lab M's investment in its programme of continuous quality improvement and in implementing enhanced quality systems in keeping with the principles of Good Manufacturing Practice is reaping rewards more...