Microbiology News: clinical, Sep 2014

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Microbiology News: clinical, Sep 2014

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New Arrow™ Cell Separation and Molecular Extraction Products

29 Sep 2014 | Clinical

Arrow™ Instrument for the automated isolation of up to three cell types directly from whole blood or buffy coat, was among the new developments revealed to distributors at the Annual DiaSorin Molecular Distributor Meeting. more...

Detection of Five Candida sp. Direct from Blood

26 Sep 2014 | Clinical

FDA approves the first direct blood test for detection of five yeast pathogens that cause bloodstream infections: Candida albicans and/or Candida tropicalis, Candida parapsilosis, Candida glabrata and/or Candida krusei. more...

Microbank® - the Proven Culture Storage System

25 Sep 2014 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

Microbank is the original culture storage system with a well proven track record of efficient storage and retrieval of bacterial (including fastidious and anaerobic) and fungal cultures, currently used in microbiology labs worldwide including many reference culture collections. more...

chromID® Salmonella Elite, Earlier Detection for Stool Samples

23 Sep 2014 | Clinical

New chromogenic medium for Salmonella screening of stool samples bioMérieux's chromID® Salmonella Elite gives earlier detection and recovery including lactose positive Salmonella with high selectivity and specificity. more...

Amplidiag™ Bacterial GE qPCR for 8 Gastroenteritis Bacteria

23 Sep 2014 | Clinical

Screen for bacterial gastroenteritis, single qPCR assay detects Campylobacter, Salmonella, Shigella/EIEC, Yersinia, EHEC, EPEC, EAEC and ETEC from DNA extracted from a stool sample. more...

Multiplex Vertical Flow Tests Include Syphilis, HIV and Hep C

23 Sep 2014 | Clinical

Using rapid, vertical flow technology the multiplex tests deliver instant, simultaneous results for Syphilis, HIV, and Hepatitis C in three distinct combinations. more...

Consider an Alternative to Your Existing Media Supply

23 Sep 2014 | Food & BeverageClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

Pre-poured culture media for every microbiology lab, Southern Group Laboratories supply ready-to-use liquid and agar plates for pharmaceutical, food and clinical labs. more...

Bigger Capacity Benchtop Autoclave Meets Customer Wish List

22 Sep 2014 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

Ideal autoclave for labs with limited space and infrequent sterilisation needs, the Priorclave H60 with a horizontal 60 litre capacity is suited for a wide range of applications such as media prep, lab waste, liquids and diluents, glassware and apparatus. more...

New Alpha Laboratories Catalogue – Over 1,000 New Products

22 Sep 2014 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

Alpha Laboratories new catalogue includes an extended range of lab and clinical consumables, available to download or you can receive a hardcopy by post. more...

Diatherix Enterovirus Group Assay Detects EV-D68

16 Sep 2014 | Clinical

Enterovirus D68 is detected within the Diatherix Enterovirus group assay included in multiple PCR Panels: Pediatric Respiratory, Pharyngitis, Respiratory Infection, Viral Respiratory. more...

Meridian to Offer illumigene® Tests to Premier Hospitals

15 Sep 2014 | Clinical

Using LAMP technology, illumigene is a simple test for C. difficile, Group B Streptococcus, Group A Streptococcus, Bordetella pertussis, and Mycoplasma pneumonia giving results in under an hour. more...

IRIDICA Identifies Directly from Specimen in 8 Hours

15 Sep 2014 | Clinical

Abbott's pathogen identification technology (previously called Plex-ID) is based on PCR and Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry can give an identification even when lab blood cultures are negative. more...

ASM Issues Lab Guidelines for Handling Suspected Hemorrhagic Fever Virus

15 Sep 2014 | Clinical

Guideline prepared to assist laboratory personnel with testing in accordance with the current CDC Ebola more...

Ambient Temperature Specimen Transport System

03 Sep 2014 | ClinicalPharmaceutical

Easy transport of biological specimens at ambient temperature with the ViveST specimen transport system for carrying whole blood, plasma, nucleic acid (DNA & RNA) viral/bacterial cultures and urine transport without using dry ice. more...

Detection and Differentiation of Flu A, Flu B, and RSV

03 Sep 2014 | Clinical

Simple to perform, Xpert Flu/RSV XC is a highly multiplexed, state-of-the-art test for rapid and accurate detection and differentiation of Flu A, Flu B, and RSV infection. more...

ATCC Reporter-Labeled Strains

02 Sep 2014 | Clinical

ATCC has developed a vector to express green fluorescent protein (GFP) in Gram-negative bacterial strains for use in imaging studies, host-pathogen interactions, QC and FACS more...

ORGENTEC acquires Corgenix

02 Sep 2014 | Clinical

The acquisition of Corgenix is Orgentec’s first significant step toward expanding its position in the global specialty diagnostics market since partnering with Water Street Healthcare Partners more...

New CLSI Standard for Detection of Anaerobes in Clinical Labs

02 Sep 2014 | Clinical

M56-A provides guidance for culture of anaerobic bacteria - collecting proper specimens, transport procedures, color photographs of Gram stain reactions and colonial morphology, easy-to-follow identification tables, and in-depth explanations of new technology. more...

For Better Results Tomorrow, Choose Medical Wire Today

01 Sep 2014 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

Inoculating loop range from Medical Wire includes Microloops® Plastic in three volumetric sizes, Microloops® Nichrome 5 in six volumetric sizes, calibrated Nichrome 5 or Platinum Microloops® more...

Hand-Held Molecular Diagnostic Test for Group A Strep

01 Sep 2014 | Clinical

Quidel's AmpliVue platform lets laboratories of all sizes perform highly sensitive and specific molecular tests for C. difficile, Group A Strep, Group B Strep, HSV1 and HSV2. more...

New solutions for Real Time PCR detection Condalab Condagene Webinar

Hygiena Webinar on Mastering Allergen Control Validation and Verification for Food Safety Excellence

Solutions to Improve the Microbial Quality of Dairy and Beverages

XX11 Workshop in RMM for Food Microbiology

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