Microbiology News: clinical, Jun 2017

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Microbiology News: clinical, Jun 2017

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CHROMagar + MALDI-TOF = The Perfect Match

26 Jun 2017 | ClinicalOther

Combined use of chromogenic media and MALDI-TOF MS

Recent study shows that CHROMagar media has no influence on microbial identification by MALDI-TOF MS and that both technologies can be used together for identification of microorganisms. more...

Disks for Simple, Efficient Confirmation of CPE and OXA-48

20 Jun 2017 | Clinical

mastdiscs® combi Carba plus (D73C) can be used in conjunction with mastdiscs® ID range – CAT™ID (D71C), to confirm and differentiate enzymes expressed by CPE once screened positive for carbapenemase activity. more...

LBT to Distribute APAS® Automated Plate Interpretation System in Australia/NZ

20 Jun 2017 | Clinical

The APAS® is a breakthrough artificial intelligence technology for the automated imaging, image analysis, interpretation and reporting of growth on microbiology culture plates after incubation. more...

DISPENSMAN - an Accurate and Safe Bottle-top Dispenser

13 Jun 2017 | Food & BeverageClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

The three-position nozzle controls the dispensing of liquids, the removal of air in the system to avoid liquid loss, and includes an anti-drip safety feature that returns liquid to the bottle. more...

CE Marked STI Panel Detects and Differentiates in One Single Reaction

13 Jun 2017 | ClinicalOther

ELITechGroup now have CE-IVD marking for the STI ELITe MGB® Panel, a real-time PCR multiplex assay for the detection of C. trachomatis, N. gonorrhoeae and M. genitalium. more...

SpeeDx and Cepheid Announce Partnership on European Distribution

12 Jun 2017 | Clinical

ResistancePlus MG test, the first CE-IVD test for Mycoplasma genitalium to combine detection with testing for azithromycin resistance more...

Fast, Routine and Cost-effective Strain Typing for Hospital Infection Control

06 Jun 2017 | Clinical

The IR Biotyper™ System enables fast, routine and cost-effective strain typing for hospital infection control and earlier detection of outbreaks due to multi-resistant strains. The MALDI Biotyper®-based KPC Microbial Subtyping detects Klebsiella pneumoniae strains carrying carbapenemase-encoding blaKPC gene. more...

How One Lab Ended Manual Capping and De-Capping

06 Jun 2017 | ClinicalOtherPharmaceutical

The Micronic Univo Electric Capper CP480 can seal an entire rack of 96 tubes within 7 seconds and has a guaranteed evenly capping result. more...

FDA-Cleared Liofilchem MIC Test Strip (MTS™) Telavancin (TLV)

06 Jun 2017 | ClinicalOther

A quantitative assay for determining the MIC of telavancin against Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin-resistant isolates) and Enterococcus faecalis (vancomycin-susceptible isolates only). more...

High Throughput Biological Sample Collection & Processing

06 Jun 2017 | Food & BeverageClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

Overcoming the limitations of 8 channel pipettes, the semi-automated VIAFLO 96 is now an integral part of Neoteryx’s Mitra® Microsampling device capable of handling hundreds or thousands of biological samples per day all within a small footprint. more...