Microbiology News: clinical, Nov 2017

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Microbiology News: clinical, Nov 2017

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LiDia® BSI Test: Detection of Pathogens in Clinical Whole Blood Samples

27 Nov 2017 | ClinicalOther

LiDia® BSI is a closed cartridge-based test that rapidly identifies low levels of bacterial and fungal pathogens and resistance markers direct from whole blood. more...

Sterilwave 100: the Ultra-Compact Solution for Hospital Waste Management

27 Nov 2017 | ClinicalOther

Sterilwave 100 is a compact solution for the decontamination of potentially hazardous medical waste, complying with environment protection requirements and the strictest international regulations more...

New Video Tutorials for Astell’s Touchscreen Controller

21 Nov 2017 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

Videos tutorials are now available to guide users through Astell’s autoclave functions. more...

BIVDA Calls for Funding to Implement Rapid Diagnostics

21 Nov 2017 | Clinical

Industry association of diagnostic manufacturers call on the UK for funding to increase uptake of rapid diagnostics that will decrease prescription and use of antibiotics. more...

Microbiology Marketing Managers - See What rapidmicrobiology Can Do for You

20 Nov 2017 | Food & BeverageClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

Microbiology Marketing made easy - explainer video from rapidmicrobiology

New explainer video shows why you should be incorporating rapidmicrobiology into your 2018 marketing plans. more...

INTEGRA Highlights Benefits of Low Retention Pipette Tips

17 Nov 2017 | Food & BeverageClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

INTEGRA’s Low Retention GripTips – designed to work in combination with the company’s range of manual and electronic pipettes – offer an ideal solution to overcome this issue, ensuring optimal liquid recovery and improving experimental results. more...

CE Marking for Micro-Dx™ - Automated Direct Pathogen Diagnosis

14 Nov 2017 | Clinical

Micro-Dx™ is based on walk-away automated human DNA removal and pathogen DNA enrichment from samples combined with the amplification and sequencing of parts of the 16S and 18S rRNA genes for the direct diagnosis of bacterial and fungal pathogens, respectively. more...

MWE Sigma Transwabs® and Fecal Transwabs® Compatible with Copan WASP®

13 Nov 2017 | ClinicalOther

Sigma Transwab® and Fecal Transwab® transport devices have been successfully validated for use on the COPAN WASP® Walk Away Specimen Processor in accordance with Cumitech 31A. Visit Medical Wire at MEDICA Dusseldorf 13-16 November. more...

See Priorclave's Energy Efficient Autoclaves at Medica

09 Nov 2017 | Food & BeverageWaterClinicalOtherPharmaceuticalVeterinaryCosmetic/Personal Care

The Priorclave range of research and laboratory autoclaves should appeal to lab managers looking for a highly reliable, energy-efficient steriliser that can provide an extremely low-cost of ownership throughout its life cycle. more...

Study Outlines ‘Perfect Storm’ that Led to Antibiotic Resistance Epidemic

08 Nov 2017 | Clinical

The nearly simultaneous emergence of a gene responsible for producing carbapenemases - enzymes that kill the most powerful antibiotics used against life-threatening, multidrug-resistant bacterial infections - coupled with the introduction of a bacterial clone that spread between patients created more...

FDA Clearance for Direct Detection of Strep from Throat Swabs

07 Nov 2017 | Clinical

Replacement of rapid antigen testing by the ARIES® Group A Strep Assay will allow for a much faster definitive diagnosis of these infections and greatly enhanced patient care by ensuring timely administration of antibiotic therapy." more...

TwistDx’s Alternative to PCR - Same Specificity, But Faster

07 Nov 2017 | Clinical

Isothermal DNA/RNA amplification technology represents a versatile solution for nucleic acid detection, offering the same specificity as PCR but much faster results – typically within three to 10 minutes. more...