Microbiology News: clinical, Feb 2021

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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

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

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

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

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...