Helvetica Health Care have introduced a nucleic acid positive control for MRSA. The NATtrol™ MRSA Positive Control (NATMRSA-6L), labelled for Research Use Only has demonstrated performance with the Luminex Aries.

Formulated with purified, intact bacterial cells that have been chemically modified to render them non-infectious and refrigerator stable. Each control pack contains 6 x 0.35 mL vials of NATtrol S. aureus (MRSA). These controls are supplied in a purified protein matrix that mimics the composition of a true clinical specimen