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Verigene Gram-Positive Blood Culture Nucleic Acid Test
Indications:
- evaluation of bacteremia & sepsis Procudure:
- can identify 12 different gram-positive bacteria known to cause sepsis, including
- Staphylococcus, including MSSA, MRSA
- Streptococcus
- Enterococcus, including vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE)
- Listeria
- turnaround time: a few hours
General
infectious agent nucleic acid
References
- FDA News Release: June 27, 2012
FDA allows marketing of first test to identify certain
bacteria associated with bloodstream infections
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm309950.htm
- Verigene Gram-Positive Blood Culture Test
http://www.nanosphere.us/product/gram-positive-blood-cultures-0