Verigene Gram-Positive Blood Culture Nucleic Acid Test
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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
More general terms
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<TM> Gram-Positive Blood Culture Test http://www.nanosphere.us/product/gram-positive-blood-cultures-0