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Nov 08, 2017

GFC Diagnostics Moves From Smoking Tests to MRSA Diagnostics

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Performed on the company's Safetube platform, GFC's Microscreen test uses DNA hybridization to detect biomarkers in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Jul 21, 2017

Startup SpinDiag Raises €1.6M in Seed Funding

The financing will go toward efforts by the German firm to bring its point-of-care screening system for drug-resistant bacteria to hospitals. 

Jul 05, 2017

Roche MRSA, SA Test Receives CE Mark

The test, which simultaneously detects MRSA and Staphylococcus aureus, is designed to run on the company's Liat PCR point-of-care platform.

Dec 21, 2016

Researchers Develop Paper-Based Staph Test, Aim to Start Dx Company

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Scientists have shown that the test provides specific results in around one minute and can be adapted to detect several other pathogens.

Dec 19, 2016

Cepheid Receives FDA Clearance for MRSA MDx

To develop the test, the firm said it used a library of MRSA strains collected around the world, and included components that reduce false positive results.

Jul 15, 2010

More Trouble for Cepheid MRSA Test as Abaxis Sues for Patent Infringement

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Abaxis claims that Cepheid's PCR-based blood test for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infringes its sample prep patents. In response, Cepheid has filed a counterclaim denying the alleged infringement and asking the court to find that Abaxis' patents are invalid.

Jul 15, 2010

FDA Clears Roche’s PCR-Based MRSA Nasal Test

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Roche's test becomes the second PCR-based MRSA test approved for clinical use in the US, joining Cepheid's Xpert MRSA/SA nasal assay for the GeneXpert PCR platform.

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