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Clearview™ PBP2a SA Culture Colony Test
The Clearview™ PBP2a SA Culture Colony Test can provide results up to 24 hours sooner than traditional methods in isolates of S. aureus.
- Invasive, serious MRSA infections occur in nearly 94,360 persons each year and are associated with approximately 18,650 deaths.1
- Of these infections, about 86% are healthcare-associated and 14% are community-associated.1
Benefits
- Room temperature storage
- Enhanced sample preparation procedure
- Results in 5 minutes
- Sample from culture (identified as Staphylococcus aureus)
- Built-in procedural controls on every test strip
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SPECIFICATIONS
Clearview™ PBP2a SA Culture Colony Test Performance Compared to Cefotoxin (30µg) Disk Diffusion in S. aureus Isolates: Results by Plate Type
| Plate Type | Sensitivity/Specificity |
| Tryptic Soy Agar with 5% sheep blood | 99.1%/99.2% |
| Columbia Agar with 5% sheep blood | 98.6%/99.2% |
| Mueller Hinton with 30µg cefoxitin induction | 99.1%/99.6% |
PRODUCT CODE
| Clearview™ PBP2a SA Culture Colony Test | Code |
|---|---|
| Global | 893-000 |
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- Klevens et al. Journal of the American Medical Association 2007;298(15):1763-1771.