MRSA/SA test, 7/13:104
Cepheid has received FDA clearance to market its Xpert MRSA/SA blood culture test, which runs on its GeneXpert system, for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and S. aureus in blood culture bottles showing gram-positive cocci in clusters in about one hour. Cepheid’s updated Xpert MRSA/SA BC test processes positive blood culture specimens to determine whether a patient’s blood is infected with MRSA or SA, which are frequent causes of sepsis in hospitalized patients. “Having the capability to differentiate MRSA, S.