bioMerieux launches rapid staphylococcus aureus test:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
bioMerieux has launched a rapid, blood culture test for Staphylococcus aureus in the UK. The Rapidec kit uses pelleted serum from 2-3 ml of blood culture broth. The reaction plate can also detect Staph saprophyticus and Staph epidermis but not from broth samples.