Cepheid Gets Canadian OK for MRSA/SA Test

Mar 11, 2009

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Cepheid has received marketing clearance in Canada for its Xpert MRSA/SA Blood Culture test for rapid detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus aureus in blood culture bottles showing gram-positive cocci.

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