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Bio-Rad Laboratories Synthetic Negative, HAI Negative Run Controls

Jul 08, 2022

Bio-Rad Laboratories has launched two new run control products.

The Exact Diagnostics Synthetic Negative Run Control is screened negative for Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia microti, Bartonella quintana, Borrelia burgdorferi, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, Enterovirus (EV) Coxsackievirus A9, Herpes Simplex Virus-1 (HSV-1), Herpes Simplex Virus-2 (HSV-2), and Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV).

Bio-Rad's Exact Diagnostics HAI Negative Run Control is screened negative for Clostridium (Clostridioides) difficile, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA).

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