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CerTest Biotec 14 Viasure qPCR Tests, QC Products

Jul 28, 2022

CerTest Biotec has launched 14 new real-time PCR tests and products. They include assays for respiratory infections, pathogens causing tropical and vector-borne diseases, sexually transmitted infections, viruses that cause infection in immunosuppressed patients or that can cause meningitis, antimicrobial resistance genes, and pathogens causing sepsis. The kits are offered in a lyophilized format and are compatible with open system thermal cyclers. The firm has also launched a positive control kit for SARS-CoV-2 testing.

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