Qiagen QiaSeq xHyb Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Panel

Qiagen has launched the QiaSeq xHyb Mycobacterium tuberculosis panel for research use. The panel enables culture-free whole genome sequencing (WGS) directly from samples such as sputum or cerebrospinal fluid, significantly reducing time to result and enabling real-time epidemiology of TB outbreaks. It covers the seven major lineages of M. tuberculosis and all antimicrobial resistance-related genes, allowing for the identification of different strains including multidrug-resistant TB, Qiagen said.