EurobioPlex Neonatal/Maternal bacterial meningitis
Product Information
The EurobioPlex Neonatal/Maternal bacterial meningitis test uses real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification and is designed for the qualitative detection from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of the three most frequently involved bacteria in the etiology of neonatal/maternal-fetal Bacterial Meningitis (MBmf): Streptococcus agalactiae, Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli.
Validated Cyclers: CFX96™Real Time PCR detection system (Bio-Rad), LightCycler® 480 Instrument II (Roche), Applied Biosystems® 7500 Real Time PCR Systems (Applied Biosystems), T-COR8™-IVD (Tetracore Inc)
Sample preparation
Extraction methods: general DNA extraction protocols/kits (CSF is validated without extraction)
| Product name | EurobioPlex Neonatal/Maternal bacterial meningitis |
| Cat-Nr. | EBX-022 |
| Sensitivity | Diagnostic sensitivity: Streptococcus agalactiae >98%, Listeria monocytogenes >98%, Escherichia coli >98% Analytical sensitivity: 10 copies/µl |
| Sample type | CSF |
| Specificity | Streptococcus agalactiae 96.8%, Listeria monocytogenes >98%, Escherichia coli 97% |
| Tests | 36 |
| Method | Real-Time PCR |
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