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Dr. Flora and Zip Journey Through PhenoMATRIX™
Automation comes alive in this exciting new video starring Zip and Dr. Flora, about COPAN’s PhenoMATRIX Algorithm Suite which automates reading of some traditional bacterial cultures.
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SCACM, Microbiology and Full Laboratory Automation- Do You Have the Answers You Need
COPAN will be hosting a workshop during the annual SCACM meeting and PhenoMATRIX™, can differentiate positive and negative urine cultures
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Candida auris, An Emerging Superbug Fungus Quickly on the Rise?
Candida auris is a new superbug fungus on the rise.
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Can Bacteria be Stored in Freezing Temperatures Using ESwab™?
ESwab with 20 Percent Glycerol tested well for the long term storage of frozen bacteria
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Does ESwab Work for Pathogenic Fungi?
While there is extensive information to support ESwab™’s excellent performance with aerobic, anaerobic and fastidious bacteria, for the first time a study aimed at researching the question about fungi was published by the Journal of Clinical Microbiology.
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Unique Anatomically Designed Flocked Swab Yields Superior Flu Diagnostics and Minimal Patient Discomfort
Unique Anatomically Designed Flocked Swab Yields Superior Flu Diagnostics and Minimal Patient Discomfort
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The Preanalytical Phase of Microbiology is Paving the Way to Improved Patient Care
Specimen collection and transport for laboratory testing are the initial steps in determining diagnosis and treatment.
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Dishing Up Food Safety for Thanksgiving: Keep the Meal Safe and Tasty
Food poisoning is probably the last thing on anyone’s mind as they tuck into some tasty turkey smothered in gravy and savory stuffing.
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Three Cheers for WASPLab®!
To celebrate the installation of the largest automation in Northern California, COPAN Diagnostics and the Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA) Golden Gate Chapter, co-sponsored an event last week.
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Endorsing ESwab
A decade after COPAN launched ESwab™ hundreds of labs and hospitals throughout the United States and Canada have switched over to COPAN’s liquid based system.
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The Spooky Truth About the Gut
It’s Halloween and while ghosts, ghouls and skeletons are on the mind, do you know what’s really spooky? That what lies in your gut may be a predicator of your health.
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A United Front and Optimistic Spirit is Helping Puerto Rico Heal After Hurricane Maria
With hashtags like #VamoArribaPR and #VamosPaArribaPorPuertoRico, residents of this island are announcing to the world that “Puerto Rico will rise above” the devastation brought upon their home by Hurricane Maria.
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GenLab de Peru Invites COPAN Diagnostics, Inc. To Participate in the II Series of International Microbiology Conferences in Lima, Peru
GenLab de Peru Invites COPAN Diagnostics, Inc. To Participate in the II Series of International Microbiology Conferences in Lima, Peru
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September Means Fall and Babies, Lots of Babies
Apparently, many Americans spend the holidays doing more than hanging up stockings and trimming the tree. September happens to wear the noteworthy title of “most popular birth month in the United States”. Count back nine months and … you get the point.
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Swabs Rule Over Stool: 99 Percent Versus 76 percent of Patients Could Provide Sample Using FecalSwab® in Study
A recent study published in “The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology” found that not only are COPAN’s rectal swabs a much more convenient tool for collecting pediatric fecal samples, but they actually increased the overall yield by 10 percent!
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Experts Say Australia’s Influenza Epidemic is Bad News for the North
As Australia continues to fight a record-breaking flu epidemic, many individuals are left wondering what this means for the rest of the world. Will those living in the Northern Hemisphere also suffer a similar plight? The short answer is: yes.
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To Phub or Not To Phub: How Dirty is Your Cell Phone?
The smart phone, it’s an adult’s security blanket. The clear majority of adults, and increasingly kids and teens, rarely part with their cell phones. We drag them everywhere, apparently even, into that most private of areas: the restroom.
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Is Australia’s Early Flu Epidemic a Predictor for the Northern Hemisphere 2017-2018 Season?
The flu is hitting down under much earlier and harder this year. More than 94,000 confirmed cases of influenza have already been reported in Australia. That’s a record breaking number for the country more well-known for beautiful beaches, kangaroos, and Steve Irwin than snotty noses, coughs and fevers.
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Häagen-Dazs, IPAs and COPAN’s “MilkyWay” Attract Crowds at IAFP
Meeting attendees slurped local IPAs and munched on Häagen-Daz bars, while lining up to check out the “MilkyWay,” COPAN’s newest automation which made its North American debut at the International Association for Food Protection 2017 from July 9 through July 11.
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From Space to Surface! SRK® Sticks the Landing with Surface Sampling Simplified!
In a recent study, researchers used COPAN’s Swab Rinse Kit (SRK) to assess the microbial levels in the International Space Station and discovered some potentially hazardous pathogens.
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Optimizing Workflow in a Post-WASPLab® World
A recent study reveals that COPAN’s automation will decrease costs and errors, while increasing efficiency and employee satisfaction in the clinical Microbiology lab.
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Mycoplasma genitalium: The Guest You Don’t Want to Bring Home…
COPAN flocked swabs can help with the detection of M. genitalium
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“Unfortunately, no one can be told what the PhenoMatrix™ is. You have to see it for yourself.” Customers Flocked to COPAN’s Booth at the ASM Microbe 2017 Conference
Hundreds of attendees from across the globe donned “Neo” sunglasses and black trench coats and made the life altering choice between the red or blue pill before lining up in front of the green screen at COPAN’s wildly popular booth at the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Microbe 2017 conference.
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Have You Heard that Sitting is the New Smoking? Get up and Move with WASPLab’s Clever Canister Plate Delivery System
A pack of Camels or a day spent sitting down? Those hours clocked in chairs are maybe just as deadly as that pack of Camel cigarettes.
Multiple studies point out that time in the chair can lead to a whole host of medical problems. COPAN designed its automation with a canister system for more mobility and to give labs more flexibility to grow.
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