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Regardless of their physical size, location or specimen load, Microbiology laboratories can significantly boost their efficiencies — and subsequently cut labor costs — by replacing manual processes with full automation, according to a new study released by the Journal of…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had quite the impact around the globe. As the pandemic began to unfold, COPAN’s invention of flocked swabs took center stage in the world. Flocked swabs are the gold standard tool for sample collection for testing…
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Normally, the presence of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is nothing to worry about, but for pregnant women this Gram-positive bacterium can be deadly — if transferred to infants during labor. An accurate test is crucial since intrapartum antibiotics significantly reduce…
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The FDA-cleared transport systems are shipped to hospitals, reference labs, and other urgent point-of-care sites to collect specimens from patients being tested for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. COPAN’s UTM® remains the leader in the collection, transport, preservation and long-term freeze storage of clinical specimens containing viruses, such as SARS-CoV-2.
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Brescia, Italy February 28, 2020 – With the surging demand for sample collection kits for diagnosing COVID-19 and other upper respiratory tract pathogens, COPAN is concentrating its efforts on strategic items to maximize product output and supply during the ongoing…
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On January 30th, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) held its second meeting in Geneva of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee regarding the outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). During the meeting the committee agreed that the outbreak constitutes a…
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Fecal specimens have been utilized in the microbiology laboratory for years in order to detect bacterial gastrointestinal (GI) pathogens by culture. More recently, molecular assays have been developed to detect not only bacterial GI pathogens, but viral and parasitic causes…
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COPAN continues to innovate and is leading the field of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) and digital culture plate reading in clinical Microbiology. A groundbreaking study titled “Automated Detection of Streptococcus pyogenes pharyngitis using COLOREX Strep A CHROMagar and WASPLab™ Artificial Intelligence Chromogenic Detection Module Software” was recently published on the Journal of Clinical Microbiology (JCM). The study is the first-in-its class peer-reviewed publication on PhenoMATRIX™ used with COLOREX Strep A culture media for the automatic detection of Group A Strep (GAS).
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COPAN and Alverno Laboratories Partner to Successfully Validate PhenoMATRIX™ for Detection of Group A Streptococcus Using CHROMagar’s COLOREX™ Media
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COPAN Announces FecalSwab® Stool Collection and Transport Device Certified Free of Nucleic Acids
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