Product Spotlights
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May 21, 2024Posted: May 21, 2024Read MoreThe CDC attributes the rise in C. auris cases during the height of the pandemic as a result of inadequate staffing, supply shortages, the increased number of seriously ill patients, and changes in infection prevention and control practices. The CDC encourages all U.S. laboratories that identify C. auris to notify their state or local public health authorities.
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March 04, 2024Posted: March 04, 2024Categories: Modern Innovations, Featured Posts, Product Spotlights, Product Spotlights, MicrobiologyRead MoreThe benefits of using chromogenic media include faster results, reliable visual detection and additional testing is possible directly from the media. Compared with the use of conventional culture media, this often results in cost savings from reduced labor time and reduced use of reagents as fewer biochemical and/or serological confirmation tests are required.
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February 05, 2024Posted: February 05, 2024Read MoreThe purpose of the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion susceptibility test is to determine the in vitro susceptibility of bacteria and fungi to various antimicrobial compounds. It is a standardized test that can be performed in a laboratory setting and is a valuable tool for both clinicians and microbiologists.
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January 12, 2024Posted: January 12, 2024Categories: Clinical, Industry Insights, Public Health Alerts, Health & Wellness, Product SpotlightsWe began to see an increase in the number of strep throat cases in beginning in late spring of 2023, not only in pediatric patients, but adults as well. Now in December, cases of Group A Streptococcus (GAS) continue to rise. During one newscast out of the Midwest, some physicians say 2023 was the worst year for strep throat that they can remember.Read More -
January 04, 2024Posted: January 04, 2024Read MoreCarbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales or CRE, are a group of gram-negative bacteria that are resistant to “last line” antibiotics and are very challenging to treat. These microorganisms may confer their resistance via the production of a carbapenemase, an enzyme that inactivates carbapenem antibiotics.
The five most common types of carbapenemases are KPC, OXA-48-like, VIM, IMP, and NDM.
Knowing the type of carbapenemase is crucial for therapeutic purposes, infection control, and for preventing outbreaks.
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November 01, 2023Posted: November 01, 2023Read MoreHealthcare professionals face a constant challenge with ever-evolving bacterial and fungal infections. Multidrug-resistant pathogens threaten the efficacy of existing treatments and highlight the need for new antimicrobial therapies. These microorganisms are typically resistant to the majority of antimicrobial agents, including carbapenems, making them difficult to treat. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) as an urgent public health threat.
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September 30, 2022Posted: September 30, 2022Categories: Clinical, Industry Insights, Public Health Alerts, Health & Wellness, Product SpotlightsRead MoreEmerging hand in hand with the Pandemic...
A new 2022 special report from the CDC is sounding the alarm that antimicrobial resistance to some of the most concerning bacteria and fungi significantly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic (1) One such highly drug resistant yeast noted in the report is Candida...
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March 06, 2020Posted: March 06, 2020Read MoreDue to the recent 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, we have
been getting many inquiries about what type of swabs, media, and kits
should be used for COVID-19 sample collection prior to testing. Below we
have a short guide on which COPAN products meet the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) Interim... -
February 05, 2020Posted: February 05, 2020Read MoreCOPAN announces a kit that pairs 3mL of UTM® universal viral transport medium and two FLOQSwabs™: one minitip and one regular flocked swab.
MURRIETA, Calif., Jan. 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 30
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April 06, 2018Posted: April 06, 2018Read MoreWhile GBS screenings are the standard in the US and in Europe, there are still parts of the world where the 1 in 5 women globally who carry GBS may not receive screening or treatment. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funded a study led by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, involving more than 100 researchers who published a series of 11 research papers reporting on GBS occurances...
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September 15, 2017Posted: September 15, 2017Read MoreMy wife is eight months pregnant and her due date is creeping ever closer with each passing day. In this last month, many preparations are being made in our home. We have assembled the cradle, put away the copious amount of clothes our generous parents have given us (it's our first child), and the house has never been so clean. My wife is also making her own personal preparations. She is eating extremely...
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April 17, 2017Posted: April 17, 2017Read MoreIn 1968, Hektoen Enteric (HE) Agar was introduced by the Hektoen Institute of Chicago. HE agar is a selective and differential agar used for the culture of Salmonella and Shigella from patient stool samples. HE agar contains indicators of lactose fermentation and hydrogen sulfide production, while possessing inhibitors to prevent the growth of Gram-positive bacteria.
