Both are culture-independent
diagnostic kits for the detection and identification of bacteria and fungi from
clinical samples by 16S and 18S rRNA amplification and subsequent Sanger
sequencing.
The difference between both kits is that the host DNA depletion and
microbial DNA isolation are performed manually with the SepsiTest™-UMD and
fully automated with the Micro-Dx™ kit. For the automated DNA extraction, the
SelectNA™plus instrument is required.