Which real-time PCR cyclers are validated for SepsiTest™-UMD and Micro-Dx™?
PCR Cyclers
The
following cyclers are validated:
- LightCycler® 1.5, 2.0, 96, 480 and Nano, Roche
- DNA Engine Opticon®, CFX96™, BioRad
- Mx3000P®, Mx3005P®, Stratagene
- ABI 7500 Fast®, Life Technologies
- Rotor-Gene®, Qiagen
- peqStar 96Q, peqlab
- Not suitable are: Smartcycler®, and Cepheid®.
- If
other cyclers shall be used, the performance of all assays, MA Bac, MA Yeasts, and MA Control need to perform correctly which can be tested by following the instructions in
the manual.
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