The FDA SARS-CoV-2 Reference Panel released a comparison pitting COVID-19 diagnostics against each other for superior sensitivity. Developers of the diagnostics are asked to perform a range-finding limit of detection (LoD) for detectable units per mL, according to the FDA release. The PerkinElmer New Coronavirus Nucleic Acid Detection Kit and the Viracor SARS-CoV-2 assay led […]
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FDA warns of cyanide gas danger with improper use of Hologic COVID-19 tests
The FDA warned laboratories today that using certain transport media for COVID-19 samples with Hologic (NSDQ:HOLX) Panther and Panther Fusion diagnostic systems can produce deadly cyanide gas. Transport media is the liquid that maintains a specimen sample while it is transported to a laboratory. The Hologic Panther systems and others that have been sterilized using bleach […]