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Article: MicroPhage Successfully Completes Beta Trial for Rapid MRSA Test.
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- January 13, 2009
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LONGMONT, Colo., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- A new bacterial identification test that rapidly identifies MRSA infections moved closer to market with conclusion of its first multicenter clinical trial, which was announced today by MicroPhage, Inc., http://www.microphage.com/. The company also reported the trial results have surpassed its early-stage performance expectations.
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The beta-site study evaluated MicroPhage's prototype assay to identify Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria and determine methicillin resistance (MRSA) or susceptibility (MSSA) in suspected cases of bacteremia (bacteria in ...