This qualitative immunochromatographic test differentiates between Plasmodium falciparum and other less virulent malarial species, enabling rapid, effective diagnosis and allowing swift initiation of the appropriate treatment. The VIKIA Malaria Ag Pf/Pan test is an easy-to-use lateral flow assay that enables malarial infections to be detected in whole blood specimens in just 20 minutes, without the need for any additional equipment or specific training....
North Bristol NHS Trust recently chose to award their tender for Pathology Managed Equipment & Consumables Services to Roche Diagnostics Ltd. As part of that tender bioMérieux UK Ltd were chosen to provide a range of automation as part of the Microbiology solution. This included the BacT/ALERT 3D system for both Southmead and Frenchay hospitals, simplifying the integration of the two laboratories.