The Microgen Campylobacter test has been found by the Journal of Clinical Microbiology as 'the most appropriate for the testing of any Campylobacter isolates collected from human and food samples'.
The Microgen Campylobacter (M46) test is a rapid and robust culture-confirmation test for all enteropathogenic, theromophile Campylobacter species which utilises latex agglutination technology.
The study evaluated the Dryspot Campylobacter (Oxoid, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England) and PanBio-Campy (Panbio, Coklumbia, MD) with the Microgen Campylobacter (M46), in parallel with a variety of Campylobacter strains belonging to eight species that had been isolated from food and clinical samples.
Of the 125 Campylobacter strains tested, the Microgen Campylobacter (M46) test showed the highest sensitivity by reacting with 123 strains of all eight Campylobacter spp.
The Microgen Campylobacter Rapid Test is part of a range of rapid latex agglutination tests that includes: C.
difficile; Salmonella; Staphylococcus; E.
coli 0157; Legionella; Streptococcus; and Listeria.
