Roche's Realtime ready influenza A/H1N1 detection set for the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus has received emergency use authorisation from the US Food and Drug Administration.
The Roche kit detects RNA from the 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus and allows rapid and accurate identification of infected patients.
The Realtime ready influenza A/H1N1 detection set is used in conjunction with the Realtime ready RNA Virus Master kit, also provided by Roche.
The assay is carried out on the Roche Magna Pure LC platform for nucleic acid isolation and the Lightcycler 2.0 system for real-time PCR.
By providing detection reagents along with the master mix and necessary equipment, Roche is able to support all phases of the testing process for 2009 H1N1 virus.
