Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is the most prevalent multi-drug resistant bacteria and a growing threat to health. bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, today launched NucliSENS EasyQ® MRSA, a new automated test for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), one of the leading causes of healthcare-associated infections. NucliSENS EasyQ MRSA is CE marked and bioMérieux will be submitting for 510(k) approval with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the first half of 2010.

Newly evolved enzymes make some bacteria resistant to all common antibiotics Healthcare workers slow to receive flu vaccines Countries not doing enough to combat “superbugs” About 7 million Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) in the U.S. and Europe each yearAccording to a meeting of over 60 infectious disease experts, the global medical community must act on three imminent threats to patients across the world. First threat: common bacteria, such as Escherichia coli (E. coli) are now producing enzymes which make the bacteria capable of de-activating all but the antibiotics that specialists reserve as a last line of defense. Second threat: healthcare workers themselves may be contributing to the spread of infections by failing to get flu vaccinations and, in some countries, coming to work when they are ill rather than taking sick days. Third threat: Health ministries are failing to adopt proven health policies that could limit the spread of infections in hospitals and other healthcare establishments.

New test can be used with the first CE marked Dry Blood Spot sample collection technique for viral load monitoring, bringing testing to patients in remote locationsbioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, presented the latest addition to its HIV testing offer at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID). NucliSENS EasyQ® HIV-1 v2.0 is a test able to detect even very low viral load levels in AIDS patients, offering one of the highest degrees of sensitivity available today.