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SCRA in Technical Meetings 2011:
ECCMID, May 7-10, Milano, Italy
FERN, May 10-12, Portland Maine
ASM GM May 21-24, New Orleans
APHL, June 5-8, Omaha
ICAAC, Sept. 17-20, Chicago
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ISO 13485:2003
Rapid Strain Typing and Epidemiology
SpectraCell RA® enables the epidemiologist to determine when to initiate an investigation into:
- Community versus hospital versus nursing home acquired infections.
- Persistent agent versus new strain infections.
- Point out sources of hospital acquired infections, contaminated areas, and vectors of transmission.
Rapid Strain Typing Capability
Using one basic protocol, SpectraCell RA® is capable of
descriminating clonal relationships for:
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S. aureus-MRSA and MSSA

- Acinetobacter spp.
- Salmonella spp.
- K. pneumoniae
- E. coli
- Enterococcus spp.
Other protocols under development are:
- C. difficile
- S. pneumoniae



