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Great Basin Scientific (GBSN) Launches Staph ID/R BCP Commercially in U.S., Europe

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Great Basin Announces Commercial Launch of Staph ID/R Blood Culture Panel in U.S. and Europe

September 20, 2016 9:17 AM EDT

SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 20, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Great Basin Scientific, Inc. (Nasdaq: GBSN), a molecular diagnostics company, announced today the U.S. and European commercial launch of its Staph ID/R Blood Culture Panel, the Companys first multiplex panel. This sample-to-result, automated panel benefits hospitals and laboratories by detecting, in about two hours, bloodstream infections caused by MRSA and other Staphylococcus species, enabling accurate, timely, and cost-effective diagnosis and treatment of patients. The panel detects the mecA gene, a major drug resistance marker that confers resistance to methicillin and other beta-lactams... More