Description:
TestKitFeatures&Benefits:
NOTAVAILABLEFORSALEINTHEU.S.
TheSofiaLegionellaFluorescentImmunoassay(FIA)usesadvancedimmunofluorescence-basedlateral-flowtechnologytodetectLegionellapneumophilaSEROgroup1antigeninhumanurinespecimensandisdesignedtotestspecimensfrompatientswithsymptomsofpneumonia.Legionellapneumophilaserogroup1antigens,ifpresent,bindtothedetectionparticles.WhenthesamplemigratesuptheTestStriptotheTestLine,theantigen-conjugatecomplexisboundtothecaptureantibody,formingafluorescentline.Ifantigensarenotpresent,thefluorescentmicroparticleswillnotbetrappedbythecaptureantibodiesnordetectedbySofia.
Sofiawillscantheteststripandmeasuretheimmunofluorescentsignalbyprocessingtheresultsusingmethod-specificalgorithmsanddisplaythetestresults(Positive,Negative,orInvalid)onitsdisplayscreen.Thetestresultscanalsobeautomaticallyprintedonanintegratedprinterifthisoptionisselected.
AninternalcontrollinehelpsensurethattherapidLegionellatesthasbeenexecutedproperly,thatthekitreagentsareperformingappropriately,andthatadequateflowhasoccurredthroughtheteststrip.AnotherfluorescentlineshouldformattheControlpositionontheteststripeachtimeaspecimenorcontrolistested.Ifnocontrollineisdetected,thetestwillbereportedasinvalidbySofia.TheenhancedsensitivityoftheSofiaLegionellaFIAgivesyouaccuracyandconfidenceinrapidtesting.
TheSofiaLegionellaFIAisoneinagrowingmenuofthefluorescentantibodytestsavailableforuseonSofia.Thiseasy-to-usequalitativefluorescenttestcanbeusedasanaidintherapiddiagnosisofLegionellapneumophilaserogroup1infection.
Feature | Benefit |
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Resultsin15minutes | Fasttimetoresultsfortrulyrapidlegionellatesting |
Self-containedtestcassette | Clean,easytouseanddisposeof |
Fixed-volumePipette | Collectsanddispensescorrectamountofsampleneededfortesting. |
Objectiveresult | Eliminatesthesubjectivityofavisualresult |
Allcomponentsincludedinkit | ReadytousewithSofia,noneedforadditionalequipment |
Roomtemperaturestorage | Norefrigeratorspaceneeded.Noneedtowaitforreagentstowarmup.Rapidlegionellatestscanberunimmediatelyasneeded. |
ProductSpecifications:
ProductSpecName | ProductSpecData |
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Sampletype | Urine |
Timetoresults | 10minutes |
Storage | Atorbelow–70°C |
Percentpositiveagreement* | 100% |
Percentnegativeagreement* | 91% |
Shelflife | 24monthsfromdateofmanufacture |
*RefertoPackageInsertforadditionalperformanceclaims.