FDADecember 17, 2018device
PREMIER Cryptococcal Antigen, Catalog Number 602096 Product Usage: The PREMIER Cryptococcal Antigen enzyme immunoassay (EIA) is a screening or a semi-quantitative test system for the detection of capsular polysaccharide antigens of Cryptococcus neoformans in serum and cerebrosoinal fluid (CSF).
Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
The hazard
An enzyme reagent included in the kit is not maintaining stability through claimed product expiration, resulting in the potential for false negative results when tested with patient specimens and the positive control.
What to do
FDA enforcement status: Terminated
Brands named
meridian biosciencemeridian
Recall history
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