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platelet
concentrates
Infectio Diagnostic IDI
Steriplat, a World First For Blood Banks
Blood banks will soon be able to count on IDI Lab's
Steriplat, a quick test for bacterial contamination of platelet
concentrates.
The test is fast, complete and extremely accurate. It meets
an important requirement of blood banks to increase the
safety of blood donations.
Fast
Bacterial contamination can be detected very quickly thanks
to IDI technology. This is crucial given the five-day shelf life
of platelet concentrates. The test itself is very rapid and the
results are provided the same day. In addition, it only
requires a tiny amount of platelet concentrate.
Complete
The test can detect the simultaneous presence of the vast
majority of bacterial pathogens that commonly contaminate
platelet concentrates.
Accurate
Obviously, this test offers all the accuracy that IDI's
technology guarantees.
Steriplat was developed with the valuable input of Canadian
blood banks, especially Héma-Québec. Full availability is
planned for mid-1999.
Clinical research results will eventually be published in the
most prestigious transfusion medicine journals as well as
those that publish more general articles on diagnostic
advances.
Services Available
In addition to the genomic identification of a very wide range
of bacteria, IDI Lab can identify various other pathogens,
including viruses. This means it can very quickly provide the
most complete infectious disease analyses available
anywhere.
IDI Lab is mainly active in the following fields:
Human Health
Rapid detection of a wide range of bacteria, viruses and fungi
Transfusion Medicine
Rapid detection of bacterial contaminants in platelet concentrates
Tests for HCV, HBV, HIV and a wide variety of bacteria
Dental Medicine
Preventive detection of bacteria responsible for periodontal diseases
Veterinary Medicine
Detection of contagious mastitis in cows
Transgenic and xenotransplant testing
Pharmaceutics
Validation of new diagnostic tests and products
Research
Epidemiological studies and advanced technologies for the
identification of bacterial strains
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