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Vitek 2, Vitek 2 Compact 30, and Vitek 2 Compact 60 system… — recall 50682

Health Canada — Medical Devices · Canada · 2014-02-11 · Type III

As described by Health Canada — Medical Devices: Vitek 2, Vitek 2 Compact 30, and Vitek 2 Compact 60 system susceptibility test cards (2013-12-23)

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Agency
Health Canada — Medical Devices
Recall identifier
50682
Date of alert
2014-02-11
Country / jurisdiction
Canada
Risk level
Type III
Risk type
recall
Product category
Medical devices
Product type
Medical devices
Notice status
Archived by the issuing authority — kept for reference
Reported risk: There have been recent complaints that the Vitek 2 Meropenem (Mem, Mm02N) is overcalling resistance for isolates of Aeromonas hydrophila . False resistance was confirmed when isolates from customer sites were tested internally by broth microdilution (BDM) the reference method used for development of MEM02N.
Primary source: https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/vitek-2-vitek-2-compact-30-and

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