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Etest Ertapenem Foam ETP 32 (2014-02-17) — recall 51236

Health Canada — Medical Devices · Canada · 2014-04-14 · Type III

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Agency
Health Canada — Medical Devices
Recall identifier
51236
Date of alert
2014-04-14
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: The manufacturer identified a performance issue on the Etest foam Ertapenem (Reference number 531610 and 531618) and Etest single pack Ertapenem (Reference number 412332). These strips didn't give the correct MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration) for some of quality control strains.
Primary source: https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/etest-ertapenem-foam-etp-32-20

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