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AccuMAb Plus Bordetella pertussis /parapertussis DFA (2014-03-01) — recall 53151

Health Canada — Medical Devices · Canada · 2015-05-21 · Type III

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Agency
Health Canada — Medical Devices
Recall identifier
53151
Date of alert
2015-05-21
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: Declining fluorescence for Bordetella pertussis. False negative results for Bordetella parapertussis. Bordetella parapertussis falsely identified as Bordetella pertussis. When reagent is used neat (undiluted) it may cause the bacteria smear to detach from the glass microscope slide, resulting in no visible fluorescence.
Primary source: https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/accumab-plus-bordetella-pertus

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