FDA Grants Marketing Clearance to Cepheid’s Next-Generation Test for MRSA Colonization

Sunnyvale, California-based Cepheid received clearance from the FDA for Xpert MRSA NxG methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection control test.

Xpert MRSA NxG is a molecular test that delivers results in about an hour.

The test has been validated for use with both ESwab (Copan) and rayon swabs. ­— Cynthia Jessup