EV in the News
May 30, 2007 - Lab Tests OnlineRapid Test Helps Diagnose Viral Meningitis
On March 16, 2007, the US Food and Drug Administration approved a laboratory test that quickly detects the most common type of viral meningitis in the US. Just hours after symptoms develop, the Xpert EV Test can identify an enteroviral (EV) infection, the cause of about 90% of viral meningitis cases.
April 23, 2007 - Rapid MicrobiologyChildren's Medical Center Dallas Adopts Cepheid's On-Demand Xpert™ EV Test
"Until now, molecular tests for meningitis were too complex and expensive to be effectively performed in the community healthcare setting," said Beverly Rogers, M.D., chief of pathology at Children's Medical Center Dallas and professor of pathology at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
March 20, 2007 - Small TimesFDA clears Cepheid's MEMS-based rapid test for meningitis
Mar. 20, 2007 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared for marketing Cepheid's MEMS-based Xpert EV, a test that uses molecular biology to quickly detect the presence of viral meningitis. The Xpert EV, when used in combination with other laboratory tests, promises to help physicians distinguish between viral meningitis and the less-common, but more severe version of meningitis caused by bacteria.
