09:00 uur 16-12-2019

Europese lancering van ResistancePlus MG FleXible voor het GeneXpert-systeem

SpeeDx brengt eerste sample to answer Mycoplasma genitalium en macrolideweerstandstest naar Europa

SYDNEY– (BUSINESS WIRE) – SpeeDx Pty, Ltd. heeft vandaag de Europese lancering van ResistancePlus® MG FleXible aangekondigd, de eerste sample-to-answer-test voor het detecteren van de seksueel overdraagbare infectie (STI) Mycoplasma genitalium (Mgen) en markers geassocieerd met azithromycine weerstand. Cepheid is de exclusieve distributiepartner van deze test, beschikbaar via het FleXible Cartridge-programma van Cepheid voor het GeneXpert-systeem.

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European Launch of ResistancePlus MG FleXible for the GeneXpert System

SpeeDx to bring first sample-to-answer Mycoplasma genitalium and macrolide resistance test to Europe

SYDNEY–(BUSINESS WIRE)– SpeeDx Pty, Ltd. today announced the European launch of ResistancePlus® MG FleXible, the first sample-to-answer test for detecting the sexually transmitted infection (STI) Mycoplasma genitalium (Mgen) and markers associated with azithromycin resistance. Cepheid is the exclusive distribution partner of this test, available through Cepheid’s FleXible Cartridge programme for the GeneXpert System.

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ResistancePlus MG FleXible is now selling in France and the U.K. (to be followed by rest of EU, Australia and New Zealand). This successful collaboration between SpeeDx and Cepheid is the first sample-to-answer test for Mgen and macrolide resistance - exclusively distributed by Cepheid. (Photo: Business Wire)

ResistancePlus MG FleXible is now selling in France and the U.K. (to be followed by rest of EU, Australia and New Zealand). This successful collaboration between SpeeDx and Cepheid is the first sample-to-answer test for Mgen and macrolide resistance – exclusively distributed by Cepheid. (Photo: Business Wire)

Management guidelines around the world, including those recently updated in France1 and the U.K.2, reference testing the macrolide resistance status of Mgen infections in order to more effectively treat patients. Mgen can cause symptoms such as urethritis, cervicitis, endometritis and pelvic inflammatory disease, and has been linked to reproductive health complications including pre-term birth and infertility.2,3 Due to the challenges of rising antimicrobial resistance and a lack of clear data that asymptomatic infection leads to protracted health complications, Mgen testing guidelines are unanimous in their recommendation to only test symptomatic individuals.

“This is an important test expansion for the thousands of GeneXpert Systems on the market,” said Colin Denver, SpeeDx CEO. “ResistancePlus MG FleXible enables Resistance Guided Therapy, supporting more clinicians to adhere to testing guidelines and maximising effective care for their patients infected with Mgen.”

Both SpeeDx and Cepheid will be showcasing ResistancePlus MG at RICAI (Réunion Interdisciplinaire de Chimiothérapie Anti-Infectieuse) December 15th and 16th in Paris. Visit SpeeDx booth #41bis and Cepheid booth #18 to learn more.

About SpeeDx

SpeeDx has developed a molecular diagnostics test portfolio, principally for infectious diseases, that provides both identification as well as therapeutic guidance capabilities. The company is based in Australia with offices in Austin and London, and distributors across Europe. SpeeDx specializes in molecular diagnostic solutions that go beyond simple detection to offer comprehensive information for improved patient management. The SpeeDx ResistancePlus® MG open-platform assay is CE marked for sale in Europe, TGA approved for sale in Australia and clinical trials are being finalised for submission to the U.S. FDA. Products in the SpeeDx portfolio focus on multiplex diagnostics for sexually transmitted infection (STI), antibiotic resistance markers, and respiratory disease.

For more information on SpeeDx please see: https://plexpcr.com

  1. https://www.sfdermato.org/site/groupe-infectiologie-dermatologique-et-infections-sexuellement-transmissibles.html
  2. https://www.bashhguidelines.org/media/1146/ngu-update-05_2017-final.pdf
  3. http://www.sti.guidelines.org.au/sexually-transmissible-infections/mycoplasma-genitalium

Contacts

SpeeDx:

Europe, Australia, New Zealand:

Madeline O’Donoghue

+61 2 9209 4170

madelineo@speedx.com.au

Cepheid:

Darwa Peterson

darwa@cepheid.com
Tel. + 1.408.400.4324

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