Product category:
Microbiology
News Release from: Oxoid | Subject: CampyGen
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial
Team on 07 August 2003
Faster diagnosis of Campylobacter food
poisoning
Summertime means barbeques, giving rise to an increase in Campylobacter poisoning - mainly through undercooked chicken
With the summertime barbeque season now in full swing, the number of food poisoning incidences tends to increase The UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA) has a target to reduce the incidence of food-borne disease by 20% by April 2006
This article was originally published on Laboratorytalk on 18 Jan 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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According to the FSA, Campylobacter is the greatest challenge as far as this target is concerned, and although it is accepted that there may be a number of routes by which humans are exposed to this organism, there is strong evidence that the most significant foodstuff is chicken.
Clinical laboratories can therefore expect to see an increased number of samples over the summer months.
New formulation CampyGen from Oxoid provides Campylobacter with the optimum growing conditions in just one hour.
This will improve growth rates and colony size thus allowing for faster diagnosis.
Campylobacter are microaerophilic organisms, requiring an atmosphere containing approximately 6% oxygen and 10-15% carbon dioxide for optimal growth.
An easy way to achieve the correct balance of gas is to use Oxoid's CampyGen, that rapidly absorbs oxygen and produces carbon dioxide.
The recently modified CampyGen formulation allows for faster oxygen absorption and reduces the time taken to achieve the optimal oxygen and carbon dioxide concentration to less than one hour.
This simple, quick and clean system is available for use in 2.5l and 3.5l anaerobic jars and also in a compact format that is ideal for evening and weekend samples.
CampyGen Compact's transparent pouch allows plates to be observed for growth at any time, without affecting the culture of slower growing organisms. Request a free brochure from Oxoid ...
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