BD Veritor Group A Strep Reproducibility
Sample
% Pos
High
5.0%
negative
(1/20)
Low
80.0%
positive
(16/20)
Moderate
100%
positive
(20/20)
Using risk analysis as a guide, analytical flex studies were conducted. The studies demonstrated that the test is insensitive to
stresses of environmental conditions and potential user errors.
Technical Support
Technical Information: In the United States, contact BD Technical Service and Support at 1.800.638.8663 or www.bd.com.
Test system problems may also be reported to the FDA using the MedWatch reporting system (phone: 1-800 FDA-1088; fax:
1-800 FDA-1078: or http://www.fda.gov/medwatch).
AVAILABILITY
Cat. No.
Description
256040
BD Veritor™ System for Rapid Detection of Group A Strep, 30 tests
220093
BD BBL™ CultureSwab™ Liquid Amies, 50 Single Swabs
220099
BD BBL™ CultureSwab™ Liquid Stuart, 50 Single Swabs
220105
BD BBL™ CultureSwab™ Liquid Amies, 50 Double Swabs
220109
BD BBL™ CultureSwab™ Liquid Stuart, 50 Double Swabs
256049
BD Veritor™ System Group A Strep Control Swab Set, 10 pairs of swabs
220245
BD™ ESwab Regular Collection Kit – White polypropylene screw-cap tube filled with 1 mL of Liquid
Amies Medium and one regular size flocked applicator swab, 50 units
220246
BD™ ESwab Minitip Collection Kit – Green polypropylene screw-cap tube filled with 1 mL of Liquid Amies
Medium and one minitip flocked applicator swab, 50 units
220532
BD™ ESwab Flexible Minitip Collection Kit – Blue polypropylene screw-cap tube filled with 1 mL of Liquid Amies
Medium and one flexible minitip flocked applicator swab, 50 units
BD Veritor™ System Reader
256055
BD Veritor™ Plus Analyzer,
256066
BD Veritor™ InfoSync Module
256067
BD Veritor™ InfoScan Module
256068
443907
USB Printer Cable for BD Veritor™ Analyzer
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Technical Information: In the United States contact BD Technical Service and Support at 1.800.638.8663 or www.bd.com.
POC 1
95% CI
% Pos
5.0%
0.9%, 23.6%
(1/20)
90.0%
58.4%, 91.9%
(18/20)
100%
83.9%, 100%
(20/20)
POC 2
95% CI
% Pos
10.0%
0.9%, 23.6%
(2/20)
80.0%
69.9%, 97.2%
(16/20)
100%
83.9%, 100%
(20/20)
15
POC 3
95% CI
% Pos
0.0%
2.8%, 30.1%
(0/20)
80.0%
58.4%, 91.9%
(16/20)
100%
83.9%, 100%
(20/20)
Clinical Site
95% CI
0.0%, 16.1%
58.4%, 91.9%
83.9%, 100%
rd
ed.