Beckman Coulter, Inc. is recalling 685 boxes of MicroScan Neg MIC 56 (REF C42464) laboratory panels due to the likely presence of contamination in the wells. These panels are used in clinical laboratories to identify specific bacteria and determine which antibiotics will be effective against them. Because the wells may be contaminated, the test results could be inaccurate, potentially leading to incorrect treatment decisions for patients.
Contamination in the test wells can interfere with the identification of bacteria or susceptibility testing, which may result in a patient receiving the wrong antibiotic or an incorrect diagnosis of a bacterial infection.
MicroScan panels are designed for use in determining antimicrobial agent susceptibility and/or identification to the species level of aerobic and facultatively anaerobic gram-negative bacilli.
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