LONGMONT, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MicroPhage announced today the launch of its multi-site clinical trial to support a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) premarket notification [510(k)]. The platform has been developed to rapidly identify bacterial infections and determine antibiotic susceptibility or resistance to aid physicians in antibiotic management. The company’s first product is designed to rapidly identify Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria and determine methicillin resistance (MRSA) or susceptibility (MSSA) in suspected cases of bacteremia – bacteria in the blood, in as little as 5 hours. Today’s standard of care for determining these types of infections takes up to three days.
