Prodesse announced today that Lahey Clinic (Burlington, MA) has completed validation of Prodesse’s ProFlu-1™ assay. Lahey Clinic plans to use ProFlu-1 instead of traditional culture techniques for detection of respiratory viruses. ProFlu-1 is a multiplex, real time PCR assay which, from a single sample, can simultaneously detect and differentiate three of the most important respiratory viruses (Influenza A, Influenza B and RSV) in less than 2 hours. Released in August in a 1-step RT-PCR format, ProFlu-1 requires minimal hands-on time making it ideal for even the largest laboratories.
