Becton, Dickinson and Company and CerTest Biotec have announced Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a molecular polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for Mpox virus detection. The VIASURE Monkeypox Virus Real Time PCR Reagents for BD MAX System is now available for BD MAX™ System users. The BD MAX™ System is a fully integrated, automated platform that performs nucleic acid extraction and real-time PCR providing results for up to 24 samples across multiple syndromes in less than three hours.

BD offers an extensive menu of tests on the system covering health care associated infections, respiratory infections, sexually transmitted infections, gastrointestinal infections and women's health. As with all CerTest assays, the VIASURE Monkeypox Virus PCR Detection assay for the BD MAX™ System is offered in a lyophilized format. Accordingly, the assay will come in a tube that snaps into the test-specific position on the BD MAX™ ExK™ TNA extraction strip, which is supplied by BD.