Luminex Corporation and University Hospital of Wales Collaborate During Olympic Games

Luminex Corporation and University Hospital of Wales Collaborate During Olympic Games PR Newswire AUSTIN, Texas, and CARDIFF, Wales, Aug. 6, 2012 - Cardiff Hospital Implements xTAG® Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel (GPP) For Use In Public Health Surveillance Activities AUSTIN, Texas, and CARDIFF, Wales, Aug. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) announced today that Public Health Wales is using Luminex's CE marked xTAG Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel (GPP) for outbreak investigation activities during Olympic and Paralympic training and events taking place in Wales. Results of a substantial diagnostic validation of the GPP test conducted by The Public Health Wales Microbiology laboratory team at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, are anticipated to be published in a peer reviewed journal. Luminex's xTAG GPP received CE mark in 2011 and is the most comprehensive test available to diagnose gastrointestinal infections. xTAG GPP simultaneously detects fifteen of the most common disease-causing pathogens, including viral, bacterial and parasitic infections, such as norovirus, C. difficile, toxigenic strains of E. coli, Campylobacter, Cryptosporidium, and Salmonella, all within 5-6 hours. Innovations in diagnostic technology like xTAG GPP provide the potential for rapid identification of the cause of outbreaks of gastrointestinal infection and improved patient care.