cobas® Liat® PCR System by Roche for reliable, fast diagnoses

SMALL

The cobas® Liat® PCR System comes with the size of a single-serve coffee maker. The benchtop analyzer with its compact dimensions suits even in surroundings with limited space to ensure maximum flexibility.

SWIFT

The cobas® Liat® System supplies test results with turnaround times of about 15 minutes for a Strep A result and 20 minutes for an Influenza A/B, Influenza A/B & RSV, or Cdiff result. By comparison, rapid antigen tests have a lower rate of accuracy and require confirmation of negative results. Accurate lab cultures have a long turnaround time, from 4 hours to 5 days.

SIMPLE

The cobas® Liat® PCR System is easy to use, with no need for a special or extensive staff training. The hands-on time is reduced to less than a minute. It is only three simple steps to generate quick and accurate results.

SECURE

The cobas® Liat® PCR System has a completely closed design, and uses uniquely engineered assay tubes to reduce the risk of contamination. Furthermore, the cobas® Liat® PCR System has extensive internal control measures that ensure you get the high-quality results you expect.

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How cobas^® Liat^® improves diagnosis and treatments in
Health Care Professionals day-to-day work

FOR PHYSICIANS CLINICS: SPEED UP DIAGNOSTICS

Patients rely on me and my staff for quick, trustworthy medical attention. I don’t want to sacrifice accuracy for faster results—a fast and accurate diagnosis drives appropriate treatment decisions.

FOR LABORATORIES: ENABLES ACCURATE TESTING

I manage a diagnostics laboratory servicing a regional hospital network with a number of satellite clinics. Our ultimate goal is to support healthcare professionals in their efforts to deliver the best care possible—that also means being available when testing is needed in STAT or out-of-hours settings.

FOR PHARMACY CLINICS: IMPROVE CARE QUALITY

The pharmacy clinic I work in is always busy, especially during the winter season—people often come to me when they’re first showing symptoms. As a healthcare provider, I see it as my responsibility to do all I can help my customers when they need it most.

Start now to elevate your point of care

Three easy steps to rapid and reliable results

After only three simple steps and a hands-on time of less than a minute, you receive lab-quality results from your cobas® Liat® System for some of the most common infections.

Sample

Take a patient sample and add it to the cobas® Liat® System assay tube by using the provided transfer pipette. The cobas® Liat® assay tube is ready for use and contains all reagents that are required for testing a single sample.

Scan

Scan the barcode on the assay tube sleeve using the built-in barcode reader, then scan your patients sample ID. If you dont use a barcode system, you can type in the sample ID using the touchscreen´s keypad option.

The assay is part of the automated PCR test.

Start

Insert now the assay tube into the cobas® Liat® analyzer. The analyzer automatically begins to run the test. About 15 to 20 minutes later, the test is complete. Definitive results appear on the analyzer's screen. No interpretation or confirmation is required.

How to run a test using the cobas^® Liat^® System

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Available Assays for the cobas® Liat® PCR System

The tests are intended for use as an aid in the differential diagnosis of Strep A, Influenza A/B, RSV and Cdiff in humans.

Four assays help in detecting Strep A, Influenza A/B, RSV, and Cdiff.

cobas^® STREP A

Enables timely diagnoses at the point of care: real-time PCR assay for the detection of Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A β-hemolytic Streptococcus).

cobas^® INFLUENZA A/B

When there is a pressing need for a diagnosis: multiplex real-time RT-PCR assay for the detection of Influenza A virus and Influenza B virus RNA.

cobas^® INFLUENZA A/B & RSV

Helps to diagnose fast when patients need it most: multiplex real-time RT-PCR assay for the detection of Influenza A virus, Influenza B virus and RSV.

cobas^® CDIFF

Supports diagnosis at the time of patient´s visit: diagnostic PCR test for the detection of the toxin B gene of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile).

Test before you treat
is doctor's and patient's appropriate course of action

Healthcare practitioners and patients get confident diagnoses with the cobas® Liat® System

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Make way for precise diagnosis and optimal therapy – at the time of the patient visit

Instead of waiting up to five days for reliable test results, you are able now to define your patient´s infection within 20 minutes or less – and to find the optimum therapy option your patient can rely on.

Strep A, Influenza A/B, Influenza A/B & RSV and Cdiff are four of the most common bacterial and viral infections. These diseases come with overlapping symptoms, hampering your diagnostic efforts.

When there is a pressing need for a diagnosis and treatment decision, patients rely on you for answers. With the cobas® Liat® System you get rapid definitive results, so you can make the right treatment decision right away – no confirmation needed.

Conventional methods take too much time

Conventional testing methods support you defining the infection type and best therapy option – though having to wait up to five days for reliable results is unacceptable for your visiting patient that needs immediate help. Other testing methods are rapid, but not accurate, so confirmation is necessary.

Unnecessary prescription of antibiotics

As a result, you are not able to define an accurate diagnose and therefore no accurate therapy when there is a pressing need – which may result in an unnecessary prescription of antibiotics based on clinical suspicion.

Base your therapeutic decision on definitive rapid results

The cobas® Liat® PCR System supports your diagnostic and therapeutic efforts by delivering lab-quality, definitive results for Strep A, Influenza A/B, Influenza A/B & RSV and Cdiff in about 15 to 20 minutes – no further confirmation or interpretation needed.

Take charge of antibiotic prescribing

By this the cobas® Liat® system enables you to make optimal treatment decisions right away, at the point of care. This helps your patient to get the best treatment when it is needed most. Testing before treatment also supports you optimizing the use of antibiotics – and helps you to avoid prescribing antibiotics for conditions they cannot treat. Read more about our Test Before You Treat here (integrating a link to „Test before You Treat“).

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