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Alpha-Tec Systems’ NAC-PAC (Nacetylcysteine-package) EA3 offers a complete specimen preparation reagent system to digest, buffer, and resuspend patient samples for lab analysis of Mycobacterium spp. The reagents in NAC-PAC EA3 improve the efficiency of acid-fast bacilli diagnostics and reduce the need to reprocess samples by controlling pH throughout the entire specimen preparation procedure with an integrated pH indicator to ensure a neutral patient sample is achieved.

The NAC-PAC EA3 system allows for detection of positive samples that may not previously have been identified with traditional reagent systems. The NAC-PAC EA3 system reduces cross-contamination and improves sensitivity and specificity of downstream diagnostic instruments, while keeping costs and complexity low.

All NAC-PAC EA3 reagents are microfiltered to prevent risk of false-positive results caused by residual nonviable organisms.

For digestion and decontamination, NAC-PAC Red contains an integrated, stabilized pH indicator to identify when specimens reach the critical pH value for optimal mycobacterial survival. NPC-67 neutralizing buffer provides effective neutralization to prevent mycobacterial die-off during centrifugation. Pellet resuspension buffer ensures that neutralization of the final specimen is consistently achieved (6.8–7.1 pH) for optimal culturing and other diagnostic protocols.

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