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What to Check Before Introducing a New Laboratory Test
Selecting a laboratory test involves more than reviewing its detection targets. Instrument compatibility.
October 22, 2026
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Pro-Med focuses on providing technologies that streamline laboratory workflows, reduce turnaround times, and improve operational efficiency.
Our approach is to provide quality, cost-effective testing solutions that enhance the services offered by our healthcare partners. Pro-Med provides application support, technical expertise, workflow training, and troubleshooting assistance to help customers achieve improved service delivery and better patient care outcomes.
Pro-Med supplies products from internationally recognised suppliers, with an emphasis on reproducible, reliable results. The company offers an exclusive, high-quality portfolio focused on infectious disease testing and innovative diagnostic technologies.
Fungitell is widely regarded as a gold-standard test for the detection of invasive fungal infections and remains the only FDA-approved assay of its kind internationally. The Fungitell assay is a highly sensitive, microplate-based test that detects (1→3)-β-D-Glucan, a fungal cell-wall component found in most clinically significant fungi, in patient serum. Fungitell is used as a screening test for the presumptive diagnosis of suspected invasive fungal infections.
The assay is well established within the South African market and serves as a valuable adjunct to the clinical diagnosis and management of patients with suspected fungal infections. Fungitell enables more rapid detection of invasive fungal infections compared with traditionally less sensitive and time-consuming microbial culture techniques. By providing a faster and highly sensitive testing solution, Fungitell can support earlier clinical intervention and improved patient outcomes.
FungitellSTAT was developed using the Fungitell (1→3)-β-D-Glucan assay to provide an easy-to-interpret, near-patient testing solution for laboratories with lower patient throughput.
The assay enables smaller laboratories to offer Fungitell testing on-site, eliminating the need for costly send-away testing and batch testing while delivering the same quality of result offered by the Fungitell assay.
By enabling testing closer to the patient, FungitellSTAT can improve time-to-result and support more timely clinical decision-making and patient care.
COYOTE Bioscience is a China-based company specialising in the development of innovative real-time PCR testing solutions.
The COYOTE platform is user-friendly, significantly reduces hands-on processing time, and enables the decentralisation of molecular testing. Its scalable platforms can be adapted to meet the throughput requirements of small, medium-sized, and high-throughput laboratory settings.
COYOTE testing solutions bring molecular testing closer to the patient, helping to optimise laboratory efficiency, reduce time-to-result, and support improved patient outcomes. With its expanding test menu, COYOTE offers testing solutions suitable for medical centres, hospitals, and clinics.
COYOTE’s vision, “Molecular Diagnostics for Everyone,” has driven the development of fast, accurate, simple, and portable molecular testing solutions.
Serosep pioneered the development of the EntericBio® system for the management of gastrointestinal health.
The EntericBio® system is a market-leading gastrointestinal real-time PCR testing solution in Ireland and the United Kingdom. It provides medium- to high-throughput laboratories with a rapid and easy-to-use solution for the detection and management of enteric pathogens.
Pro-Med has partnered with Serosep to introduce this innovative technology to the South African market. The solution helps streamline laboratory workflows while providing reliable, actionable results that contribute to more effective patient care and the potential reduction of healthcare costs.
Pro-Med works closely with pathology laboratories to understand their specific requirements and identify solutions that meet their needs for accuracy, reliability, turnaround time, workflow efficiency, and budget.
Our commitment to understanding each laboratory’s unique requirements enables us to provide tailored diagnostic solutions that enhance laboratory efficiency and support improved patient care.
Laboratories can request a quotation by contacting Pro-Med at info@pro-med.co.za. Your enquiry will be directed to the appropriate department for assistance.
Yes. Pro-Med supports customer satisfaction through comprehensive after-sales service, including application support, technical expertise, workflow training, troubleshooting assistance, and ongoing training.
Our aim is to ensure that customers achieve maximum value and minimum downtime from their chosen diagnostic solutions. Our staff are qualified in the medical diagnostics field and receive regular training from our international technology partners to ensure that they remain up to date with the latest product knowledge and applications.
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