MagMAX Dx Viral/Pathogen NA Isolation Kit

MagMAX Dx Viral/Pathogen NA Isolation Kit

Testing for respiratory tract infection requires accurate nucleic acid extraction. Achieve high quality results in clinical diagnostic workflow for respiratory infections with the Applied Biosystems MagMAX Dx Viral/Pathogen NA Isolation Kit. A workflow that starts with nucleic acid extraction for in vitro diagnostic use can give labs increased confidence in their downstream results. The Applied Biosystems MagMAX Dx Viral/Pathogen NA Isolation Kit helps ensure high-quality reproducible results since it offers our most advanced formulation. MagMAX Dx Viral/Pathogen NA Isolation Kit is automation compatible with KingFisher Apex Dx for a streamlined modular workflow.

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Why choose MagMAX Dx Viral/Pathogen NA Isolation Kit?

  • Diagnostic Compliance—enable diagnostic respiratory workflow with a IVD-labeled nucleic acid extraction kit paired with KingFisher Apex Dx Purification System to automate nucleic acid extraction for IVD workflow
  • Advanced formulation—maximize nucleic acid yield from routinely tested respiratory pathogens and gain up to 2.5 Ct improvement when working with some bacterial and viral pathogens
  • Sample type flexibility—enable viral, gram positive and negative bacteria nucleic acid extraction from multiple sample types including nasopharyngeal swab, anterior nasal swab, saliva, and sputum. See IFU for specific details on intended use.
  • Automation compatibility—when paired with KingFisher Apex Dx Purification System, enable rapid extraction in less than 60 minutes (10–15 minutes of reagent preparation setup and approximately 30 minutes on board processing time)
  • Expansion of testing menu—leverage your lab’s knowledge from Sars-CoV-2 testing to expand into other respiratory testing
  • Easy to use—low viscosity reagent solutions for enhanced pipetting efficiency
  • Environmentally friendly—Thermo Fisher is committed to helping protect the environment and the health and safety of our colleagues, customers, and the communities in which we operate:
    • Paperless documentation—Instruction for Use (IFU) available digitally
    • Sustainable chemicals—all reagents are REACH compliant
    • Biodegradable—eco-friendly biodegradable detergent
    • Sustainable packaging—compact product packaging
Product features and selection

Select between MagMAX Dx Viral/Pathogen NA Isolation Kit and MagMAX Viral/Pathogen II Nucleic Acid Isolation Kit (IVD) as per your diagnostic testing needs.

 MagMAX Dx Viral/Pathogen Nucleic Acid Isolation Kit
MagMAX Dx Viral/Pathogen NA Isolation Kit		MagMAX Viral/Pathogen II Nucleic Acid Isolation Kit (IVD)
MagMAX Viral/Pathogen II Nucleic Acid Isolation Kit (IVD)
What are the major improvements?
  • MagMAX Dx Viral/Pathogen NA Isolation Kit advanced chemistry enables improved Ct value when working with some bacterial and viral pathogens
  • Minimizes particulate formation, maximizes pH shelf-life stability, little to no bead leftover in the elution plate enabling precise extraction and significantly reduces viscosity for easier reagent transfer
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Regulatory StatusIVDIVD | CE-IVD
Nucleic acidViral RNA, viral DNA, gram-positive bacterial nucleic acid and gram-negative bacterial nucleic acidViral RNA and viral DNA
Sample typesNasopharyngeal swab, anterior nasal swab, saliva and sputumNasopharyngeal swabs and saliva
Automation levelAutomation ready protocols designed for the KingFisher Apex Dx Purification InstrumentAutomation-ready protocols compatible with Thermo Scientific KingFisher Flex purification system
Sample input volume200–400 µL workflow200 or 400 µL
Elution volumeElution volume of 60 µLElution volume of 50 µL
Time per runFast automated procedures that allow for 96 samples to be processed on KingFisher Purification System with ~30 minutes instrument run time
Shelf life24 months
Application CompatibilityqPCR workflows
REACH compliancyREACH Compliant | FSC certified REACH compliant
Cat. No.A52735 (up to 2,000 preps/kit)
A52736 (up to 600 preps/kit)		A48383 (up to 2,000 preps/kit)

Complete your diagnostic respiratory testing workflow with KingFisher Apex Dx

Clinical labs require the ability to consistently recover high-quality nucleic acids for respiratory testing with minimal variability. KingFisher Apex Dx provides consistent recovery of high-quality nucleic acids from well to well and sample to sample. The MagMAX Dx Viral/Pathogen NA Isolation Kit with KingFisher Apex Dx is designed to be part of an automated modular testing workflow that helps maximize nucleic acid yield and delivers precise results.

The workflow includes fast automated procedures that allow for 96 samples to be processed on KingFisher Apex Dx Purification System with ~30 minutes instrument run time. There are two workflow options available to select from with one single script (200 µL workflow or scalable 200–400 µL workflow).

Delivering molecular diagnostic solutions

Nasal swab sample collection
Receive patient samples

  • Nasopharyngeal swab*
  • Anterior nasal swab*
  • Saliva
  • Sputum

*Swabs collected into viral transport medium (VTM)

well plate
Transfer samples to 96 deep well plate

MagMAX Dx Viral/Pathogen NA Isolation KitKingFisher Apex Dx Purification System 

Extract target nucleic acids with MagMAX Dx Viral/Pathogen NA Isolation Kit on 24-or-96-well plate. Automate nucleic acid purification on KingFisher Apex Dx instrument.

well plate
Select panel for either 96 or 384 block plate. Add sample eluent nucleic acids to plate.

Use the eluted samples in downstream qPCR workflows.

Step 1 : Sample Collection

Nasal swab sample collection
Receive patient samples

  • Nasopharyngeal swab*
  • Anterior nasal swab*
  • Saliva
  • Sputum

*Swabs collected into viral transport medium (VTM)

Step 2 : Sample Transfer

well plate
Transfer samples to 96 deep well plate

Step 3 : Automation nucleic acid purification
MagMAX Dx Viral/Pathogen NA Isolation KitKingFisher Apex Dx Purification System 

Extract target nucleic acids with MagMAX Dx Viral/Pathogen NA Isolation Kit on 24-or-96-well plate. Automate nucleic acid purification on KingFisher Apex Dx instrument.

Step 4 : Prepare Plates

well plate
Select panel for either 96 or 384 block plate. Add sample eluent nucleic acids to plate.

Step 5 : Detection and analyze results

Use the eluted samples in downstream qPCR workflows.

Benefits of MagMAX Dx Viral/Pathogen NA Isolation Kit on various respiratory pathogens
  • Consistent reproducibility and precision when working with viral targets as well as bacterial targets. Minor variation from run to run and minor variation from well to well.

CV = coefficient variation. For more information, please see IFU.
The Applied Biosystems MagMAX Dx Viral/Pathogen NA Isolation Kit is a magnetic bead technology nucleic acid purification kit intended for the isolation and purification of viral and bacterial nucleic acid from human respiratory biological specimens for qPCR downstream application (see below). The kit is intended for use by qualified and trained clinical laboratory personnel specifically instructed and trained in the techniques of automated magnetic bead purification and in vitro diagnostic procedures.

Ordering Information

For In Vitro Diagnostic Use. Regulatory requirements vary by country. Product may not be available in your geographic region.