The SpinStar™ Pathogen Nucleic Acid Kit is intended for simultaneous purification of viral, bacterial and parasite-derived DNA and RNA from fresh or frozen human serum and plasma, respiratory specimens in VTM and stool.

The kit contains a Lysis-Enhancer and specific lysis buffers for efficient extraction from difficult-to-lyse pathogens including Cryptosporidium spp., and has been specifically developed as an upstream extraction kit for syndromic multiplex panels that are intended to detect a multitude of pathogens of viral, bacterial or parasite origin in a single reaction. The kit utilizes proven silica membrane technology in spin column format and the purified DNA and/or RNA is ready to use for downstream analysis, e.g. real-time PCR.