NATtrol™ Infectious Disease Molecular Controls for Quality Control Testing

NATtrol™ (Nucleic Acid Testing Control) products are the industry’s preferred standard for molecular diagnostics testing and can be used as independent (third party) quality control materials. NATtrol™ products are prepared from purified microorganisms that are grown in either cell culture, microbial culture or isolated from the plasma of infected individuals.

Utilizing ZeptoMetrix® NATtrol™ Controls on a consistent basis helps to monitor testing performance and provides additional confidence in the quality and reliability of laboratory operations.

What really matters to your lab: Refrigerated ready-to-use + Non-infectious + Whole
microorganisms + Mimics a true clinical specimen.

  • Can be used across various molecular testing platforms and assays 
  • Available in different formats (single or multiple analytes) 
  • Full process controls to monitor extraction and amplification steps 
  • Train and monitor laboratory personnel 
  • Evaluate lot-to-lot consistency of test kits and assay reagents

This product is intended for use as an internal process control for molecular diagnostic assays. Bacteriophage MS2 is a virus that infects Escherichia coli bacteria and other members of the Enterobacteria family. It has proven utility as an internal process control for rt-PCR assays. NATtrol inactivation of MS2 results in a refrigerator-stable, whole organism stock solution which shows increased reproducibility and lot-to-lot consistency over live MS2, making it an ideal internal control for rt-PCR assays.

Platform Statement

ZeptoMetrix External Quality Controls and Verification Panels have demonstrated utility on multiple assays. Based upon product configuration, including fill volumes and concentrations of analytes, we can confidently recommend the optimal choice of controls and panels for the indicated platform.

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