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# Microbiology Devices Panel to Meet 11/9-10
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/microbiology-devices-panel-to-meet-11-9-10/
- Published: 2016-10-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T21:36:25.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: FDA Policy/General, #legacy-id-D5136984

*Federal Register* Notice: FDA has announced an 11/9-10 Microbiology Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee meeting in Gaithersburg, MD. On 11/9, the panel will vote on the reclassification of quantitative Cytomegalovirus (CMV) viral load devices from Class 3 (premarket approval) to Class 2 (510(k)). It will also make recommendations on the appropriate initial classification for qualitative or quantitative viral load devices for Epstein-Barr virus, BK virus, JC virus, Human Herpes virus 6, and Adenovirus infections. On 11/10, the committee will discuss and make recommendations on how FDA might handle a future premarket notification (510(k)) submission for a procalcitonin test. To view this notice, click [here](https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-10-04/pdf/2016-23895.pdf?ref=fdaweb.com).