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Dec 05, 2013

FDA Clearance of PrimeraDx ICEPlex, C. Diff Assay Opens Doors for Additional Tests

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PrimeraDx said this week that the US Food and Drug Administration has granted 510(k) clearance for its ICEPlex C. difficile assay kit and ICEPlex molecular diagnostics system.

Dec 04, 2013

Oxford Team Uses WGS to Show Fidaxomicin Reduces Both Relapse and Reinfection with C. Difficile

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A study by researchers from the University of Oxford, has used whole genome sequencing to show that fidaxomicin is superior to vancomycin in preventing both relapse of a single strain of Clostridium difficile and reinfection with a new strain.

Dec 03, 2013

PrimeraDx Gets FDA Clearance for System, C. Difficile Assay

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – PrimeraDx said that it has received US Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its ICEPlex System and ICEPlex C. difficile Assay Kit.

Nov 27, 2013

Researchers Characterize Microbiomes of Fecal Microbiota Transplant Patients Over Time

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb Daily News) – The microbiomes of recipients of fecal microbiota transplants undergo changes immediately following the procedure, and they continue to change, albeit at a much slower pace, for at least 16 weeks after treatment, researchers from the University of Maryland School

Nov 21, 2013

Researchers Share Early Clinical Data on Performance of Quidel MDx Assays

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Researchers last week provided a glimpse of the clinical performance of a trio of extraction-free molecular assays currently being developed by clinical diagnostics firm Quidel.

Nov 21, 2013

Lucigen Details Polymerase Tailored for LAMP Assays; Potential in MDx Tests

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Genomics tools provider Lucigen has developed an isothermal amplification polymerase ideally suited for use in loop-mediated isothermal amplification-based assays.

Nov 14, 2013

Dx Focus: FDA OKs IntelligentMDx C. Difficile Abbott m2000 Assay

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IntelligentMDx said today that it has received US Food and Drug Administration clearance for its IMDx C.

Nov 12, 2013

FDA Clears IMDx C. Difficile Assay for Abbott m2000 System

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – IntelligentMDx today said that the US Food and Drug Administration has cleared its C. difficile assay for the Abbott m2000 system.

Sep 26, 2013

Sequencing Study Suggests Range of C. difficile Infection Sources

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Exposure to symptomatic individuals within healthcare settings may account for just a fraction of Clostridium difficile infections, according to a study from the UK appearing online last night in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Jul 23, 2013

Microbial Genetics Analysis Company OpGen Receives CLIA Accreditation

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Microbioal genetic analysis firm OpGen today announced it has received Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments certification.

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