Triggered by antibiotic use, Clostridium difficile is the main cause of hospitalacquired diarrhoea. INVERNESS MEDICAL has introduced two new rapid tests.
Clinical symptoms of C. difficile associated disease (CDAD) were once thought to be solely due to Toxin A. However, there is growing evidence that Toxin B may also play an important role in the pathogenesis of C. difficile. According to Inverness Medical’s VP International Business, David Walton, it is becoming mandatory in an increasing number of countries to use a test that detects both toxins.
A positive or negative result can be achieved in approximately 10 minutes.
