Oxoid, has announced the extension of its ProSpecT range of qualitative enzyme immunoassays to include test kits for adenovirus, astrovirus, Clostridium difficile, Campylobacter, Cryptosporidium, Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia, Cryptosporidium, rotavirus and Escherichia coli.
These easy-to-use, diagnostic tests for gastroenteritis caused by bacteria, viruses and parasites require minimal hands-on time, are suitable for automated protocols and provide results in less than two hours. The test kits have common substrate, wash buffer and stop solution, plus colour-coded kit-specific components for ease of handling.
Rapid differential diagnosis of the cause of infection is important, both for patient treatment and appropriate infection control measures. ProSpecT tests are quick and easy to perform, giving sensitive and specific results for the majority of causes of gastroenteritis.
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