C. DIFF QUIK CHEK COMPLETE®

The C. DIFF QUIK CHEK COMPLETE® test is the only rapid cassette assay that simultaneously detects both glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) antigen and toxins A & B of C. difficile in fecal specimens. The test detects C. difficile antigen, GDH, as a screen for the presence of C. difficile and confirms the presence of toxigenic C. difficile by detecting toxins A and B in fecal specimens from persons suspected of having C. difficile disease.  This test is to be used as an aid in the diagnosis of C. difficile disease.

Benefits

  • Accurate: The C. DIFF QUIK CHEK COMPLETE® test provides a final answer on up to 90 percent of samples in one test

  • Rapid: The test yields results in less than 30 minutes

  • Flexible: Samples may be performed in batches or individually for on demand testing

  • Convenient: The test works with any specimen consistency and with samples stored in transport media such as Cary Blair or C&S

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Specifications

  • The antigen portion of the C. DIFF QUIK CHEK COMPLETE® test detected 98.7% of the cyto-toxicity tissue culture-positive samples.

  • The Negative Predictive Value for the toxin portion compared to cyto-toxicity tissue culture was 98.1%

  • Toxin sensitivity 87.8% compared to cyto-toxicity tissue culture

  • Toxin specificity 99.4% compared to cyto-toxicity tissue culture

  • Kit Sizes=25 tests or 50 tests

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References

1. ASM Guidance Document for Laboratory Detection of Toxigenic Clostridium difficile

http://www.asm.org//images/pdf/Clinical/clostridiumdifficile9-21.pdf

2. SHEA-IDSA Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults: 2010 Update

http://www.journals.uchicago.edu//doi/pdf/10.1086/651706

3. Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests for Clostridium difficile Infection

http://jcm.asm.org//cgi/content/full/48/2/606?view=long&pmid=20032256

4. C. Diff Quik Chek Complete Enzyme Immunoassay Provides a Reliable First-Line Method for Detection of Clostridium difficile in Stool Specimens

http://jcm.asm.org//cgi/content/full/48/2/603?view=long&pmid=19955275

5. Clostridium difficile Infections: What Every Clinician Should Know

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov//pmc/articles/PMC2912081/?tool=pubmed

Infectious Diseases Testing: How Traditional Techniques Complement Molecular Approaches. AACC 2010.

 

 

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Technical Support

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