RAPID NON-INVASIVE DIAGNOSIS OF CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE FROM HUMAN FECAL SPECIMENS

The C. DIFF QUIK CHEK® test is a rapid membrane enzyme immunoassay for use as a screening test to detect Clostridium difficile antigen, glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH), in fresh or frozen human fecal specimens from persons suspected of having C. difficile disease.

C DIFF QUIK CHEK®

• Rapid membrane enzyme immunoassay
• Results in approximately 30 minutes without instrumentation
• Single test cassette format
• Simple and clear interpretation of results

• Performance Characteristics compared to bacterial culture
  • Sensitivity 92.8%
  • Specificity 92.6%
• Limit of Detection (LOD)
  • 0.8 ng.ml

 Video Demonstration

Glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) is the protein produced by all C. difficile bacteria, regardless of their toxin-producing ability. Testing for GDH is a good screening marker for C. difficile infection, but follow-up testing is necessary because a GDH result alone does not indicate if the strain can produce toxin.

Clostridium difficile infection usually occurs when the normal microflora of the intestinal tract is altered or killed by antibiotics. Once toxigenic C. difficile growth begins, toxins are produced, causing diarrhea and colitis. Toxigenic strains of C. difficile carry the genes encoding the toxins. The disease results from the toxins that the organism produces.

Download Brochure

Download Pack Insert

The Techlab Quik Chek System principle

Ordering Details

Product Code: TLI-30390                      C. DIFF QUIK CHEK® (25 tests)