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2:45PM Quidel's Diagnostic Hybrids receives FDA emergency use authorization for D3 Ultra 2009 H1N1 Influenza A Virus ID Kit (QDEL) 13.58 +0.40 : Diagnostic Hybrids, a Quidel Company, has received emergency use authorization from the FDA for its D3 UltraTM 2009 H1N1 Influenza A Virus ID Kit, a monoclonal antibody fluorescent staining kit for the specific identification of 2009 H1N1 influenza A in direct patient specimens or incubated tissue cultures. The D3 Ultra 2009 H1N1 Influenza A Virus ID Kit is to be used for individuals with signs and symptoms of influenza and who previously tested positive for the presence of influenza A virus-infected cells by a currently available FDA-cleared direct immunofluorescence influenza A antibody device such as the D3 Ultra Respiratory Virus Screening and ID Kit.