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surf1944

03/18/13 11:06 AM

#32 RE: surf1944 #31

8:01AM Quidel and Life Technologies (LIFE) receive FDA clearance for Clostridium difficile Assay and Quantstudio DX and 7500 Fast DX Real-Time PCR Instruments (QDEL) 23.92 : Quidel (QDEL) and Life Technologies (LIFE) announces that they received 510(k) clearances from the FDA to market the Quidel Molecular Direct C. difficile Assay with Life Technologies' QuantStudio Dx and 7500 Fast Dx Applied Biosystems Real-Time PCR Instruments. Clostridium difficile bacterial infections are life-threatening, especially for the elderly, immunocompromised populations, and for patients on a prolonged antibiotic regimen.