The test is intended for use as the initial screen in the two-step testing process recommended by the CDC for detecting antibodies against B. burgdorferi.
The firm said that the decline was due to a customer shifting to internalizing genetic ordering, adverse weather, and the loss of an undisclosed commercial payor.
By testing for changes in PCT levels, clinicians can use the assay to assess the risk of a patient getting a lower respiratory tract infection and sepsis.
Metafora is developing a blood test to help with early diagnosis of De Vivo disease, a metabolic disorder associated with glucose transport deficiency.
Alere received clearance for the Afinion HbA1c Dx and for the Alere i Strep A 2, a rapid molecular test for the qualitative detection of Streptococcus pyogenes.
The firm sold about about 7 million shares of its common stock at $7.50 per share, including 915,000 shares to the offering’s underwriters also for $7.50 per share.
The study solidified how doctors should interpret and act upon an intermediate result from the breast cancer risk test in how to treat early-stage patients.
In a lawsuit filed in the US District Court in Maine, Copan alleged that Puritan infringed patents on core flocked swab technology used to collect test samples.
