NEW YORK (360Dx) – Becton Dickinson said today that the US Food and Drug Administration has granted 510(k) clearance for its BD Max enteric viral panel, a molecular diagnostic test for the detection and differentiation of pathogens that cause viral gastroenteritis.

The BD Max enteric panel detects the viral cause of infectious diarrhea symptoms, including norovirus, rotavirus, adenovirus, human astrovirus, and sapovirus, in all care settings, the firm said.