Reported Aug 20, 2014 · Terminated
Nanosphere Verigene Each CDF test consists of a Verigene CDF Nucleic Acid Test Kit and a Verigene CDF Amplification…
Nanosphere, Inc.
Low riskThis product is unlikely to cause harm, but it breaks a safety or labelling rule.What you should do
Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.
Firm contact: Nanosphere, Inc. · 4088 Commercial Ave · Northbrook, IL · 60062-1829
Is this the product you have?
- Nanosphere Verigene Each CDF test consists of a Verigene CDF Nucleic Acid Test Kit and a Verigene CDF Amplification Reagent Kit. The Verigene Clostridium difficile Nucleic Acid Test (CDF) is a qualitative multiplexed in vitro diagnostic test for the rapid detection of toxin A (tcdA), toxin B (tcdB), and tcdC gene sequences of toxigenic Clostridium difficile and for presumptive identification of PCR ribotype 027 strains from unformed (liquid or soft) stool specimens collected from patients suspected of having C. difficile infection (CDI). Presumptive identification of the PCR ribotype 027 strain of C. difficile is by detection of the binary toxin (cdt) gene sequence and the single base pair deletion at nucleotide 117 in the tcdC gene. The tcdC gene encodes for a negative regulator in C. difficile toxin production. The test is performed on the Verigene System and utilizes automated specimen preparation and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification, combined with a nanoparticle-based array hybridization assay to detect the toxin gene sequences associated with toxin-producing C. difficile. The CDF test is indicated for use as an aid in the diagnosis of CDI. Detection of PCR ribotype 027 strains of C. difficile by the CDF test is solely for epidemiological purposes and is not intended to guide or monitor treatment for C. difficile infections. Concomitant culture is necessary only if further typing or organism recovery is required.
- Lot codes and dates
- Verigene CDF Amplification Trays
- Catalog Number20-011-022
- Lot Numbers061913022D and 071813022E
- Amount recalled
- 280 sets of trays
This recall covers 3 products
The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 2 are below.
Where it was sold
Why it was recalled
Nanosphere has received report of an increased rate of "No Call - INT CTL 2" results for the Internal Control 2 (INT CTL 2) when negative samples are tested with certain lots of CDF Amplification Trays (20-011-022), which are contained in the CDF Amplification Reagent Kit (20-012-022); specifically for lots 061913022D and 071813022E.
This product is unlikely to cause harm, but it breaks a safety or labelling rule.
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