Launch of the PLEX-ID C. diff Typing and Virulence Assay

The PLEX-ID C. diff Typing and Virulence Assay is a qualitative, non-diagnostic assay intended for simultaneous identification of C. difficile and detection of several important genotypic markers associated with virulence. The assay is designed to be able to rapidly identify C. difficile and detect multiple mutations in the tcdC locus, including the previously described 18 base pair deletion and single nucleotide deletion associated with NAP-1 strains, while simultaneously detecting tcdA, tcdB, cdtA, and cdtB, the genes associated with Toxin A and Toxin B. The assay is designed for detection from isolates.