CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Meridian Bioscience, Inc., (NASDAQ:VIVO) today announced that it has received an approved medical device license from Health Canada for its new molecular amplification assay, illumigene C. difficile. Clostridium difficile is a bacterium that can cause diarrhea and, in severe cases, a life-threatening inflammation of the colon. The illumigene molecular amplification assay detects the presence of the toxin producing region from the C. difficile DNA, and provides highly accurate results in under an hour. Meridian, a leading manufacturer of rapid immunoassay C. difficile tests, expands its existing portfolio with this new, simpler molecular assay. Having received this license, the Company will be uniquely positioned in the Canadian market to provide a full line of C. difficile testing solutions that meet the needs of its clinical lab customers.
