Actim®FecalBloodisaneasy-to-userapidtesttodetectoccultbloodinfeces–asymptomofseveregastrointestinaldiseases.TheadvancedanduniquedesignofActimFecalBloodoffersaveryuser-friendlyandhygienicsolutionforbothpatientsandprofessionals.
Fecesdon’tnormallycontainmeasurableamountsofblood,thusoccultbloodinfecesisasignofbleedinginthegastrointestinaltract.Thismaybecausedby,forexample,hemorrhoids,butmayalsobeasignofcolorectalcancer.
ActimFecalBloodisintendedtodetectbleedinginthegastrointestinaltractevenwhentherearenovisIBLesigns.Thesimpleandnon-invasivetestprocedureincreasespatients’willingnesstotakethetest.Earlydiagnosisofoccultbleedingiscrucialandcanleadtolifesavingtreatment.
TheActim®FecalBloodrapidtestisbasedonhighlyspecificmonoclonalantibodiesthatonlydetecthumanhemoglobin.Therefore,nodietaryrestrictionsconcerningredmeat,orvegetablesandfruitswithperoxidaseactivityarerequired.Asaresult,thetestcanbetakenatanytime.
Thankstoitsoptimalsensitivityandhighspecificity(94%),ActimFecalBlooddetectsgastrointestinalbleedingevenbeforevisiblesignsandhelpstoavoidunnecessary,uncomfortable,andcostlyexams.
Theinnovativeleak-proofsampletubeallowshygienicsamplecollection–evenathome.Thesamplingdeviceautomaticallyadjuststheamountofsample,whichensuresthattestresultsarealwaysconsistent.Thewholetestcanbecarriedoutwithoutopeningthetubecap.Thisguaranteescleananduser-friendlytesting.Aftersamplecollection,thesampletubecanbestoredatroomtemperatureforuptooneweek,whichenablestakingmultiplesamplesonvariousdays.
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Accuratedetectionofinvisibleamountsofbloodinfecesisessentialforearlydiagnosisandtreatment.Forexample,thefive-yearsurvivalrateofcolorectalcancerisupto90%inearly-diagnosedcases,butdeclinesrapidlyifthecancerhasprogressedfurther.
Thesimpleandnon-invasivetestprocedureincreasesthepatients’willingnesstotakethetest,andmakesActim®FecalBloodanoptimalscreeningtool.UnliketrADItionalguaiactests,ActimFecalBlooddoesnotinterferewithfoodsubstancescontaininghemoglobinorperoxidaseactivity.
ActimFecalBloodforreliableandconvenienttesting
Actim®FecalBloodtestkitcontainsallnecessarymaterialsandcanbestoredatroomtemperature:2–30°C.
OpentheSpecimenDilutionBuffertubeandtakesomefecesusingthesamplingstickattachedtothescrewcap.Twistthestickindifferentplacesinthefecessample.
Putthesamplingstickbackintothetubebypushingthesticktroughtheconeandclosethecaptightly.ShakethetubetosUSPendthespecimeninthebuffer.
Usethesharptipoftheperforatingdevice(dipstick)topuncturetheperforationareainthebottomofthebuffertubethenpushthedeviceintothetubeuntilthestopperpreventsitgoingfurther.
Slowlyinvertthetubeupsidedownonceandimmediatelyplacethetubeonthetableinanuprightposition.
Itisimportantthattheinvertingmovementisnottooabrupt,apeacefulinversionisvitalforthecorrectperformanceofthetest.Also,thetubemustnotremainupsidedown.
Apositiveresultcanbereadassoonasitbecomesvisible.Twobluelines=occultbloodinfeces,furtherinvestigationisneeded.
Anegativeresultshouldbeconfirmedat10minutes.Oneblueline=nooccultbloodinfeces.
Actim®FecalBloodtestkitsareavailableinmultiplepackageformats.Alltestkitscontain:
Actim®FecalBloodControlsareintendedtobeusedwiththeActimFecalBloodtestforexternalqualitycontrol.Thecontrolsmayalsobeusedtodemonstratenegativeresultsandweakandstrongpositiveresults.Thecontrolsetincludesnegative,lowpositive,andhighpositivecontrolsaswellasreconstitutionsolution.
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