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Cepheid, Inc. (CPHD) Xpert Norovirus Released in Europe

April 10, 2014 7:53 AM EDT

Cepheid, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPHD) announced the release of Xpert Norovirus, a qualitative in vitro diagnostic test for rapid identification and differentiation of Noroviruses genogroup I (GI) and genogroup II (GII), to be marketed as a CE IVD product under the European Directive on In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices. The test runs on Cepheid's GeneXpert® System, the world's leading molecular diagnostic platform.

Norovirus is a highly contagious virus and is the most common cause of viral gastroenteritis worldwide. Noroviruses can be transmitted from an infected person,... More