Fecal Occult Blood

& Transferrin
(FOBT)
Rapid Test Device
(Feces)

For Sensitive, Accurate, High Sensitivity and

Precise Test Specificity
Intended Use Performance Characteristic Materials Provided
BIOCARE Fecal Occult Blood & Transferrin (FOBT) Rapid Test BIOCARE Fecal Occult Blood & Transferrin (FOBT)
Device is a rapid visual immunoassay for the qualitative,  Rapid Test Devices
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presumptive detection of human hemoglobin and transferrin  Specimen dilution tubes with
in human fecal specimens. This kit is intended for use as an Commercially Available Rapid Test
buffer
aid in the diagnosis of bleeding gastrointestinal disorders.  Package insert
Colorectal cancer is a cancer that occurs in the colon or Other Rapid Test
Total
rectum, and affects both men and women of all racial and + - Specification
ethnic groups, and is most often found in people aged 50 TRF + 132 1 133
years or older. For men, colorectal cancer is the third most Rapid
Test - 2 157 159 Specimen : Feces
common cancer after prostate and lung cancer. For women,
Total 134 158 292
colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer after Results : 5 – 10 minutes.
Sensitivity : 98.5%
breast and lung cancers.
Specificity : 99.4% Kit : 25 Devices
Fecal occult blood should be an important indicator in the
Overall Agreement : 99.0%
diagnostic evaluation of patients with suspected Storage : 2 – 30 °C.
gastrointestinal bleeding of any etiology, not just as an
Other Rapid Test Shelf – life : 24 months
indication of colorectal cancer. The presence of human Total
+ - from manufacturing date
hemoglobin in feces is inadequate as a sreening test for
FOB + 131 2 133
stomach cancer (upper gastrointestinal disorders), because of Rapid
human hemoglobin derived from the upper digestive tract is Test - 3 156 159
broken down in the intestinal tract (the antigenicity is lost). Total 134 158 292
Detection of fecal transferrin, which is more stable in stool Sensitivity : 97.8%
than hemoglobin, provides an alternative way of diagnosing Specificity : 98.7%
the disease in the upper digestive tract. Overall Agreement : 98.3%
Blood in the feces may be the only symptom of cancer, but
not all blood in the feces is caused by cancer. Other
conditions that can cause blood in the stool include:
Haemorrhoids, Anal fissures, Colon polyps, Peptic ulcers,
Ulcerative colitis. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
Crohn’s disease, use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
(NSAIDs).

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