| Toronto, Canada – BTNX Inc. has launched a | | | | person and in infected wounds or sores on the |
| Rapid Response® advanced FDA cleared & | | | | skin. The bacteria are usually spread when |
| CLIA waived in-vitro diagnostic group A | | | | infected secretions come in the contact with the |
| streptococcus, or strep A, test, which is a | | | | mouth, nose, or eyes of an uninfected person. |
| qualitative lateral flow immunoassay for the | | | | Strep A bacteria usually causes relatively mild |
| detection of strep A carbohydrate antigen in a | | | | illnesses, such as streptococcal sore throat (strep |
| throat swab. | | | | throat) and streptococcal skin infections (impetigo). |
| Strep A is a bacterium that is commonly found in | | | | It can also cause more serious illnesses such as |
| the throat and on the skin. Strep A bacteria might | | | | scarlet fever, rheumatic fever, postpartum fever, |
| cause no symptoms of disease, but they can also | | | | wound infections, and pneumonia. |
| cause infections that range from mild to | | | | Occasionally, a deadly type of strep A bacteria |
| life-threatening. | | | | can invade the blood, muscle and fat tissue, or |
| Strep A bacteria are spread by direct | | | | lungs and cause a serious and often life- |
| person-to-person contact. The bacteria are carried | | | | threatening type infections. |
| in discharges from nose or throat of an infected | | | | |