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New 'all-in-one' blood, stool test helps diagnose common causes of persistent diarrhea
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Prometheus Laboratories has announced the launch of a new test called IBcause that simultaneously evaluates 20 stool and serum measures to help diagnose many common causes of persistent diarrhea.
“IBcause may help health care providers get to a diagnosis faster and a specific treatment plan sooner than sequential testing and empiric treatment for persistent diarrhea,” Warren Cresswell, general manager and head of Prometheus Diagnostics, said in a press release. “IBcause brings many key stool and serum assays together, including a proprietary assay that is not available elsewhere in the United States to test for bile acid malabsorption (BAM). BAM may affect up to 50% of patients with unexplained persistent diarrhea and is often overlooked or misdiagnosed as diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D).”
In addition to this new test, the company has launched an online portal for ordering tests, checking results and obtaining patient information resources, according to the press release.
Disclosures: Cresswell is employed by Prometheus.