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Highly Multiplexed Microbiological/Medical Countermeasure In Vitro Nucleic Acid Based Diagnostic Devices Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff August 2014

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Docket Number:
FDA-2012-D-1057
Issued by:
Guidance Issuing Office
Center for Devices and Radiological Health

FDA is issuing this guidance to provide industry and agency staff with recommendations for studies to establish the analytical and clinical performance of highly multiplexed microbiological/medical countermeasure in vitro nucleic acid based diagnostic devices (hereafter referred to as HMMDs) intended to simultaneously detect and identify multiple pathogen nucleic acids extracted from a single appropriate human specimen or culture. For the purposes of this guidance document, the multiplex level that is used to define HMMDs is the capability to detect ≥20 different organisms/targets, in a single reaction, using a nucleic acid-based technology and involves testing multiple targets through a common process of specimen preparation, amplification and/or detection, and result interpretation. HMMDs are used to aid in the diagnosis of infection or screening for colonization. This guidance is not intended to replace or supersede other assay specific guidance documents.

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