Written question asked by Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 1 April 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 April 2009. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Monday, 20 April 2009 on behalf of the Department of Health.
CJD: Screening
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 27 March 2009, Official Report, columns 756-7W, on CJD: screening, what the criteria are for validation of a test for variant Creuzfeldt-Jakob disease.
- Answer
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Any item of equipment for a variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease test kit must meet the essential safety requirements specified in the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Directive.The device must perform as intended by the manufacturer and meet criteria relating to sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, repeatability and reproducibility.
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- 491 c445-6W; 269064
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- 2008-09
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- Subjects
- Screening CJD
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