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EZ Detect™ - Clinical Studies
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Adult and Pediatric Urology Diplomate American Board of Urology Fellow American College of Surgeons |
Chairman and Director of Laboratories Whittier Hospital Medical Center Board of Pathology |
RESULTS OF CLINICAL STUDY
COMPARING EZ DETECT™ TEST
AND HEMOCCULT®
SLIDE TEST
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FINDINGS: |
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Total number of patients studied: |
105 |
All patients with positive Hemoccult® test slides were positive with EZ Detect™ test tissues. |
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Total number of specimens tested: |
120 |
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Total positives: |
28 |
The EZ Detect™ test was found to be sensitive for upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Two patients who had positive EZ Detect™ test were later found to have gastric ulcers at the time of gastroscopy. |
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Total negatives: |
92 |
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Percent positives: |
23% |
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SUPPLEMENTARY CLINICAL STUDY EZ DETECT™ VS. HEMOCCULT®
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Test System |
Positives |
Negatives |
Total Specimens |
Total Patients |
CONCLUSIONS: |
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EZ
Detect™
Biomerica
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When testing three consecutive bowel movements, EZ Detect™ and Hemoccult® give equivalent results. EZ Detect™ may not require three consecutive testing, according to the detailed data.* The other apparent discrepancies are easily explained by experimental error or Hemoccult® giving false positive or false negative results (as shown in the detailed data)*, which may be attributed to patient non-compliance to dietary restrictions. |
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Hemoccult® Smith Kline
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41
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122
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163
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81 |
COMPARISON OF EZ DETECT™ VS. HEMOCCULT® II
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Test System |
Positives |
Negatives |
Total Specimens |
Total Patients |
Patients were randomly selected at Whittier Hospital Medical Center and Humana West Anaheim Community Hospital for comparison of the EZ Detect™ Test with the Hemoccult® Test. Patients hospitalized for various conditions were used as subjects for the evaluation. CONCLUSION: Samples with Hematuria and hemorrhoids were positive with EZ Detect™ Test and negative with Hemoccult®. |
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EZ Detect™ Biomerica |
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25 |
47 |
33 |
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Hemoccult® Smith Kline |
16 |
33 |
48 |
33 |
STATEMENTS:
EZ Detect™ is an approved test for detecting hidden stool blood
that could be caused by a variety of bowel problems including colorectal
cancer, diverticulitis, colitis, hemorrhoids, etc. That test requires no diet
restrictions (including vitamin C) before or during testing. EZ Detect™ was also found to be sensitive for upper
gastrointestinal bleeding. EZ Detect™ is superior to the Hemoccult® test because of its simplicity, which
facilitates better patient compliance. The test is sanitary, easy to use and is
performed in the privacy of the home. The user just drops the pad into the
toilet bowl after a bowel movement and the result appears within 2 minutes. By
contrast, the Hemoccult®
test is complicated, unsanitary and lengthy because the patient must collect
and handle stools, send a stool specimen to a laboratory for analysis, and then
wait for the results.
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