DESCRIPTION
OCCULT BLOOD IN FECES
The acronym FOB (Fecal Occult Blood) indicates the presence of occult blood in the stool, due to various gastrointestinal disorders such as: polyps, ulcers, colitis, diverticula, rhagades, hemorrhoids or tumor
WHO IS THIS TEST FOR?
BOWEL-FOB TEST is useful for identifying the presence of blood in the stool, in some cases not identifiable with the naked eye, especially over 45 years of age
TECH SPECS
BOWEL-FOB TEST is an immunochromatographic device that detects the smallest amounts (above 40 ng/mL) of occult blood in stool samples.
| Specificity | 99% |
| Sensitivity | 78.7% |
| Accuracy | 92.6% |
