MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET BD GeneOhm™ Cdiff
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I. Identification
Trade Name (as labelled)
BD GeneOhm™ Cdiff
Product use
BD GeneOhm™ Cdiff assay is a rapid in vitro diagnostic test
for the direct, qualitative detection of Clostridium difficile
Toxin B gene (tcdB)
Supplier/manufacturer’s name
BD Diagnostics
ADDRESS:
2050 boul. René-Lévesque O., 4e étage,
Ste-Foy, Québec, Canada G1V 2K8
Customer Service:
(888) GeneOhm (888-436-3646)
Web Site:
http://www.bd.com/geneohm/english/
II. Composition and information on ingredients
This Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) describes the composition of the BD GeneOhm™ Cdiff assay.
This assay is designed for rapid amplification and detection of C. difficile Toxin B gene (tcdB) in human
faecal specimens from patients suspected of having C. difficile-associated disease (CDAD). It consists of
the 5 following tubes:
TUBE NAME
IDENTIFICATION IN THIS DOCUMENT
Sample buffer
tube A
Lysis Tube
tube B
Master Mix
tube C
Diluent
tube D
Control DNA
tube H
This MSDS provides complete information on all the components described in the following tables. Unless
otherwise specified, the information in each of the following sections (sections III to XVI) of this document is
pertinent to each reagent.
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET BD GeneOhm™ Cdiff
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Exposure limits in air
ACGIH
OSHA
Other
Tube
ID
Chemical name CAS #
% v/v
or
w/w
TLV
mg/m3
STEL
mg/m3
PEL
mg/m3
STEL
mg/m3
IDLH
mg/m3
mg/m3
A, D, H
Tris(hydroxymethyl)
amino-methane
(Tris)
77-86-1
0.1
NE
NE
NE
NE
NE
NE
A, H
Ethylenediamine-
tetraacetic acid
(EDTA)
60-00-4
0.005
NE
NE
NE
NE
NE
10 mg/m3
(TWA)
B
glass beads acid
washed
N/Ap
84.6
NE
NE
*15mg/m3
**5mg/m3
NE
NE
NE
C
DNA polymerase
complex
9012-90-2
< 0.01
10mg/m3
NE
NE
NE
NE
NE
C
Bovine serum
albumin (BSA)
None
< 0.04
NE
NE
NE
NE
NE
NE
C, H D-Trehalose
Dihydrate
18835-2
9.3
NE
NE
no