FDA Grants Emergency Authorization For MERS-CoV Test

FDA has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for Alton Diagnostics GmbH’s RealStar MERS-CoV RT-PCR Kit, used to detect Middle East Respiratory Syndrome CoronaVirus, or MERS-CoV.

FDA issued the authorization on the condition that the firm make fact sheets available to health care providers the describe interpreting results from the test; and to patients on understanding...