21 CFR § 866.3065 - spp. serological reagents.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s866.3065"
source: "ecfr"
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title: "21 CFR § 866.3065 - spp. serological reagents."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "866.3065"
section_name: "spp. serological reagents."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "MEDICAL DEVICES"
part_number: "866"
part_name: "IMMUNOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY DEVICES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "21 U.S.C. 351, 360, 360c, 360e, 360j, 360 371."
regulatory_source: "47 FR 50823, Nov. 9, 1982, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "866"
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# 866.3065 spp. serological reagents.

(a) *Identification. Bordetella* spp. serological reagents are devices that consist of antigens and antisera, including antisera conjugated with a fluorescent dye, used in serological tests to identify *Bordetella* spp. from cultured isolates or directly from clinical specimens. The identification aids in the diagnosis of diseases caused by bacteria belonging to the genus *Bordetella* and provides epidemiological information on these diseases. *Bordetella* spp. cause whooping cough (*Bordetella pertussis*) and other similiarly contagious and acute respiratory infections characterized by pneumonitis (inflammation of the lungs).

(b) *Classification.* Class I (general controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 866.9.

[47 FR 50823, Nov. 9, 1982, as amended at 54 FR 25046, June 12, 1989; 66 FR 38791, July 25, 2001]