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I read/heard that it is a good idea to rehydrate sampled Hemoccult/ Hemoccult SENSA tests to increase sensitivity, is this correct?

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I read/heard that it is a good idea to rehydrate sampled Hemoccult/ Hemoccult SENSA tests to increase sensitivity, is this correct?

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We do not recommend rehydrating sampled Hemoccult / Hemoccult SENSA tests. Rehydrating may increase sensitivity, however, you will also decrease specificity.