SAN DIEGO (AP) _ Quidel Corp. (QDEL) on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings of $215.8 million.

The San Diego-based company said it had net income of $5.08 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $5.36 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 87 cents per share.

The medical diagnostics company posted revenue of $509.7 million in the period.

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