Real-time PCR has gained significant acceptance by high-complexity clinical laboratories developing tests for a variety of applications. Sensitivity, automation, and turnaround time have made PCR ...

For infectious disease pathogen detection and research, real-time PCR enables reliable, sensitive, specific, and scalable results over slower culture-based methods. As SARS-CoV-2 testing declines, ...

Visby Medical, a leading innovator in at-home PCR testing of infectious diseases, has announced a strategic collaboration with Watchmaker Genomics, a supplier of innovative products for molecular ...

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology-based testing method has been widely recognized as the golden standard for detecting infectious agents. Real‐time monitoring of PCR has further simplified ...

SALT LAKE CITY-Scientists at the University of Utah School of Medicine, ARUP Laboratories, and IDbyDNA, Inc., have developed ultra-fast, meta-genomics analysis software called Taxonomer that ...

The COVID-19 pandemic required laboratories to operate at a record scale in a reduced timelines creating more potential opportunities for accidental template contamination. Three basic recommendations ...

For people with suspected community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in the emergency department (ED), routine polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing on lower respiratory tract samples led to faster and more ...

Viral infections are difficult to diagnose based on the patient’s clinical presentation alone. A reliable and accurate diagnosis requires laboratory-based testing for the pathogen of interest. Such ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pathotrak Inc., a startup on a mission to revolutionize food safety and the food supply chain to make outbreaks a thing of the past, has received AOAC ® Performance ...

Acute respiratory infections remain one of the leading causes of hospitalization in children worldwide. Pathogens may interact with one another, altering disease patterns in unpredictable ways. The ...