Rapid Diagnostics

  • UGA Researchers Develop Rapid Diagnostic Test for Pathogens, Contaminants
    Using nanoscale materials, researchers at the University of Georgia have developed a single-step method to rapidly and accurately detect viruses, bacteria and chemical contaminants. ...More
    July 19, 2012
    Posted in News
  • Package Inserts Overstate Diagnostic TB Tests' Accuracy
    Clinicians and laboratory professionals often rely on manufacturers' package inserts to assess the accuracy of diagnostic medical tests. However, package inserts frequently greatly overstate such tests' accuracy, according to a case study of package inserts for tuberculosis ...More
    July 18, 2012
    Posted in News
  • Sensitive Test Helps Improve Vaccine Safety
    Salmonella Typhi (S. Typhi) is the causative agent of typhoid fever, a serious health threat resulting in some 22 million new cases yearly and approximately 217,000 fatalities. A number of novel vaccine candidates using live attenuated strains of Salmonella are being ...More
    June 28, 2012
    Posted in News
  • FDA Allows Marketing of First Test to Identify Bacteria Associated with Bloodstream Infections
    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it will allow marketing of the first nucleic acid test that can identify 12 different bacterial types known to cause bloodstream infections. The test allows for simultaneous identification of the bacteria and three associated ...More
    June 27, 2012
    Posted in News
  • CDC Develops New Test for Dengue Virus
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed a new diagnostic test to detect the presence of dengue virus in people with symptoms of dengue fever or dengue hemorrhagic fever. The test, called the CDC DENV-1-4 Real Time RT PCR Assay, has been authorized ...More
    June 20, 2012
    Posted in News
  • A Smarter Way to Track Influenza
    In April 2009, the world took notice as reports surfaced of a virus in Mexico that had mutated from pigs and was being passed from human to human. The H1N1 "swine flu," as the virus was named, circulated worldwide, killing more than 18,000 people, according to the World ...More
    June 11, 2012
    Posted in News
  • New TB Test Promises to be Cheap and Fast
    Biomedical engineers at UC Davis have developed a microfluidic chip to test for latent tuberculosis. They hope the test will be cheaper, faster and more reliable than current testing for the disease. ...More
    May 22, 2012
    Posted in News
  • OraSure Technologies Announces Rapid HCV Testing Initiatives
    OraSure Technologies, Inc. announces its support of numerous rapid hepatitis C (HCV) testing initiatives for the first National Hepatitis Testing Day, taking place on May 19, 2012. These testing initiatives, happening in more than 20 cities across the country, will help ...More
    May 18, 2012
    Posted in News
  • Tiny Tool Can Play Big Role Against Tuberculosis
    A tiny filter could have a big impact around the world in the fight against tuberculosis. Using the traditional microscope-based diagnosis method as a starting point, a University of Florida lung disease specialist and colleagues in Brazil have devised a way to detect more ...More
    May 17, 2012
    Posted in News
  • Researchers Develop Rapid Test Strips for Bacterial Contamination in Swimming Water
    Urban beach closures due to coliform outbreaks have become disturbing signs of summer, yet water-testing technology has never been fast enough to keep up with changing conditions, nor accessible enough to check all waters. Now, researchers at McMaster University have ...More
    April 30, 2012
    Posted in News
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