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Rapid Diagnostics

Tiny Sensors Could Aid Rapid MRSA Detection

Scientists have developed the test to show whether wounds or lesions are infected with bacteria and if methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is present. The test, developed at the University of Edinburgh in collaboration with NHS Lothian, works by taking swabs ...More
March 29, 2012
Posted in News
How Accurate are Rapid Flu Tests?

A new study conducted by researchers from McGill University, the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI MUHC), and Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Centre, Montreal, has put the accuracy of rapid influenza diagnostic tests (RIDTs) under the ...More
February 27, 2012
Posted in News
Metabolic 'Breathalyzer' Reveals Early Signs of Disease, Infection

The future of disease diagnosis may lie in a "breathalyzer"-like technology currently under development at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. New research published online in the journal Metabolism demonstrates a simple but sensitive method that can distinguish normal and ...More
February 6, 2012
Posted in News
New BD Veritor System for Rapid Detection of Flu A+B Receives 510(k) Clearance and CLIA Waiver

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) announces that it has received 510(k) clearance and Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) waiver from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the BD Veritor™ System for rapid detection of Flu A+B. This is the first rapid ...More
December 19, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
Researchers Evaluate the Clinical Effectiveness of Rapid Tests for MRSA

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is often resistant to multiple classes of antibiotics. Julie Polisena, of the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and colleagues, conducted a systematic review to evaluate the ...More
December 13, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
OraSure Technologies Receives CLIA Waiver for OraQuick HCV Rapid Test

OraSure Technologies, Inc. announces that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a waiver under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) for its OraQuick® HCV Rapid Antibody Test for use with fingerstick whole blood and venous whole blood ...More
November 29, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
Contract Awarded to Oxford Diagnostic Laboratories for T-SPOT TB Testing

Oxford Immunotec, Inc. announces that the National Acquisition Center of the Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a Federal Supply Schedule contract to Oxford Diagnostic Laboratories for T-SPOT.TB testing. This contract will be effective from Nov. 1, 2011 through Oct. ...More
November 9, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
New Strategy for Developing Rapid Diagnostics

An international consortium of researchers has devised a novel strategy for developing rapid, inexpensive diagnostic tests for microbial infections. Effective treatment of microbial infection is critically dependent on early diagnosis and identification of the causative ...More
September 1, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
Researchers Use Gold Nanoparticles to Diagnose Flu in Minutes

Arriving at a rapid and accurate diagnosis is critical during flu outbreaks, but until now, physicians and public health officials have had to choose between a highly accurate yet time-consuming test or a rapid but error-prone test. A new detection method developed at the ...More
August 3, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
Quick Test to Diagnose Bacterial or Viral Infection Developed

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have developed a new test that quickly and accurately distinguishes between bacterial and viral infections in as little as five hours. Treating viral infections with antibiotics is ineffective and contributes to the ...More
July 20, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

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