Rapid Diagnostics

  • Fast Sepsis Test Can Save Lives
    Blood poisoning can be fatal. If you suffer from sepsis, you used to have to wait as much as 48 hours for laboratory findings. A new diagnostic platform as big as a credit card will now supply the analysis after as little as an hour. This system is based on nanoparticles ...More
    December 23, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Researchers Develop Rapid Diagnostic Test for Common Type of Pneumonia
    University of Georgia researchers have developed a technique that can diagnose a common type of pneumonia within minutes, potentially replacing existing tests that can take several days for results. The researchers, whose findings are detailed online in the journal PLoS ...More
    December 16, 2010
    Posted in News
  • New Tuberculosis Test to Have Worldwide Impact
    The driving force behind the rapid tuberculosis test that received World Health Organization endorsement this week is Dr. David Alland, chief of the Division of Infectious Disease at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School. The test, which uses DNA technology to diagnose ...More
    December 13, 2010
    Posted in News
  • WHO Endorses New Rapid TB Test
    The World Health Organization (WHO)'s endorsement of the rapid test, which is a fully automated NAAT (nucleic acid amplification test) follows 18 months of rigorous assessment of its field effectiveness in the early diagnosis of TB, as well as multidrug-resistant TB ...More
    December 8, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Study Suggests Early Detection is Possible for Prion Diseases
    A fast test to diagnose fatal brain conditions such as mad cow disease in cattle and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans could be on the horizon, according to a new study from National Institutes of Health scientists. Researchers at NIH's National Institute of Allergy and ...More
    December 3, 2010
    Posted in News
  • FDA Clears Quest Diagnostics' Simplexa Influenza and Respiratory Virus Test Kit
    Quest Diagnostics Incorporated announces that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued 510(k) clearance to the Focus Diagnostics Simplexa Flu A/B & RSV test on the 3M™ Integrated Cycler. The Simplexa test, developed and manufactured by Quest Diagnostics' Focus ...More
    December 1, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Researchers Study New Test to Prevent Overuse of Antibiotics in Pregnant Women
    A more rapid laboratory test for pregnant women to detect Group B strep (GBS), the most common cause of life-threatening infections in newborns, is being studied by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). "Typically, if a patient ...More
    November 29, 2010
    Posted in News
  • OraSure Technologies Receives Award for OraQuick HCV Rapid Antibody Test
    OraSure Technologies, Inc. announces that the editors of Popular Science have named the OraQuick® HCV Rapid Antibody Test one of the top technology innovations of 2010. As a winner of a “Best of What’s New” Award, the OraQuick HCV Rapid Antibody Test was recognized for its ...More
    November 23, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Much Faster, More Accurate Diagnostic for Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus
    A new, fully automated system is much quicker, and more accurate in diagnosing influenza A and B, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) A and B than conventional alternatives, according to a paper in the November issue of the Journal of Clinical Microbiology. The new ...More
    November 17, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Hospital Infections Boost Use of In Vitro Diagnostic Tests, Report Finds
    Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) remain a problem for the healthcare system, and a problem in which new diagnostic products can play a role, according to Kalorama Information. In its report, "The Worldwide Market for In Vitro Diagnostic Tests," the healthcare market ...More
    September 30, 2010
    Posted in News
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