Hologic’s FDA clearance for its Panther Fusion GI Bacterial and Expanded Bacterial Assays represents the company’s entry into the gastroenteritis test market.

A new biotechnology company in McKinney has ambitions to become the world’s first fully integrated platform for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing — the same technology behind a common COVID-19 ...

An expert panel convened by the nation’s top post-acute care medical organization has recommended against the routine use of urine PCR tests to diagnose urinary tract infections. Such tests have ...

The COVID-19 pandemic yielded important advances in testing for respiratory viruses, but it also exposed important unmet needs in screening to prevent the spread of infections in high-risk settings.

The COVID-19 pandemic yielded important advances in testing for respiratory viruses, but it also exposed important unmet needs in screening to prevent the spread of infections in high-risk settings.

PCR is a mainstay in diagnostics, but whether a sample is collected at a clinic or at home, such tests require sending a sample to a lab and then waiting for results. A new FDA authorized ...

Rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing in the intensive care unit (ICU) resulted in improved antibiotic stewardship relative to standard care but could not demonstrate non-inferiority in the ...

NEW YORK – The World Health Organization on Thursday announced that it has granted prequalification to a molecular diagnostic test for tuberculosis made by Danaher subsidiary Cepheid. The Xpert ...

In a critical step to improve global diagnostics amid ongoing mpox outbreaks, the World Health Organization (WHO) has listed two new in vitro diagnostic tests for mpox under its Emergency Use Listing ...

Oct 30 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Wednesday it has listed two additional mpox in-vitro diagnostic tests for emergency use. Xpert Mpox, a real-time PCR test manufactured by ...