Microbiology
Fecal Immunochemical Tubes Sourced to Analyze Gut Microbiome for CRC
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a challenging public health problem which successful treatment depends on the stage at diagnosis. Recently, CRC-specific microbiome signatures have been proposed as a marker for CRC detection. More...14 Oct 2021
Unique Gene Detects Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Clinical Sputum
Tuberculosis (TB) is a common infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). The main organ infected by MTB is the lung, but many other tissues or organs can be affected, such as the bone and pleura. Two million people die of MTB infection each year due to poor quality of life and lack of awareness. More...13 Oct 2021
Meridian Launches New Air-Dryable qPCR Mix Enabling Direct Detection of RNA from Whole Blood Samples
Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (Cincinnati, OH, USA) has launched its new Air-Dryable Direct RNA/DNA qPCR Blood Mix, an innovative master mix designed to develop room-temperature stable molecular diagnostic assays that directly amplify RNA from crude whole blood, serum, or plasma. More...08 Oct 2021
PCR Assay Detects and Differentiates Coccidioides Species
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) is a pulmonary and systemic fungal disease with increasing incidence and expanding endemic areas. The differentiation of etiologic agents Coccidioides immitis and C. posadasii remains problematic in the clinical laboratories as conventional PCR and satellite typing schemes are difficult. More...07 Oct 2021
Next-Generation Multiomics Blood-Based Test for Pancreatic Cancer Could Become Powerful Tool for Early Diagnosis and Treatment
Freenome Holdings, Inc. (South San Francisco, CA, USA) has demonstrated the potential of extending its multiomics approach into other cancers, such as pancreatic cancer, with biomarkers already embedded in the existing platform. More...07 Oct 2021
Rapid Diagnostic Tests Evaluated for Chronic Chagas Disease Patients
Chagas is a disease caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, and is one of the most important public health concerns affecting the population of Latin America. This disease presents an acute phase that generally goes undiagnosed and a chronic phase with cardiac manifests principally, is diagnosed through serological tests that are generally not available. More...05 Oct 2021
Next Generation Rapid Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing (AST) Platform Granted FDA Breakthrough Device Designation
Selux Diagnostics, Inc.’s (Boston, MA, USA) Next Generation Phenotyping (NGP) platform has received Breakthrough Device Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for positive blood culture and sterile body fluid samples. More...05 Oct 2021
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