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Respiratory Virus Identification Kit Detects Six Respiratory Viruses on Single Slide Simultaneously

A respiratory virus identification kit has been developed that allows the individual detection of influenza A, influenza B, respiratory syncytial virus, human metapneumovirus, adenovirus, and parainfluenza viruses. More...
02 Oct 2009

Active TB Rapidly Identified in Smear-Negative Tests

Active tuberculosis was rapidly identified in patients with negative sputum tests using an enzyme-linked immunospot assay. More...
30 Sep 2009

Fully Automated Assay Screens Blood for HIV

A fully automated blood screening test for HIV-1/HIV-2 can be used by laboratory professionals to screen individual donors of blood and plasma for antibodies to HIV-1 Groups M and O and type 2. More...
25 Sep 2009

Prostate Cancer Linked to a Virus Infection

Cancer researchers have identified a virus in human prostate cancer cells that is strikingly similar to a type of virus known to cause leukemia and sarcomas in animals. More...
22 Sep 2009

Sexually Transmitted Disease Linked to Aggressive Prostate Cancer

Men who are seropositive for Trichomonas vaginalis, the causative agent of trichomoniasis are at risk for more advanced prostate cancer than men who are seronegative. More...
21 Sep 2009

New Pandemic Influenza A/H1N1 Detection Kit Released

A kit has been released that enables the sensitive and specific detection of the Influenza A/H1N1, the virus that causes the so-called "swine flu", as well as of all other known Influenza A and B virus strains. More...
17 Sep 2009

Microbial Identification System Identifies Cause of Bacterial Contamination

An identification system, which can identify 1,044 species of bacterium, solved a contamination problem in a renal dialysis center. More...
03 Sep 2009
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