fungal infections
RealSeq Biosciences Raises $1.5M in Oversubscribed Seed Financing Round
The company will use the funding to validate its RiboMarker platform and further develop its laboratory-developed test for Valley Fever.
Rapid Pathogen ID/AST Market Begins to Recover Post-COVID as Drug-Resistant Infections Spike
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Although bacterial and fungal drug resistance rates increased during the pandemic, a heavy focus on COVID testing has slowed adoption of novel ID/AST technologies.
Pathonostics Gets CE Mark for Next-Gen Test for Fungal Skin Infections
The multiplex PCR test can detect and distinguish more than 15 fungal pathogens that cause dermatophytosis.
BGI Bloodstream Pathogen Nucleic Acid Detection Kit Gets CE Mark
The kit, developed by BGI Patho-Genesis Pharmaceutical Technology, is designed to construct a metagenomic sequencing library directly from clinical samples.
Metagenomic Sequencing Can Quickly Identify Pathogens in Body Fluids, New Study Finds
The approach, which is developed for both Illumina and nanopore sequencing, had high sensitivity and specificity for identifying bacteria and fungi.