Infectious Disease
News on research and diagnostic development for pathogenic diseases.
Irish Diagnostics Firm Altratech Aims to Enter Molecular, POC Testing Space by Supplanting PCR
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The Ireland-based firm said its inexpensive capacitance-based assays deliver "molecular detection by proxy," providing rapid, multiplex, quantitative results.
Male Urethral Microbiome Can Harbor Bacteria Transmitted Through Vaginal Sex
A microbiome study of urethral samples from 110 healthy men found that some reporting they had vaginal sex carried microbes associated with bacterial vaginosis.
LumiraDx Q4 Revenues Fall 65 Percent
The company was impacted by a $96.3 million accounting impairment due to excess manufacturing and inventory related to its COVID-19 test scale-up.
Cue Health Gets FDA EUA for Monkeypox Molecular Test
The nucleic acid amplification test returns results in 25 minutes and is authorized for use in professional point-of-care settings.
DiaSorin Gets FDA 510(k) for Molecular COVID-19/Flu Assay
The real-time RT-PCR Simplexa COVID-19 & Flu A/B Direct assay is designed for use on the company's Liaison MDX instrument, with results in about one hour.