Infectious Disease
News on research and diagnostic development for pathogenic diseases.
Roche Nabs CE Mark for Three Cobas Respiratory Test Panels
The molecular panels, which can be run together or alone, detect and differentiate between common respiratory pathogens.
Canada's Spartan Bioscience Reemerges as Genomadix With Eye Toward Near-Patient COVID-19 Testing
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The firm is now moving forward on COVID-19 molecular diagnostic clinical trials in the US with the hopes of obtaining FDA Emergency Use Authorization.
DiaSorin Molecular Receives CE Mark for Multiplex COVID-19, Influenza Test
The test detects and differentiates between nucleic acids from SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A/B from the same sample in one reaction well.
FDA Warns of Potential False Positives With Abbott SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Tests
The agency said the issue could be related to current mixing parameters of the PCR reaction mixture resulting in overflow in wells of the reagent tray.
LexaGene, US Army to Test Automated Pathogen Detection System for Biothreats
The RT-PCR system was developed for veterinary diagnostic and food safety applications but is being tested for human pathogens under the cooperative R&D agreement.