Nature

Diagnostic performance of non-invasive, stool-based molecular assays in patients with paucibacillary tuberculosis

Timely diagnosis of paucibacillary tuberculosis (TB) which includes smear-negative pulmonary TB (PTB) and extra-pulmonary TB (EPTB) remains a challenge. This study was performed to assess the ...
Nature

A Multiplex PCR/LDR Assay for Viral Agents of Diarrhea with the Capacity to Genotype Rotavirus

Rotavirus and noroviruses are major causes of diarrhea. Variable rotavirus vaccination efficacy in Africa and Asia is multifactorial, including the diversity of circulating strains and viral ...
Medical Xpress

PCR panels reduce costs, hospitalizations and antibiotic use for acute GI infections

Acute gastroenteritis afflicts adults of all ages, causing significant suffering and inflicting significant costs on the American healthcare system. A new study encompassing nearly 40,000 hospital ...
Business Wire

Mobidiag Announces Release of Amplidiag® Easy, a Proprietary Molecular extraction and PCR Setup System Allowing Automation of Multiplex PCR directly from Stool Samples

ESPOO, Finland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mobidiag Ltd, a Finnish molecular diagnostics company, today announced the CE-IVD marking of Amplidiag® Easy, a proprietary system allowing nucleic acid extraction and ...
Labroots

Talking diagnostics: A "culture" moving to PCR

Laboratories performing diagnostic testing for infectious diseases have an obligation to meet the needs of multiple patient populations. With infectious disease, time it takes for reporting can have ...
Healio

Repeat PCR testing ‘should not be used’ to predict recurrent C. difficile infection

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Saha and colleagues conducted a prospective study of 50 patients (median age, 51 years; 66% female) with CDI at ...