Real-time PCR has gained significant acceptance by high-complexity clinical laboratories developing tests for a variety of applications. Sensitivity, automation, and turnaround time have made PCR ...

For infectious disease pathogen detection and research, real-time PCR enables reliable, sensitive, specific, and scalable results over slower culture-based methods. As SARS-CoV-2 testing declines, ...

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology-based testing method has been widely recognized as the golden standard for detecting infectious agents. Real‐time monitoring of PCR has further simplified ...

SALT LAKE CITY-Scientists at the University of Utah School of Medicine, ARUP Laboratories, and IDbyDNA, Inc., have developed ultra-fast, meta-genomics analysis software called Taxonomer that ...

The COVID-19 pandemic required laboratories to operate at a record scale in a reduced timelines creating more potential opportunities for accidental template contamination. Three basic recommendations ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pathotrak Inc., a startup on a mission to revolutionize food safety and the food supply chain to make outbreaks a thing of the past, has received AOAC ® Performance ...

Viral infections are difficult to diagnose based on the patient’s clinical presentation alone. A reliable and accurate diagnosis requires laboratory-based testing for the pathogen of interest. Such ...

The intensification of poultry production has heightened concern over aerosolized microbial pathogens that traverse barn microclimates, ventilation systems, ...

Most bacterial gastrointestinal illnesses in Australia are thought to be caused by two pathogens, Campylobacter and Salmonella. But an emerging pathogen, Aeromonas, is much more common than previously ...

For people with suspected community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in the emergency department (ED), routine polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing on lower respiratory tract samples led to faster and more ...