National Health Executive

Care About Point of Care Tests for the Diagnosis of Respiratory Virus Infections - is There a Third Way?

There has been an increased focus on rapid diagnostic tests for respiratory virus infections and more effective infection ...
Business Wire

Minute Molecular’s DASH Point-of-Care COVID-19 Rapid PCR Test Gains FDA Emergency Use Authorization

EVANSTON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Minute Molecular Diagnostics today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for its rapid DASH ...
BIOENGINEER

Rapid Malaria Test Shows High Sensitivity but Weak Specificity During Peak Transmission Season

A study of 511 participants in Nigeria found that a PfHRP2-based rapid diagnostic test detected most malaria infections ...
Medscape

Rapid Syndromic PCR Improves Antibiotic Stewardship but Is Inferior in Curing Pneumonia

Rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing in the intensive care unit (ICU) resulted in improved antibiotic stewardship relative to standard care but could not demonstrate non-inferiority in the ...
newswire

MicroGenDX Launches "Rapid H5," a PCR Test for H5 Influenza Detection

LUBBOCK, Texas, February 28, 2025 (Newswire.com) - MicroGenDX, a leader in clinical molecular diagnostics, is launching Rapid H5, a qPCR test designed to detect H5 avian influenza A variants, such as ...