Study Identifies Blood, Urine Tests That Could Reduce Spinal Taps in Newborns
Researchers show the noninvasive tests can reliably identify infants with fevers 28 days and younger who are at very low risk for invasive bacterial infections.
Category: Infectious Diseases
Infectious Diseases
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Infectious Diseases
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Dartmouth Researchers Develop Molecular Test for More Accurate Lyme Disease Diagnosis
The droplet digital PCR assay shows 90.9% sensitivity and can detect previously missed cases of the bacterial infection.
Infectious Diseases
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Molecular Platform Shows Promise for Detecting Asymptomatic Malaria Cases
A field-deployable test demonstrates high sensitivity in identifying low-level infections that traditional methods miss, potentially supporting elimination efforts.
Emerging & Zoonotic Diseases
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AI Drives Progress in Lyme Disease Testing and Adolescent Care
At ADLM, researchers showcase how AI is advancing clinical lab medicine—from improving early Lyme disease detection to helping teens access reliable health information.
Flu & Respiratory Infections
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FDA Clears Customizable Respiratory Virus Panel for COVID-19, Flu, and RSV
New high-throughput panel uses advanced PCR signal detection to enable customizable respiratory virus testing from a single sample.
Gastrointestinal Infections
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Fecal Calprotectin Turbo and Fecal Pancreatic Elastase Turbo Assays Are Available on VITROS Systems
QuidelOrtho and BÜHLMANN Laboratories have partnered to launch the fCAL turbo and fPELA turbo fecal biomarker assays on VITROS Systems.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Women’s Health Platform to Offer Home STI Test
The test uses Abbott's simpli-COLLECT platform to detect chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomonas, and mycoplasma genitalium from patient-collected specimens.