Category: Infectious Diseases

Infectious Diseases

Respiratory Testing Enters a Period of Recalibration

As pandemic-era practices give way to more tailored strategies, laboratories are reconsidering how much respiratory testing is appropriate for different patients and clinical situations.

Infectious Diseases

Alveo Technologies and UTMB Partner to Develop Point-of-Care Lassa Fever Diagnostics

Alveo Technologies and UTMB have partnered to develop point-of-care diagnostics for Lassa fever, deploying molecular sensing platforms at clinical sites in Nigeria and Sierra Leone to support real-time pathogen detection.

Infectious Diseases

Improved Lyme Disease Tests Could Reduce US Healthcare Costs by 41%

New analysis suggests that higher-sensitivity testing could lower annual spending by more than $3 billion by reducing misdiagnosis.

Emerging & Zoonotic Diseases

WHO Adds First Diagnostic Test for Ebola Bundibugyo Virus to Emergency Use Listing

WHO has added the first molecular diagnostic test for Ebola Bundibugyo virus to its Emergency Use Listing, aiming to support rapid infection confirmation and surveillance during the ongoing outbreak in Central Africa.

Flu & Respiratory Infections

FDA Clears Rapid PCR System for Rapid Respiratory Virus Testing

The system simultaneously detects RSV, influenza A and B, and SARS-CoV-2 from a nasal swab in under 10 minutes.

Gastrointestinal Infections

bioMérieux Seeks FDA Clearance for Updated Gastrointestinal Testing Panels

The new molecular panels are designed to detect up to 22 pathogens in one hour with enhanced norovirus detection.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Study Shows Molecular Test Improves Treatment Accuracy for Vaginal Infections

A randomized trial found Cepheid’s Xpert Xpress MVP test improved appropriate treatment rates for vaginitis within 24 hours compared to standard diagnostic methods.