Stanford Blood Center Launches Infectious Disease Testing for Organ and Tissue Donors
The new service supports transplantation medicine for 13 million people across Northern California and Northern Nevada.
Category: Infectious Diseases
Infectious Diseases
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Infectious Diseases
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Co-Diagnostics Develops Strategy for Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Assay
Co-Diagnostics has completed its assay development strategy for Bundibugyo virus, following the WHO’s emergency declaration and CDC’s updated traveler screening measures amid ongoing Ebola outbreaks in the DRC and Uganda.
Infectious Diseases
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Portable Tuberculosis Test Matches Laboratory Accuracy in Minutes, Study Finds
A study finds the battery-powered MiniDock MTB delivers lab-accurate tuberculosis results from tongue swabs in under 30 minutes.
Emerging & Zoonotic 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.
Flu & Respiratory Infections
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Rapid Molecular Test for Flu and COVID-19 on FINDER Platform Gets FDA Clearance and CLIA-Waiver
The rapid RT-PCR assay runs on the FINDER platform, establishing it as a molecular point-of-care platform with multifunctional capabilities.
Gastrointestinal Infections
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FDA Clears Cepheid’s Multiplex GI Pathogen Panel
The PCR test detects 11 bacterial, viral, and parasitic pathogens from a stool sample in approximately 74 minutes.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Blood Test May Improve Risk Assessment for HPV-Related Throat Cancer
Research identifies how circulating tumor DNA can inform personalized treatment and surveillance strategies.