Semen can be tested accurately up to 52 hours after being collected, offering men greater flexibility in how they provide sperm specimens, according to research from Keck Medicine of USC.
The ResistancePlus GC molecular diagnostic simultaneously diagnoses N. gonorrhoeae and provides antimicrobial susceptibility information, overcoming many of the issues associated with culture-based methods.
A broader screening approach may improve population-level control of sexually transmitted infections.
Thorne, New York, has introduced five point-of-care health tests for fertility, heavy metals, sleep, stress, and thyroid that measure an individual’s unique biomarkers.
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Laboratories in the United States are now able to perform reproductive testing using the automated anti-Müllerian hormone assay with the company’s Access 2 or DxI immunoassay systems.
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To find out more about FDA’s recent safety alert and its effects on the clinical laboratory community, CLP recently spoke with Ramani Wonderling, PhD, associate director for scientific relations in diagnostics at Abbott.
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In a recent clinical trial conducted in collaboration with the University Hospital of Zurich, the Ava bracelet captured physiological changes known to occur in early pregnancy.
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The company’s service will offer discreet panels to assess hormone biomarkers in saliva specimens, relieving laboratorians from the complexities inherent in biomarker testing in research settings.
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BBI Solutions has announced the launch of new antibodies, including inflammatory, fertility, and infectious disease markers.
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A study of 3.4 million drug monitoring lab results shows wide evidence of dangerous drug combinations, including opioids/benzodiazepines and heroin/fentanyl.
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More than 21,300 laboratory medicine professionals and healthcare leaders registered for the 2017 AACC meeting.
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This month’s issue features immunoassay analyzers from such companies as Arlington Scientific and Dynex Technologies.
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To find out more about chlamydia screening from the practitioner’s point of view, CLP recently spoke with Michael D. Randell, MD, FACOG, a board certified obstetrician and gynecologist at Emory St. Joseph’s Hospital, Atlanta.
Read MoreThe nucleic acid amplification test delivers results in as little as 35 minutes.
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This month’s issue features a microplate stacker from BioTek Instruments, a specimen jar from Leica Biosystems, and a hydrocodone assay from MedTest.
Read MoreReported cases of three nationally notifiable STDs—chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis—have increased for the first time since 2006, according to data published by the CDC in its 2014 STD surveillance report.
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The lack of symptoms and antibiotic resistance are big hurdles.
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The kits are designed to document calibration verification and linearity of fertility testing systems.
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