Simple Nasal Swab Can Provide Early Warning of Emerging Viruses
Researchers discovered that testing for the presence of a single immune system molecule on nasal swabs can help detect stealthy viruses.
Researchers discovered that testing for the presence of a single immune system molecule on nasal swabs can help detect stealthy viruses.
The quickest-to-produce swabs consist of a single plastic material from tip to tip, with a lattice or a honey dipper design to collect a sample at one end.
Addition of the Cobas TV/MG test offers the flexibility needed to process tests for up to four sexually transmitted infections from a single patient sample.
This month’s issue features laboratory reagents and consumables from such companies as Audit Microcontrols, Bio-rad Laboratories, and Diasorin Molecular.
Read MoreOn display in Booth 2945, the kit preserves the viability of enteric pathogenic bacteria during transport from the collection site to the testing laboratory.
Read MoreProviding a painless alternative to blood draws, a cheek swab system eases collection of samples from neonates and pediatric patients.
Read MorePDI has received FDA clearance for the Prevantics device swab, the only chlorhexidine gluconate/alcohol solution swab that has received market authorization from FDA for disinfecting needleless access sites prior to use on ports and hubs.
Read MoreThis issue’s Product Spotlight includes the Repeater M4 pipette from Eppendorf, Cryo.s biobanking tubes from Greiner Bio-One, and the E1-ClipTip electronic pipette from Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Read MoreNew products include high-throughput biobanking tubes from Greiner Bio-One, a centrifuge rotor from Beckman Coulter, and color-coded microbial test films from Neogen Corp.
Read MoreFlu sample collection kits from Copan, Murrieta, Calif, include viral transport media and a flocked swab for improved collection of patient specimen.
Read MoreNew research at COPAN Group has led to an important technological breakthrough in the yield of target nucleic acid from its FLOQSwabs.
Read MoreIn young adult women, there is a high degree of agreement between self-collected and clinician-collected vaginal swab samples for detecting human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in the genital tract, results of a new study suggest.
Read MoreFor ENT and eye swab sampling during respiratory season
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