New Nasal Swab Detects Asthma Type in Kids
The nasal swab test accurately diagnoses asthma endotypes, enabling more precise treatments and advancing research into asthma subtypes.
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Researchers Develop Ultra-Absorptive Nanofiber Swabs
In lab tests, the porous nanofiber cylinders absorbed and released more proteins, cells, bacteria, DNA, and viruses from liquids and surfaces than the cotton or flocked swabs commonly used for covid-19 testing.
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LatestAACC Raises Concerns about Specimen Home Collection for Covid-19
AACC has issued a letter to FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, MD, in response to the agency's decision to authorize the first home test collection kit for SARS-CoV-2.
FDA Permits Marketing of First Test to Aid in the Diagnosis of Mycoplasma genitalium Infection
Hologic’s first-in-category assay, cleared through FDA’s De Novo review process, provides laboratories with a highly sensitive and specific molecular diagnostic method to identify M. genitalium infections and enable effective treatment.
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DiaSorin Molecular Receives FDA Clearance for Bordetella Test
Performed on the Liaison MDx analyzer, the assay provides qualitative detection and differentiation of both Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis in nasopharyngeal swabs.
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Mesa Biotech Obtains CE Mark for Accula RSV Molecular POC Test
The test is designed to speed accurate diagnosis of respiratory infections while enhancing the patient experience.
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The Case for Universal STI Screening
A broader screening approach may improve population-level control of sexually transmitted infections.
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FDA Grants Extended Claims for DiaSorin HSV 1 & 2 Direct Assay
With clearance for additional sample types, the DiaSorin Molecular Simplexa HSV 1 & 2 assay now claims the most comprehensive sample type coverage for HSV testing on the market.
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January/February 2018 Product Spotlight: Laboratory Reagents and Consumables
This month’s issue features laboratory reagents and consumables from such companies as Audit Microcontrols, Bio-rad Laboratories, and Diasorin Molecular.
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Rectal Swab Kit Simplifies Enteric Culture Diagnostics
On display in Booth 2945, the kit preserves the viability of enteric pathogenic bacteria during transport from the collection site to the testing laboratory.
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DNA Collection System Replaces Blood Draw with Cheek Swab
Providing a painless alternative to blood draws, a cheek swab system eases collection of samples from neonates and pediatric patients.
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FDA-Cleared Device Swab
PDI 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.
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August Product Spotlight: Plastics, Liquids, Consumables, Pipettes
This 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.
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May 2014: Product News
New 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.
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Sample Collection Kits Promote Rapid Flu Diagnosis
Flu sample collection kits from Copan, Murrieta, Calif, include viral transport media and a flocked swab for improved collection of patient specimen.
Read MoreCOPAN Files New Patents After Development of High Nucleic Acid Yield Flocked Swabs
New research at COPAN Group has led to an important technological breakthrough in the yield of target nucleic acid from its FLOQSwabs.
Read MoreSelf-collected vaginal swabs a viable option for HPV detection
In 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 MoreMini-tip swabs collect, transport
For ENT and eye swab sampling during respiratory season
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