Ultrafast, On-Chip PCR Could Speed Diagnosis During Current and Future Pandemics
The PCR portion of an RT-PCR test takes about an hour. Researchers have developed a chip that can perform PCR in only about 8 minutes.
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Salivary Protein Wiki May Transform Diagnostic Testing
To improve the development of new saliva-based diagnostic tests, the NIDCR has supported the development of the Human Salivary Proteome Wiki.
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Study Validates COVID-19 Rapid Test Kit
Researchers have validated what they say is a faster, cheaper COVID-19 test kit, for research use only, that uses preloaded primers.
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Decreased Testing Could Lead to Surge in STIs
Screening and testing for sexually transmitted infections decreased by 63% for men and 59% for women during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, likely resulting in many missed cases, according to a new study.
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Ortho Launches First Quantitative COVID-19 IgG Spike Antibody Test and Nucleocapsid Antibody Test
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics offers US laboratories a quantitative COVID-19 test in combination with a nucleocapsid test. Both tests are processed on Ortho’s Vitros systems.
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