CDC Recommendations for Routine Testing of High-Risk Specimens
The Centers for Disease Control’s guidelines for testing high-risk specimens include using centrifuges with sealed rotors and a Class II biosafety cabinet.
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Emerging Infectious Diseases in the Laboratory
The medical community is being challenged with a need for clinical tools to manage an emerging spectrum of infectious diseases, including ebola, chikungunya virus, enterovirus D68, Marburg virus, and Middle East respiratory syndrome.
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FDA Grants CLIA Waiver to Rapid Screening Test for Syphilis
FDA’s action will permit the Syphilis Health Check test to be used by untrained healthcare workers in a variety of nontraditional settings.
Read MoreOutbreak of Severe Respiratory Illness Primarily Affects Children
A new reflex test from LabCorp identifies the presence of enterovirus D68, which can lead to serious respiratory tract infections requiring hospitalization, particularly among pediatric patients with asthma. More than 1,100 cases have been reported in the United States since August 2014. There are currently no known vaccines or treatments.
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FDA Clears Influenza Test Kit for Additional Strains
The Simplexa Flu A/B & RSV Direct kit from Focus Diagnostics, Cypress, Calif, has received FDA clearance for eight additional influenza strains, including H3N2v and the novel avian influenza A strain H7N9.
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