Quest Report: H1N1 Crowds Out Other Flu Viruses
More than 99% of specimens tested for influenza were positive for H1N1 over approximately the past 11 months, according to a report from Quest Diagnostics Inc
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Automation Trends and Products
Increasing costs and a decreasing workforce compel automation to be directed toward helping labs in repetitive and precise work.
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One and Only
Personalized medicine is not perfect, but it is personal. CLP looks at some new tests on the market to see how personal they are.
Read MoreCorgenix Gets NIH Grant to Develop Ebola and Marburg Virus Detection Products
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a grant totaling $600,000 to Corgenix for a two-year study, which will focus on development of novel, recombinant-based diagnostic tests for the Ebola and Marburg viruses.
Read MoreSeegene PCR Study Finds High Rate of False Negatives Among TB, STD Tests
The first clinical studies comparing the READ (Real Amplicon Detection) PCR technology against established real-time PCR tests for tuberculosis (TB) and sexually transmitted infections found READ technology comparable for detecting positive results and superior in detecting false negative results.
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