Roche Receives CE Mark for Mass Spectrometry Antibiotics Monitoring
The approval expands the company's automated mass spectrometry menu to 39 tests.
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Procalcitonin Test Fails to Reduce Antibiotic Treatment Duration in Hospitalized Children
The procalcitonin biomarker to guide antibiotic treatment in hospitalized children does not shorten intravenous antibiotic duration compared.
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Antibiotic Susceptibility Test System Receives FDA Clearance
The system helps healthcare experts better manage bacteremia by providing antibiotic susceptibility test results with improved speed.
Blood Test for Infection Identification Could Reduce Antibiotic Overuse
A new gene expression-based test will help distinguish between bacterial and viral infections quickly, cutting down on antibiotic overuse.
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Antibiotic Resistance Testing No Longer Impeded by Time
The U.S. CDC states that antibiotic resistant infections are responsible for killing over a million people worldwide every year.
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Diagnostic Panel Designed to Aid in Making Treatment Decisions
The diagnostic panel is ideal for clinicians seeking to quickly identify pathogens with precision and avoid overutilization of antibiotics.
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Accelerate Diagnostics Gets Commercialization of Its Rapid Microbial ID System
Accelerate Diagnostics announced the commercialization of its Accelerate Arc system, which includes the Accelerate Arc Module and BC kit.
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Why Antimicrobial Resistance is a Leading Cause of Death
Approximately 1.27 million deaths were caused by bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019, more than fatalities caused by HIV/AIDS and malaria, combined.
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Testing Recommended for Pregnant Women with Allergy to Penicillin
Penicillin allergy testing during pregnancy may help avoid infant illness from infection, according to a new study from the ACAAI.
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Test Determines Antibiotic Resistance Within 90 Minutes
A technique that measures the metabolic activity of bacteria with an electric probe can identify antibiotic resistance in less than 90 minutes.
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NGP Platform Receives Breakthrough Device Designation
Selux Diagnostics, Inc. has received Breakthrough Device Designation for its Next Generation Phenotyping (NGP) platform.
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POC Diagnostics and “Super Bacteria”
Moving diagnostic technology to the clinical setting is key to the fight against antibiotic resistance.
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SpeeDx and Roche Partner to Expand Access to Antibiotic Resistance Tests
The nonexclusive agreement is intended to expand global access to SpeeDx infectious disease and antibiotic resistance tests and technology.
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Partnership Developing New Technology to Address Antibiotic Resistance in UTIs
The system for assessing urinary tract infections at the point of care and determining an optimal antibiotic course is on track for initial trials in 2020.
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BARDA Funds HostDx Test Development
Inflammatix’s HostDx fever test reads the immune system to rapidly diagnose acute infections at the point of care.
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Speeding Diagnosis in Sepsis Care
Rapid molecular diagnostics contribute to improved patient outcomes.
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Target-NG Test Detects Antibiotic Susceptibility in Gonorrhea
The test can be performed using pharyngeal, rectal, or urine samples, ensuring that complete care is provided for higher risk groups.
Read MoreQiagen Partners with Ares Genetics to Advance Global Fight against Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens
The partners intend to develop solutions to accelerate research on the growing public health threat of antibiotic resistance.
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