Waterborne pathogens lead to deteriorating water quality and challenge global health and economy. The latest U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Contaminant Candidate List (CCL4) contained 12 ...

“Infectious diseases don’t respect borders,” says Khoa Thai, a clinical microbiologist at the Star-shl medical diagnostics laboratory in the Netherlands. To limit their spread, we need a globally ...

Respiratory infections caused by pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2, influenza viruses, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae pose significant diagnostic challenges due to overlapping clinical symptoms, particularly ...

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology-based testing method has been widely recognized as the golden standard for detecting infectious agents. Real‐time monitoring of PCR has further simplified ...

COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In our ongoing effort to combat COVID-19, it is vital to increase the testing of SARS ...

As food safety laboratories strive for faster, reliable, and audit-ready pathogen detection, success depends on more than ...

Real-time PCR has gained significant acceptance by high-complexity clinical laboratories developing tests for a variety of applications. Sensitivity, automation, and turnaround time have made PCR ...

A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test detects genetic material from a pathogen or abnormal cell sample. Ways of collecting samples include a nasal swab, a saliva swab, or taking a sample of blood.

The COVID-19 pandemic brought the term "Polymerase Chain Reaction testing" into the mainstream. The PCR method is a type of nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) that detects a pathogen by finding ...

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. today announced the launch of a new rapid environmental test to help in the fight against COVID-19. The Thermo Scientific Renvo Rapid PCR Test is the latest solution in ...