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Image: Illustration of a 2019- novel coronavirus (nCoV) virion (Photo courtesy of Alissa Eckert, MS/CDC).

The Randox Laboratories Diagnostic Test Distinguishes Coronavirus from Other Respiratory Infections

 The global health diagnostics company Randox Laboratories (Crumlin, United Kingdom) has announced the release of a rapid diagnostic test for the COVID-19 strain of coronavirus. More...
21 Feb 2020
Image: The DENV Detect IgM Capture ELISA is for the qualitative detection of IgM antibodies to DENV recombinant antigens in serum for the presumptive clinical laboratory diagnosis of Dengue virus infection (Photo courtesy of InBios International).

Anti-Dengue Virus IgM Detected in Urine

 Dengue viruses (DENV) are transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes and the disease, known as dengue, occurs throughout the tropics and subtropics. Dengue diagnostic tests rely on a blood sample taken within two weeks of illness onset. More...
20 Feb 2020
Image: The photo shows a portable lab that plugs into a smartphone to diagnose diseases like malaria or coronavirus (Photo courtesy of Joseph Fuqua II, University of Cincinnati Creative Services)

Autonomous Microchannel Analyzer Combines with Smartphone for Off-site Disease Diagnostics

 A novel microchannel capillary flow assay platform for detection of pathogenic microorganisms or other antigens combines with a smartphone for display, data transfer, storage, and analysis. More...
18 Feb 2020
Image: Blood test for D-dimer showed high sensitivity and specificity in the prediction of ischemic stroke in patients with infective endocarditis (Photo courtesy of Blue Horizon).

D‐dimer Levels Predict Ischemic Stroke in Infective Endocarditis

 Infective endocarditis (IE) is a life‐threatening disease, especially in developing countries. IE may present many extra‐cardiac symptoms or signs, in which neurological complications are the most prominent and severe. More...
17 Feb 2020
Image: Electron micrograph of Coronaviruses which take their name from their crown-like halo (Photo courtesy of EYE OF SCIENCE/SPL).

Coronavirus News Flash: Industry Races to Offer Diagnostic Remedies

In light of the worsening global Coronavirus health crisis, the In-Vitro Diagnostics sector around the world is racing to develop a definitive test for the COVID-19 virus. Several such assays are currently in the pipeline, and some are to be marketable within weeks. More...
15 Feb 2020
Image:  This illustration reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Note the spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically. A novel coronavirus virus was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China in 2019 (Photo courtesy of [U.S.] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Two Rapid Tests for Diagnosis of the Novel Chinese Coronovirus

 Two new rapid diagnostic tests are set to enable clinicians to detect individuals infected with the potentially pandemic “Chinese” coronavirus. More...
13 Feb 2020
Image: The FUJI DRI-CHEM IMMUNO AG1 analyzer (Photo courtesy of FUJI FILM).

Rapid Antigenic Diagnostic Test Validated for Ebola Virus Disease

 Hemorrhagic fever outbreaks are difficult to diagnose and control in part because of a lack of low-cost and easily accessible diagnostic structures in countries where etiologic agents are present. Initial clinical symptoms are common and shared with other endemic diseases such as malaria or typhoid fever. More...
13 Feb 2020
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