Microbiology

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• New AACC Procalcitonin Testing Guidance to Improve Care for Patients with Bacterial Infections

• First-of-Its-Kind Infectious Disease Diagnostic Platform to Deliver Rapid Antibiotic Treatment Guidance

• New Test Reveals Existing Antibiotics Can Cure Superbugs

• Fast, Cheap, and Easy Testing Method Could Become a Game-Changer in Antibiotic Sensitivity Testing

• Novel Diagnostic Technique Could Revolutionize Identification of Pathogens in Biological Samples

• Automated Urine Analyzer Offers Fast, Sensitive and Precise AST in Near-Patient Settings

• Rapid Molecular Diagnostics Platform Uses Multiplex PCR Technology for Fast Diagnosis of Severe Infectious Diseases

• Rapid Metagenomics Diagnoses Antibiotic Resistant Bloodstream Infections 18-42 Hours Faster Than Conventional Tests

• Gastrointestinal PCR Assay Offers Rapid, Culture-Free Pathogen Identification

• Blood Culture Collection Device Reduces Contamination for Increased Sepsis Testing Accuracy

• Sepsis Host-Response PCR Test Enables Early Targeted Therapies

• DBS-Based Assay Effective in Hepatitis C Diagnosis and Treatment for At Risk Populations

• PCR Panels for Acute GI Infections Can Lower Costs, Hospitalization and Antibiotic Use

• Next Gen Human Gut Microbiome Tests Enable Comprehensive Gastrointestinal Testing

• Novel Microscopy Technique Comes Closer to Use in Clinical Diagnostics

• Laser Light Method Uses AI-Assisted Imaging to Identify Bacteria in Fluids

• New Ventless Device Addresses Significant Challenge of Blood Culture Contamination

• Breakthrough Test Enables Targeted Antibiotic Therapy for Various Enterobacter Species

• Revolutionary Rapid Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing System Outsmarts Bacteria

• Fully Automated Robotic Track System Optimizes Space and Streamlines Workflow for Microbiology Labs

• Nanopore Sequencing Detect Pathogens in Knee Periprosthetic Joint Infection

• Real-Time PCR-Based Serological Diagnosis of Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis

• Blood Test to Separate Bacterial and Viral Infections Could Reduce Antibiotic Overuse