Respiratory
News on diagnostics for respiratory pathogens, including influenza, coronavirus, and more.
FDA Warns of Potential False Positives With Abbott SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Tests
The agency said the issue could be related to current mixing parameters of the PCR reaction mixture resulting in overflow in wells of the reagent tray.
Stanford Team Developing Metabolomic Technique to Detect Influzenza, Other Respiratory Viruses
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Viruses can induce metabolite alterations that can be detected and allow for diagnosis of different infections, potentially including SARS-CoV-2.
Quidel Nabs CE Mark for Savanna Analyzer, Respiratory Panel
The new instrument can analyze up to 12 pathogens from a single sample, while the respiratory panel detects influenza A and B, RSV, and COVID-19.
BioMérieux Interferon Gamma Release Assay for Latent TB Gets CE Mark
The test is fully automated from sample to result interpretation and requires one whole-blood sample tube with no manual sample preparation necessary.
GenMark Diagnostics Q1 Revenues Grow 80 Percent
The company's revenue growth was driven by increasing sales of its ePlex molecular diagnostics analyzer, which now has a SARS-CoV-2 test.