New technologies like wastewater surveillance have enabled public health officials to monitor the spread of a few infectious diseases in a community by identifying known pathogens by their DNA. While ...

Shigella sonnei is a leading cause of a diarrheal disease called shigellosis in high-income countries, and this bacterial pathogen has become increasingly resistant to antibiotics. The bacterium ...

A new technique which slashes the time taken to diagnose microbial infections from days to minutes could help save lives and open up a new front in the battle against antibiotic resistance, ...

Mystery infections—persistent and unexplained illnesses—are a rising global health challenge, often delaying critical treatment as patients and clinicians search for answers. Today, advanced genetic ...

FireflyDX prototype can also detect E. coli and other pathogens in minutes DELRAY BEACH, Fla., July 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PositiveID Corporation’s (“PositiveID” or “Company”) (OTC:PSID) ...