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 ...

The FDA has cleared a multiplex polymerase chain reaction test designed to detect 11 clinically relevant gastrointestinal pathogens from a single stool sample.The Xpert GI Panel (Cepheid) can identify ...

A cutting-edge genetic test can rapidly detect and identify almost any kind of disease-causing microorganism in the human body, whether it's a virus, bacteria, fungus or parasite, researchers say.

Dec 22 (Reuters) - Testing of the mysterious respiratory illness affecting dogs across the United States has not yet revealed any new pathogens or any common cause for the wave of infections that have ...

“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 ...

A recent study on the application of metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) found that mNGS can achieve early detection of pathogens and accelerate the development of targeted anti-infection ...

A new report in NEJM Evidence has highlighted two cases of destructive meningitis that occurred in infants. These cases were due to severe infections.. | Microbiology ...

Genetic tests make up a growing share of total spending on laboratory tests under Medicare Part B, according to a report posted last week by the HHS’ Office of Inspector General. They comprised 43% of ...

High-throughput neutralisation tests could lead to a better understanding of the evolution of human influenza.

For anyone who relies on coffee to start their day, coffee wilt disease may be the most important disease you’ve never heard of. This fungal disease has repeatedly reshaped the global coffee supply ...