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• 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

• Breath-Based Biomarkers Identified for Tuberculosis Diagnosis

• Early Sepsis Recognition Platform Could Identify Pre-Symptomatic Patients at POC Using Culture-Free Diagnostic Test

• Infrared Signature for Mobile Phone Detects Malaria

• New Infectious Disease Research Panels Detect Over 90 Different Pathogens

• Biomarkers Predict Lyme Disease Post-Treatment Prognosis

• Rapid Pathogen Capture Technology Could Accelerate Diagnosis of Bloodstream Infections and Sepsis

• Laboratory Features of Trichinellosis and Eosinophilia Threshold Determined