Since the emergence of COVID-19 in late 2019, the gold standard in testing for the disease has been a nuclear-derived technique: real-time reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction, or real-time ...

Diagnosis of H3N2/H1N1 becomes easier, faster and more effective with a new chip-based RT-PCR test developed by Molbio Diagnostics. No mandatory pre arrival negative RT-PCR test report or fully ...

So the question remains "What are the essential prerequisites for establishing a quantitative RT-PCR assay?" To date, a great deal of effort has been spent defining the "correct" conditions that ...

In pediatric patients aged 6 months to 5 years, the VE of mRNA-1273 against symptomatic infection was modest after a single dose and strong after a second dose.

While many countries have used real time RT–PCR for diagnosing other diseases, such as the Ebola virus and Zika virus, many need support in adapting this method for the COVID-19 virus, as well as in ...

It is five years since Covid-19 crossed borders and it is time to revisit the lessons learnt from its catastrophic nature. The pandemic did put a strain on the global healthcare system, but at the ...

Know about top innovations that will be part of the national TB elimination programme, help in screening and treatment.

New PCR technologies Seegene, based in Seoul, South Korea, specializes in real-time PCR testing solutions, and has taken this technique to new heights, greatly increasing its usefulness for ...

India has made a significant stride in its fight against the global monkeypox outbreak with the development of a home-grown RT-PCR testing kit. Siemens Healthineers’ IMDX Monkeypox Detection RT ...

Many flyers keen on travelling to Dubai after a long wait are anxious whether a rapid RT-PCR testing facility would be made available at Chennai airport. It was recently announced that Indians ...

Ensitrelvir PEP was safe and effective for COVID-19 prevention among household contacts when administered after the onset of symptoms in an index patient.

Union Health Minister announced that the tuberculosis elimination program is not expanded nationwide. He shared that RT-PCR ...