Two types of COVID-19 tests, the rapid antigen test and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, are available in the United States. The PCR typically relies on lab testing and is still considered ...

But in rare cases, you may need a test to confirm a shingles diagnosis. PCR tests are the most accurate, but there are also other options. If you’ve ever had chickenpox, the varicella-zoster ...

Seegene Inc., a global leader in molecular diagnostics (MDx), is advancing its vision for innovation in laboratory automation ...

Two types of COVID-19 tests, the rapid antigen test and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, are available in the United States. The PCR typically relies on lab testing and is still ...

The European Society of Clinical Microbiological Infections (ESCMID Global 2025), which will be held in Vienna, Austria from the 11th to the 15th (local time), will be released with the CURECA™ video ...

Now Drexel researchers have developed a simple DNA PCR-based lab test - built on a more detailed genetic analysis of the main group of bacterial organisms that cause the infection - to help clinicians ...

Depending on the aims of the test, the sample may undergo one of several processes to isolate the gene under investigation. One such process, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), is used to "amplify" the ...

Visby Medical™, a leading innovator in medical diagnostics, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ...

PCR is a mainstay in diagnostics, but whether a sample is collected at a clinic or at home, such tests require sending a sample to a lab and then waiting for results. A new FDA authorized over-the ...

The Visby Medical Women's Sexual Health Test represents a significant milestone as the first-ever PCR (polymerase chain reaction) diagnostic device approved by the FDA for OTC home use for any ...

The FDA has cleared its first completely at-home sexual health test for women, available over-the-counter to screen for ...

"There's not enough volume to really justify maintaining capacity in [commercial] laboratories." Several tests are being used to manage the outbreaks, Wroblewski said. PCR testing is most commonly ...