In recent years, quantitative real-time PCR tests have been extensively developed in clinical microbiology laboratories for routine diagnosis of infectious diseases, particularly bacterial diseases.

Dr. T S Selvavinayagam discusses the adaptability of Tamil Nadu's RT-PCR labs for future viral and bacterial disease diagnostics at a national conclave on vector-borne diseases in Madurai. Learn about ...

Claims that PCR tests are useless at diagnosing bird flu and other viruses indicate a lack of understanding of how the tests work, experts say.

New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has invited domestic firms to manufacture quick Mpox detection tests ...

Real-time PCR offers fast analysis of samples ... The interassay accuracy displayed as 99% confidence intervals of the means of two test samples included in 10 individual sample series and ...

Tamil Nadu takes steps to contain dengue spread; microbiologists play crucial role in pandemic control and climate change ...

Antigen tests are not typically as sensitive as real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and other nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) that identify genetic pieces of a ...

In an open letter, the organization called on Danaher and its subsidiary Cepheid to further lower the price of its Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra tuberculosis test.

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While previous Marburg virus outbreaks typically had case fatality rates sometimes exceeding 80 per cent, Rwanda's current ...

Study explored the relationship between SARS-CoV-2 infection in children under two years old and cognitive development, ...