Antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDTs) play a significant role in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing. Most Ag-RDTs currently used require nasopharyngeal ...

(Nanowerk News) Rapid, sensitive diagnosis of COVID-19 is essential for early treatment, contact tracing and reducing viral spread. However, some people infected with SARS-CoV-2 receive false-negative ...

The gold standard for the diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is currently based on detection using quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction ...

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Biosensors are being used as a tool for detecting the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in patients and diagnosing COVID-19. Early and rapid detection of the disease will help manage the outbreak by curbing the ...

You may have noticed that more and more people are testing positive for COVID-19 after using a rapid test to swab their throats. The trend took off on Twitter this past week, and unlike most of the ...

WALTHAM, Mass. & WATERTOWN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rhinostics Inc. and Nexus Medical Labs recently received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a ...

RARITAN, N.J., March 23, 2021 /CNW/ -- Ortho Clinical Diagnostics (Nasdaq: OCDX), one of the world's largest pure-play in vitro diagnostics companies, today announced it received authorization from ...

A COVID test being conducted through a woman's neck at a hospital in the U.K. went wrong after the swab snapped off and entered her lungs, a case report shows. The 51-year-old patient had recently ...

Rapid, sensitive diagnosis of COVID-19 is essential for early treatment, contact tracing and reducing viral spread. However, some people infected with SARS-CoV-2 receive false-negative test results, ...