Q: When discussing the quick antibody tests, can you explain the difference between IgM and IgG antibodies? A: Immunoglobulin M (IgM) is the first antibody the body produces when it encounters a ...

The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda continues to spread rapidly in the affected areas. The World Health Organisation has declared the outbreak a Public ...

Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) has served as the cornerstone of SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis since the earliest stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. The technique’s capacity to amplify ...

India’s RT-PCR testing system is capable of detecting the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, and the chances of missing a confirmed infection are very low when standardized protocols are followed, ...

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 ...

Antibiotics have revolutionized medicine, saving countless lives by treating previously fatal bacterial infections with ease. Yet today, their power is in serious jeopardy. Every year in the United ...

Newswise — BioGX, a global provider of easy molecular diagnostic solutions, announced the launch of a point-of-care (POC) CE-Marked, three gene multiplex COVID-19 test on its pixl platform. The test ...

Syndromic reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction tests for respiratory infections were associated with lower health care resource utilization and costs, implicating potential for improved ...