Infectious diseases are a major cause of death worldwide, and diagnosing bacterial infections remains a challenge in medicine ...

It could enable doctors to diagnose infections such as pneumonia much quicker - without the need for invasive blood tests. The post Breath test spots deadly bacterial infections in just minutes ...

A genomic test developed at UC San Francisco to rapidly detect almost any kind of pathogen – virus, bacteria, fungus or parasite – has proved successful after a decade of use. The test has the ...

A new DNA sequencing technique that delivers faster and more accurate bacterial infection diagnoses could be implemented nationwide. The method, developed by the Medicines and Healthcare products ...

Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have developed a new laboratory test that can rapidly identify the bacterium responsible for ...