Many people will have experienced being unwell with an unknown infection and having to undergo multiple tests to determine the culprit. This sequential process of elimination can be time-consuming and ...

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

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Whole blood PCR testing was more effective than plasma for detecting West Nile virus. Cerebrospinal fluid PCR ...

As we get into another winter holiday season, COVID is still part of our lives. And although it's hard to predict exactly what this year's cold, flu and coronavirus season will look like, experts want ...

Rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing in the intensive care unit (ICU) resulted in improved antibiotic stewardship relative to standard care but could not demonstrate non-inferiority in the ...

When COVID first hit, waiting days for laboratory results from an ultrasensitive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test was commonplace. Faster tests usable by anyone, anywhere, later became widely ...