Researchers have built an RT-PCR platform that gives results in 23 minutes that match the longer laboratory-based tests -- faster than other PCR tests on the market. It can be adapted to test for a ...

The accuracy of the RT-PCR test depends on timing; tests are best given within 10 days of COVID-19 symptom development. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the country, many nurse ...

For more than 30 years, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has been the gold standard in molecular diagnostic testing, detecting genetic material, such as those from a virus or from human DNA. But PCR, ...

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests have become routine because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than a million PCR tests being carried out daily in the United States alone. What are now commonly ...

RT-PCR detection of tick-borne encephalitis virus RNA in cerebrospinal fluid identified more severe disease and higher ...

In vitro diagnostics (IVD) is an umbrella term for tests conducted on blood or tissue samples to detect diseases, determine the efficacy of novel or established treatments, and monitor health.

While it is true that the CDC withdrew its emergency use authorization request for one of the agency’s issued RT-PCR COVID-19 tests, it is false to say it "failed its full review" and false to say ...

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb) today announced the launch of an RT-PCR kit that allows researchers to simultaneously screen samples for Zika (ZIKV), dengue (DENV1, DENV2, DENV3, DENV4 ...