pathogen detection

If 2024 was defined by the looming threat of the FDA's "Final Rule" on laboratory-developed tests (LDTs), 2025 was defined by its sudden dismantling

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Metagenomic next-generation sequencing helps clinical labs diagnose meningitis and encephalitis faster, supporting timely and informed treatment decisions

The Today's Clinical Lab 2025 Pathogen Detection & Infectious Disease print issue features smarter diagnostics, reemerging threats, and lab-driven strategies for tackling sepsis, measles, and C. difficile infections

FDA-approved tests like Intellisep and TriVerity™ demonstrate potential for early sepsis diagnosis

Sepsis remains elusive without a definitive test. A breakthrough in host response diagnostics may finally close the gap

Rapid test provides another armament for microbiology laboratories to fight superbugs

The two-step algorithm for C. diff improves diagnostic accuracy, reduces unnecessary treatments, supports antimicrobial stewardship, and helps avoid overdiagnosis-related penalties

The VELO system is an ultrafast point-of-care molecular diagnostics platform designed to deliver highly sensitive PCR results for key respiratory pathogens directly from a swab sample in under 10 minutes