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Feb 09, 2010 - A testing first: moderate complexity PCR for H1N1
With its announcement Jan. 4 ofa PCR test for H1N1 that can be run in less than an hour, Cepheidaccelerates the trend to make molecular the standard for flu testing.



Jan 06, 2010 - Cepheid Tackles a Major Hospital Expense
One of the biggest problems for older or chronically ill patients isthe risk of additional infections once in the hospital setting



Nov 04, 2009 - C.diff cases may be twice as high as tests miss infection
The number of cases of the hospital bug C.diff could be twice as high as previously thought as current tests used by the NHS are failing to pick up the infection, experts have claimed.



Sep 22, 2009 - Universal Screening Helps Prevent MRSA Hospital Infection Outbreaks
Researchers said that hospital-acquired infections with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can be largely prevented by identifying carriers of the organismwhen patients are admitted to the hospital



Sep 15, 2009 - Tests to Rapidly Diagnose Sepsis Essential
Diagnostic That Can Quickly Detect Infection Could Speed Treatment and Improve Outcome



Jul 16, 2009 - Taking Control of Tuberculosis
Current diagnostic tools take weeks to provide accurate results allowing time for co-infection and spread of disease. Here, Dr Ellen Jo Baron sets the scene for a new diagnostic test able to revolutionise TB management on a global scale



Jun 24, 2009 - Speeding up infection detection: Hospitals begin to embrace rapid lab tests
With greater attention being paid to health care-associated infections, more and more facilities are taking a hard look at rapid lab tests. These tests, which can detect infections such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, generate results in hours as opposed to days.



Jun 23, 2009 - World MRSA Day Momentum Builds In The US And The UK
MRSA Survivors Network is building momentum in the US, the UK and worldwide



Jun 03, 2009 - For C. diff, the shift is on—moving to real-time PCR
Tracy Wilkins and David Lyerly wrote a review article in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology back in ’03, and the title was, ‘Clostridium difficiletesting: After 20 years, still challenging,’” he says. “I’d like toupdate that to be: ‘After 26 years, more challenging.’ Because it is.”



Jun 01, 2009 - Prevalence of C. diff in hospital patients
Clostridium difficile is much more prevalent in America's hospitals than previously believed, says a study in the May American Journal of Infection Control.



May 25, 2009 - A Timely Test:
All-in-One Cartridge May Speed TB Detection



May 08, 2009 - Science Magazine: Molecular Diagnostics: Personalizing Personalized Medicine
Bringing digital power to traditional analog medicine, the field "is absolutely going to revolutionize health care," says Harry Glorikian, managing partner at Scientia Advisors.



May 05, 2009 - Wall Street Journal: How I Got Here
Fred C. Tenover turned an early love of science into a successful microbiology career at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He published 290 papers and became a noted specialist in drug resistant bacteria and moved into the private sector in 2008.



Apr 17, 2009 - Hospitals spending more on hygiene, testing to fight 'super bug'
An estimated $3 billion is spent annually to treat patients who are infected while in a hospital, a cost the facilities are increasingly being forced to bear themselves.



Mar 20, 2009 - Road to recovery: Tax law revision may entice firms to expand in the Silicon Valley
The state’s recent decision to revise a corporate income tax formula is expected to encourage big pharmaceutical companies to stay in Silicon Valley.



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