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Multiplex PCR panels associated with reduced administration of antibiotics to hospitalized GI patients

Acute gastroenteritis afflicts adults of all ages, causing significant suffering and inflicting significant costs on the American healthcare system. A new study encompassing nearly 40,000 hospital ...
Pharmabiz

Multiplex PCR test proves to be better alternative to diagnose gastrointestinal infections: Experts

Multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test has demonstrated its superiority in diagnosing gastrointestinal infections and has proved to be a rapid, sensitive and specific alternative to ...
Labroots

Thinking Outside of the Box: Use of Hybrid PCR and Culture Approach for Identification of Bacterial Gastrointestinal Pathogens

Stool culture is the traditional method for identification of bacterial gastrointestinal (GI) pathogens. Many of these pathogens are fastidious and can be rendered non-viable during transport to the ...
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Clinical Impact of a Multiplex Gastrointestinal Polymerase Chain Reaction Panel in Patients With Acute Gastroenteritis

Background. Molecular syndromic diagnostic panels can enhance pathogen identification in the approximately 2–4 billion episodes of acute gastroenteritis that occur annually worldwide. However, the ...
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Mobidiag Announces Release of Amplidiag® Easy, a Proprietary Molecular extraction and PCR Setup System Allowing Automation of Multiplex PCR directly from Stool Samples

ESPOO, Finland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mobidiag Ltd, a Finnish molecular diagnostics company, today announced the CE-IVD marking of Amplidiag® Easy, a proprietary system allowing nucleic acid extraction and ...