Month: September 2020

Edupath Newsletter September 2020 – The Role of Antibody Testing in the Management and Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) Because the sensitivity of laboratory-based serology tests and rapid point-of-care tests are too low within the first 14 days after SARS-CoV-2 infection (causing COVID-19), reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) remains the current gold standard of diagnosis of… Continue reading Edupath Newsletter September 2020 – The Role of Antibody Testing in the Management and Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19)

Edupath Newsletter September 2020 – Biofire Meningitis and EncephalitisPathCare is introducing a new Meningitis/Encephalitis Multiplexed PCR test with an expanded organism profile and reduced turn-around time. This new PCR test is able to detect 14 potential central nervous system (CNS) pathogens (table 1) and will replace the current viral meningitis PCR and bacterial meningitis PCR… Continue reading Edupath Newsletter September 2020 – Biofire Meningitis and Encephalitis