In recent years, quantitative real-time PCR tests have been extensively developed in clinical microbiology laboratories for routine diagnosis of infectious diseases, particularly bacterial diseases.

Dr. T S Selvavinayagam discusses the adaptability of Tamil Nadu's RT-PCR labs for future viral and bacterial disease diagnostics at a national conclave on vector-borne diseases in Madurai. Learn about ...

The World Health Organization authorized Abbott Laboratories' mpox diagnostic test for emergency use on Thursday, the first ...

The WHO has listed the Alinity m MPXV assay for mpox testing under its Emergency Use Listing, enhancing global diagnostic ...

The automated real-time PCR-based test detects DNA from the virus that causes mpox using a dual-target approach and runs on Roche's high-throughput Cobas 6800/8800 systems. The EUL process is intended ...

This will increase testing capabilities in countries facing outbreaks, it says. The WHO announced on Friday that it had approved the “real-time PCR test”, Alinity m MPXV assay, which enables ...

The Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology announces its first rapid Mpox test kit, designed to ...

The real-time PCR test, Alinity m MPXV assay, enables detection of mpox virus DNA from human skin lesion swabs, the WHO said, adding that it was designed for use by trained clinical laboratory ...

The Alinity m MPXV assay is a real-time PCR test using swabs of skin lesions. It is approved under WHO's Emergency Use Listing procedure. Advertisement EUL is used for vaccines, tests, and medical ...