Bacterial Infections

FDA grants breakthrough device designation to DeepUll's bloodstream infection test
By LabPulse.com staff writers
Diagnostics developer DeepUll has received breakthrough device designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its rapid bloodstream infection test.
December 4, 2024
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LuminUltra acquires Genomadix Legionella test assets
By LabPulse.com staff writers
LuminUltra has acquired the Legionella testing business assets of Genomadix, as well as the rights to develop and commercialize further assays and test methods.
September 10, 2024
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T2 Biosystems gets FDA nod to expand bacteria panel
By LabPulse.com staff writers
T2 Biosystems announced it received 510(k) clearance to add A. baumannii to its T2Bacteria Panel.
February 12, 2024
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FDA grants priority review to Merck’s pneumococcal vaccine
By LabPulse.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted priority review to Merck’s experimental pneumococcal vaccine, with a decision to be made on approval by June 17, 2024.
December 20, 2023
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Metagenomics study finds antibiotic resistance genes are widespread among bacteria
By Elissa Wolfson
Bacteria everywhere carry previously unknown genes that make them resistant to antibiotics, potentially aggravating the problem of untreatable bacterial infections.
June 6, 2023
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FDA clears Becton Dickinson MRSA imaging software
By LabPulse.com staff writers
The software leverages AI to automate the traditionally labor- and time-intensive task of inspecting Petri dishes to determine whether there is bacterial growth.
May 16, 2023
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AACC releases guidance on procalcitonin testing for patients with bacterial infections
By LabPulse.com staff writers
Procalcitonin tests have been used for many years in Europe, but only became available in the U.S. in 2017, when the FDA approved them as tools to help guide antibiotic treatment, among other uses.
May 5, 2023
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Antibiotic susceptibility test in study reveals current antibiotics may cure superbugs
By Elissa Wolfson
The test revealed that some of the commercial, FDA-approved antibiotics can treat drug-resistant superbug infections.
May 1, 2023
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Genetic variations in study increased H. pylori-related stomach cancer risk
By Elissa Wolfson
According too the study, people carrying genetic risk factors for stomach cancer have an increased risk if they’ve also been infected by the bacterium Helicobacter pylori.
March 30, 2023
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Laser light method identifies bacteria in fluids
By Elissa Wolfson
An innovative way of shining a laser on a minute drop of blood, mucus, or wastewater enables the reflected light to identify the bacteria within.
March 3, 2023
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Tulsa ER & Hospital adopts MeMed host-response test to quickly distinguish between bacterial and viral infections
By LabPulse.com staff writers
Israel-based MeMed said it leverages machine learning to translate the complex signaling of the immune system into diagnostic insights.
December 22, 2022
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Guidance for antibiotics, diagnostics use in an epidemic
By Leo O'Connor
In a statement published Wednesday in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, SHEA provided strategies for hospitals and healthcare personnel to improve antibiotic prescribing when they encounter new infectious disease outbreaks.
September 14, 2022
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