Pneumonia

OpGen subsidiary Curetis collaborating with BioVersys on drug trial
The clinical trial will use Unyvero HPN with hospitalized pneumonia patients to determine eligibility for enrollment in the study.
October 25, 2022
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OpGen touts study on Unyvero pneumonia panel
The study, led by a team from Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden, looked at 69 samples of bacterial respiratory tract pathogens from 27 hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
June 23, 2022
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Ortho launches IL-6 reagent pack
Conditions that can be targeted by the test include autoimmune disorders, sepsis, severe respiratory infections from COVID-19, and community-acquired pneumonia in critically ill patients.
July 22, 2021
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DNA testing speeds pneumonia diagnoses in COVID-19 patients
Developed at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, U.K., with Public Health England, the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test screens for 52 different pathogens that may cause respiratory illness in intensive care patients.
January 14, 2021
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SARS-CoV-2 genomic load predicts adverse outcomes
The team led by Dr. Ioannis Zacharioudakis from the New York University (NYU) Grossman School of Medicine looked at the medical records of 314 COVID-19-positive patients who came to the NYU Langone Health emergency room between March 31 and April 10. The patients also had viral pneumonia serious enough to require hospitalization.
October 29, 2020
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Karius raises $165M for infectious disease blood test
The Redwood City, CA-based company markets the Karius test, a next-generation sequencing and artificial intelligence-powered option designed to screen blood for 1,000 pathogens, including bacteria, fungi, DNA viruses, and parasites. The test is being positioned for a range of applications, including complicated pneumonia, infections in immunocompromised patients, and endocarditis.
February 24, 2020
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WHO officially names coronavirus disease COVID-19
WHO previously had used the term "novel coronavirus pneumonia" to refer to the disease caused by 2019-nCoV infection. But the agency noted that new coronaviruses will likely emerge in the future, so the term "novel" will no longer be well-suited for the 2019 virus.
February 11, 2020
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Experts reemphasize value of imaging in EVALI diagnosis
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has amassed 2,506 EVALI reports, including 54 deaths, as of December 2019. The vaping epidemic has primarily affected younger individuals living in the U.S. -- the median age for all reported cases is 24 and nearly 80% of the patients are younger than 35. Reports of EVALI have yet to emerge in Europe.
January 27, 2020
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Co-Diagnostics developing test for new coronavirus
The 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) can cause pneumonia-like respiratory illness and has spread rapidly after first being discovered in Wuhan, China, late last year.
January 22, 2020
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Roche launches adenovirus PCR test in Europe
Transplant patients are immunocompromised and at risk for developing infections, including from adenoviruses. Adenoviruses can lead to a range of conditions -- such as conjunctivitis, gastroenteritis, hepatitis, and pneumonia -- that cause complications and organ rejection in transplant patients.
January 14, 2020
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Curetis plans Q1 U.S. launch for Unyvero pneumonia test
Designed for use with the company's Unyvero system, the LRT bronchoalveolar panel screens for pneumonia and other respiratory infections. It detects a broad range of causes of infections, including atypical pathogens, such as the fungus Pneumocystitis jirovecii, and screens for antibiotic resistance markers, which is helpful for guiding treatment decisions, according to the company.
December 22, 2019
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