Early in the pandemic, the message from governments of all levels was crystal clear: If you have symptoms, get a PCR test. While that still largely holds true, rules about who should get tested and ...

We are inching close to 2022 and with festivities around the corner, the rise in COVID-19 cases is concerning. It’s important to keep getting tested when you have symptoms, have been exposed to the ...

TESTING for COVID-19 needs to "adapt" to the new variant, an expert has warned as the Omicron variant is "very different" to others. The warning comes from American public health scientist Dr Eric ...

COVID-19 testing is becoming more common in the UK as, along with mass vaccinations, it helps to open up society at a time when restrictions are easing. A university is trialling the use of saliva ...

Thea van de Mortel teaches into the graduate Infection Prevention and Control program at Griffith University. With Christmas around the corner and COVID-19 case numbers rising, it’s important to keep ...

With Christmas nearly here and COVID-19 case numbers rising, it's important to keep getting tested when you have symptoms, have been exposed to the virus, or are going to a high-risk environment. Now ...

New COVID-19 restrictions for international travel and other activities are fueling consumer demand for highly accurate polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, tests with rapid turnaround times. Some ...

新生児の先天性サイトメガロウイルス（CMV）感染のスクリーニングにおいて、スワブ採取唾液、またはスワブごと乾燥させた唾液標本を用いる簡便なリアルタイムPCR検査が開発された。同手法を開発した米Alabama大学のSuresh B. Boppana氏らは、標準法と比較して ...

CSIR-CCMB’s novel ‘Dry Swab’, extraction-free direct RT-PCR testing method, which has reduced the time taken for the COVID test result to be declared, got further validation with another study ...