New technology enables effective simultaneous testing for multiple blood-borne pathogens
Tuesday, June 13, 2017 - 15:02
in Health & Medicine
Identification of new pathogens requires a rapid response from industry to develop new tests and the FDA to assess test safety and efficacy. A report evaluates the new OpenArray system that offers simultaneous detection of multiple viruses, bacteria, and protozoan pathogens in human blood samples. Investigators determined that this system is a promising tool for flexible, fast, and accurate blood screening.