Diagnostic Digest

From medieval leeches to multiplex PCR, discover the fascinating history of infectious disease treatments around the world.

Clostridioides difficile can easily spread through healthcare settings, wreaking additional misery on those already ill. Learn more about this common HAI.

The BioFire FilmArray GI Panel can lead to meaningful cost and resource savings compared to traditional testing methods for gastrointestinal infections.

The public-facing SyndromicTrends.com website now includes detection-rate information for the BIOFIRE® Respiratory 2.1 Panel, including data for SARS-CoV-2!

Investing in syndromic meningitis/encephalitis testing using bioMérieux's BIOFIRE can provide many benefits over time, including significant cost savings.

Thomas Brock is remembered for discovering Thermus aquaticus, a type of heat-resistant bacteria that makes using BIOFIRE Diagnostics possible.

Learn about using BIOFIRE for point-of-care testing solutions.

Molecular diagnostic testing can provide laboratories with critical advances in accuracy and speed compared to traditional standard of care methods.

While fungi don't usually pose a threat to human health, several fungal infections can lead to sepsis or meningitis. Learn how syndromic testing can help.

Sepsis is the result of a body's extreme response to an infection and at least 1.7 million adults in the US develop sepsis every year. Learn more about sepsis.

Sepsis and concerns about AMR can seemingly pull prescribers in opposite directions, learn why this study suggests they are two sides of the same coin.

The COVID-19 pandemic illustrated why antimicrobial stewardship programs should be incorporated into a healthcare organization's disaster preparedness plans.