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Current diagnostic tests for COVID-19 and other viruses require RNA extraction and analysis of the extracted RNA sample. NIH Inventors have developed a novel, improved sample preparation method that eliminates the need for an RNA extraction step. The inventors discovered that incorporating a
Dr. Jorge Munoz will discuss the CDC Trioplex real-time RT-PCR assay for detection and differentiation of Zika, dengue and chikungunya virus infections in one clinical sample. To participate, please pre-register by sending an email to tto@cdc.gov by Thursday, April 26, at 1 p.m. EDT. After
Health and Human Services (HHS) tops Reuters’ second annual ranking of the Top 25 Global Innovators – Government, a list that identifies and ranks the publicly funded institutions doing the most to advance science and technology. The rankings were compiled in partnership with Clarivate Analytics
Klebsiella bacteria cause about 10 percent of all hospital-acquired infections in the United States. A carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae strain known as multilocus sequence type 258 (ST258) is one of the antibiotic-resistant organisms labeled an urgent threat by the Centers for Disease Control and