Sentences with phrase «rapid testing for»

There is a pressing clinical need for more accurate and rapid testing for neonatal infection than is currently available.

At the end of the cooperation in 2020, a unique database, new methods and rapid tests for the classification and quality control of the cocoa beans used by the Barry Callebaut Group in its production will be available, allowing the manufacturing of precisely tailored products.

A Medford, Long Island company has begun applying its rapid test for the Zika virus to clinical specimens from six countries, including Brazil and the United States.

Meanwhile there is a rapid test for detecting the Legionella pathogen in the clinic.

Kathy Orloski (pdf), a veterinary epidemiologist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Tuberculosis Eradication Program in Fort Collins, Colo., says the country's cattle industry would welcome a rapid test for bovine TB.

As the Ebola outbreak simmers on in West Africa, researchers have shown the utility of a rapid test for the virus that could help contain another epidemic.

Other studies included use of rapid tests for HIV, HBV and HCV for emergency field testing of the «Walking Blood Bank» in military operations; use of dried blood spots for collection of specimens in the field for testing of HIV, Dengue, West Nile Virus and Chikungunya Virus; and molecular assays for monitoring Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Ebola virus, and other infectious agents in epidemiology and vaccine research studies.

A: There is no rapid test for the specific diagnosis of acute canine influenza virus infection.

Not exact matches

Makes a shoebox - size lab to run medical tests in 15 minutes, to be used in emergency rooms and doctors» offices for rapid test results.

Systems of this kind have been in development for many years, however the rapid technological progress of enemy tank rounds, missiles and RPGs is leading the Army to more rapidly test and develop APS for its fleet of Abrams tanks.

Metal 3 - D printing allows for rapid development and testing of hardware, and lower - cost manufacturing.

Consider Chan Zuckerberg's Biohub, which is embracing big hairy audacious projects like mapping every cell in the human body (with university partners Berkeley, Stanford, and UCSF) and developing a «universal diagnostic test» and rapid - response team for emerging pathogens.

They must learn the essentials that all investors look for: rapid user growth, proven customer acquisition metrics from previously tested sales and marketing channels and knowing the best, most cost - effective sales and marketing tactics to stretch their limited budgets.

The company also markets DPNCheck ®, a rapid point - of - care test for diabetic neuropathy, which is the most common long - term complication of Type 2 diabetes.

These shops seemed to have key medicines and products in stock, such as pneumonia medications, rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for malaria, and antimalarials.

thank you for your taste tests, your recipes and the detail you provide (e.g. dry active vs. rapid rise... finding it in the market, let alone knowing the difference makes me feel so much more confident about cooking!).

Despite spending months in a top - notch children's hospital specializing in neurological problems and undergoing hundreds of tests, Zeda's doctors couldn't find a single explanation for her rapid deterioration.

Tim has been with Neogen for 21 years, specializing in diagnostic applications such as rapid testing and allergens.

The King - Devick (K - D) test measuring the speed of rapid number naming is an accurate and reliable method for identifying athletes who should be removed from a game or practice for further evaluation, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania found.

«Our data indicate that head trauma events can be effectively identified by K - D test time scores, and that analyses of this new measure in future studies can establish its role as a rapid sideline screening test for concussion,» she writes.

«The results of this study demonstrate that the K - D test is an accurate and reliable method for identifying athletes with head trauma, and is a strong candidate for a rapid sideline screening test for concussion, [with] particular relevance to contact sports including football, soccer, hockey, MMA and boxing,» wrote co-author, Dr. Laura J. Balcer of the Department of Neurology, Opthalmology, and Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

Benito - Fernanndez J. Impact of rapid viral testing for influenza A and B viruses on management of febrile infants without signs of focal infection.

Research is on the horizon regarding a vaccine for both early and late onset GBS infectious illness - which sparks an entirely different debate, as well as more accurate and available rapid testing in labor.

For the rapid number naming test, athletes are given a baseline test before the season starts where they are asked to read numbers as quickly as they can off a series of three reading cards while being timed with a stopwatch.

But the rapid tests are not as sensitive as those that allow time for the GBS to incubate, so the CDC, ACOG, and AAP all still recommend screening at 35 to 37 weeks.

ERIE COUNTY, NY — Erie County experienced a rapid and significant increase in the number of positive tests for influenza («flu») reported to the Erie County Department of Health («ECDOH») in the past two weeks reports Dr. Gale Burstein, Erie County Commissioner of Health.

No rapid, reliable test for previous dengue infection is available, so the new guidelines mean that the vaccine can't be widely used; that could lead the company to stop making the vaccine.

Six wild crows were tested after a brief training period for six experiments, during which the authors noted rapid learning (although not all the crows completed every experiment).

«The general availability of the test will be a boon for rapid confirmation of dengue infection.

The rapid expansion in the categories of people who must submit DNA for testing is challenging the capacity of the nation's DNA laboratories.

The White House also announced a $ 20 - million prize for the development of rapid tests to identify antibiotic - resistant infections.

Patients welcomed the rapid diagnostic tests as well as government involvement in improving drug shops, and vendors «felt big» and more akin to qualified health workers in the public sector for being allowed to test blood.

Dr Sian Clarke from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, also a principal investigator in the research, said: «This study shows that rapid diagnostic tests can improve the use of artemisinin - based combination therapies — the most effective treatment for malaria — in drug shops, but it's not without its challenges.

«Widespread support for rapid HIV testing in dental surgeries.»

The four stages, which together help health care professionals to identify issues and create more effective solutions in a timely manner are: 1) contextual inquiry: understanding the way things currently work and seeing the nuances others have missed by immersion in the work; 2) problem definition: reexamining what the organization should be solving for in a way that avoids incremental improvement to a current process; 3) divergence: exploring alternatives to initial solutions; and 4) rapid validation: testing critical assumptions and proposed solutions quickly at low cost.

«We extended this biomarker research to the domain of professional sports to test its merit as an objective and rapid way to determine players» severity of brain injury,» says lead author, Robert Siman, PhD, Research Professor of Neurosurgery at Penn. «This blood test may aid neurobiologically - informed decisions on suitability for return to play following a sports - related concussion.»

Nanoident Technologies, based in Linz, aims to produce sensors for applications such as rapid medical testing and fingerprint analysis.

He says Bioident will use the facility to print light sensors directly onto products for rapid medical diagnosis, water testing and chemical and biological weapons monitoring.

«New test for cocaine in urine, oral fluid could lead to rapid, low cost roadside testing.»

A novel strategy to screen pregnant women for malaria with rapid diagnostic tests and treat the test - positive women with effective antimalarials does not lower the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes compared with treating all pregnant women with the malaria preventive sulfadoxine - pyrimethamine (SP) in sub-Saharan Africa, according to an open label randomized trial published this week in PLOS Medicine by Feiko ter Kuile, of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, and colleagues.

The technique potentially offers an effective solution for scenarios where a rapid test is required.

A simple point - of - care testing device for anemia could provide more rapid diagnosis of the common blood disorder and allow inexpensive at - home self - monitoring of persons with chronic forms of the disease.

In the new study, the researchers compared this standard of care to a screening approach where pregnant women are tested approximately monthly for malaria using rapid diagnostic tests and treated with a different drug, dihydroartemisinin - piperaquine (DP) only if they test positive for the parasite.

While rapid point - of - care tests for diagnosing sexually transmitted infections are commercially available today and used within developing regions, they tend not to be affordable or accurately quantify the concentrations of the disease markers within a sample, which help to determine the stage of the infection.

Mead believes ALS is ripe for AI and machine - learning because of the rapid expansion in genetic information about the condition and the fact there are good test - tube and animal models to evaluate drug candidates.

These rapid tests can help health workers and vendors in remote locations to prescribe the correct treatment for malaria.

In the early 2000s, researchers developed rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for malaria, a major childhood killer.

New colorimetric sensor arrays on disposable test - strips read by hand - held devices allow for their rapid, inexpensive, and sensitive identification by their chemical «fingerprints.»

A rapid, affordable, accurate point - of - care test could greatly enhance care for the underserved populations who are most affected by parasites that cause diarrheal illness.»

The rapid turnaround time of the test could be ideal for resource - limited situations, such as war zones, remote areas, and during emergencies, the authors say.