Adding a throat swab specimen to a nasal specimen significantly increased sensitivity of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests, whether self-collected or collected by a healthcare worker, a randomized clinical ...

These days, COVID-19, flu, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are the illnesses on the tip of everyone’s tongue. But data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that strep ...

Clinical guidelines for diagnosing strep throat in teens and adults differ, as do physician practices. A recent study supports guidelines that mandate confirming negative rapid test results with a lab ...

Roland Diggelmann, COO of Roche Diagnostics Global--Courtesy of Roche Roche ($RHHBY) got an FDA CLIA waiver for its rapid Strep A test, opening the door to expanded ...

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Strep throat is a bacterial infection that causes inflammation and pain in the throat. This common condition is caused by group A Streptococcus bacteria. Strep throat can affect children and adults of ...

Alere ($ALR) announced FDA clearance of its Alere i Strep A test to detect Strep A bacteria in 8 minutes or less using throat swab specimens. "This FDA clearance ...

Strep throat is a sore throat caused by bacteria known as Streptococcus pyogenes, or group A streptococcus. The bacteria spread when a person coughs, sneezes, or talks. Symptoms can include pain, ...

Clinical guidelines conflict on testing teens and adults whose symptoms point to a possible strep throat. A chief contention is whether negative tests results from a rapid analysis of a throat swab, ...