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PCR vs. Rapid Test for COVID-19: Which Should You Take?

Two types of COVID-19 tests, the rapid antigen test and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, are available in the United States. The PCR typically relies on lab testing and is still considered ...
Business Wire

Monkeypox rapid PCR test in development

Researchers have developed a working prototype of a PCR test for monkeypox that provides accurate, easy-to-read results The test works with a compact, portable system developed for COVID-19 ...
Business Wire

Neelyx Labs announces immediate capacity for rapid monkeypox PCR testing

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amid rising concerns about a lack of testing to stop the spread of the monkeypox virus, Neelyx Labs, an independent diagnostics firm based in the Chicago area, announced they ...
Healio

FDA authorizes Abbott’s monkeypox PCR test for emergency use

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA has issued an emergency use authorization to Abbott Molecular for its real-time PCR test for monkeypox ...
STAT

PCR testing can help clarify confusion over Covid-19 rebound and isolation

This decision, well within current norms for care, was nonetheless consequential: The president was forced to cancel a trip to advocate for legislation in support of the domestic semiconductor ...
UPI

Scientists devise lab-quality PCR test for COVID-19 for doctors, pharmacies

July 25 (UPI) --Scientists at Columbia University unveiled research Monday they said is "a step closer" toward bringing polymerase chain reaction, known as PCR, testing for COVID-19 and other viruses ...