At-home tests for a urinary tract infection (UTI) are convenient because they are easily available online or in drugstores without a prescription. A UTI applies to a range of infections affecting the ...

Rapid identification of gastrointestinal pathogens is a critical but often challenging component of infection prevention, outbreak control, and antimicrobial stewardship. That process may soon become ...

A new DNA sequencing technique that delivers faster and more accurate bacterial infection diagnoses could be implemented nationwide. The method, developed by the Medicines and Healthcare products ...

A new blood test designed to detect sepsis earlier in at-risk patients demonstrated a survival rate of 95 percent in a study led by Penn State. The study, published July 14 in Critical Care ...

For people with weakened immune systems, common molds lurking in the environment—in the soil, along damp walls or on a forgotten apple—can cause dangerous infections deep inside the body. These ...

A test that compares the levels of two molecules in the blood can accurately distinguish between bacterial and viral ...