US CDC recommends faster testing for bird flu in hospitalized patients
People hospitalized for flu should be tested for bird flu within 24 hours, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday, in an expansion of the agency's efforts to tackle increasing infections in humans.
The Food and Drug Administration approved the nose swab test, created by Healgen Scientific LLC, in October. Within 15 minutes, the test can detect proteins from the viruses that cause both major ...
A check for bird flu should be done within 24 hours of admission, the agency advises. Moreover, patients suspected of having seasonal or bird flu should be treated right away with antivirals.
As the bird flu virus moved into cows and people, sluggish federal action, deference to industry and neglect for worker ...
Nuclein, a leader in rapid, point-of-care molecular diagnostics, today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug ...
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