Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, which amplify tiny snippets of nucleic acids in a biological sample to a level that they can be more easily identified, became a household name during the ...
In recent years, quantitative real-time PCR tests have been extensively developed in clinical microbiology laboratories for routine diagnosis of infectious diseases, particularly bacterial diseases.
The number of COVID-19 tests coming back positive increased over Christmas, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ). A map shows the regions across the ...