Sexually transmitted infections do not always present clearly. A patient may have discharge, genital discomfort, an ulcer or lower abdominal pain. Another patient may have no symptoms at all. And even where symptoms are present, several sexually transmitted pathogens can produce similar clinical presentations. This creates a familiar problem for clinicians and laboratories: The question…

The Bosch Vivalytic Noro-, Rotavirus, C. diff test uses qualitative real-time PCR to detect: from soft or liquid stool samples, with results available in approximately 60 minutes. For hospitals and laboratories considering gastrointestinal molecular diagnostics, this makes the assay not only rapid, but also investigates viral and bacterial causes of gastroenteritis within a single molecular…

Sudden vomiting. Watery diarrhoea. Abdominal cramps. Nausea. When several patients develop these symptoms within a short period, norovirus may quickly become one of the pathogens under investigation. Norovirus is highly contagious and is an important cause of acute gastroenteritis worldwide. Several infectious and non-infectious conditions can cause vomiting and diarrhoea, meaning laboratory confirmation can be…