Tag: testing
FDA Authorizes Adaptive Biotechnologies T-Detect COVID Test
U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the T-Detect COVID Test developed by Adaptive Biotechnologies. The T-Detect COVID Test is a next generation sequencing based (NGS) test... read more
The Risk of False Negative Results with the Curative COVID-19 Test
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting patients and health care providers of the risk of false results, particularly false negative results, with the Curative SARS-Cov-2 test. Risks to a patient of a... read more
COVID-19 Diagnosis and Prognosis Using the Urine Foaming Test
Urine foaming test (UFT) is useful, particularly in predicting the clinical severity of COVID-19. The UFT could be recommended as a point of care test, rapid and non-invasive method in the diagnosis and follow-up of COVID-19. A... read more
An Online Tool to Simulate the Effect of Pooled Testing for COVID-19
This diagnostic study describes an online tool created with actual severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus copy number data to help policy makers understand how pooled testing compares with single-sample... read more
Evidence-Based Guidelines to Eliminate Repetitive Laboratory Testing
Routine daily laboratory testing of hospitalized patients reflects a wasteful clinical practice that threatens the value of health care. Choosing Wisely initiatives from numerous professional societies have identified repetitive... read more
Association of Attitudes Regarding Overuse of Inpatient Laboratory Testing With Health Care Provider Type
Routine hospital laboratory testing is common, and unnecessary tests can harm patients. Multiple professional societies have recommended against routine laboratory testing in hospitalized patients. Advanced practice health... read more
