Respiratory infections are caused by pathogenic microorganisms invading the respiratory system, and are divided into upper respiratory tract and lower respiratory tract infections. Among them, upper ...

On July 10, the FDA issued an advisory to clinicians that Becton Dickinson (BD) had announced a global shortage of their Bactec blood culture bottles -- which are essential in the case of suspected ...

Background: The rapid diagnosis of mycobacterial infections is essential to implement the adequate antimicrobial therapy. This study evaluates the performance of the BacT/ALERT 3D system for isolates ...

MilliporeSigma has launched its sterility testing service for a direct inoculation method using the BACT/Alert® 3D Rapid Microbial Detection System. Turn-around-time reduced from 21 to 11 days with an ...

* Biomerieux receives FDA 510(k) clearance for its BacT/ALERT VIRTUO fully automated blood culture system Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: ...

DURHAM, N.C., Aug. 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, announces BacT/ALERT ® VIRTUO, the next generation of BacT/ALERT ® automated blood culturing ...

ABSTRACT: Background: The rapid diagnosis of mycobacterial infections is essential to implement the adequate antimicrobial therapy. This study evaluates the performance of the BacT/ALERT 3D system for ...