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Determine^® HIV-1/2 Ag/Ab Combo: a revolutionary fourth generation rapid test

Fourth-generation HIV-screening assays are the most advanced HIV serological tests. Read more
Alere introduces new TechLab^® C.diff Quik Chek Complete^™

Alere is pleased to announce the launch of the new TechLab C.diff Quik Chek Complete^™ rapid test as an in vitro diagnostic aid for Clostridium... Read more
User Experience: Determine HIV 1/2 - Terrence Higgins Trust

Voluntary HIV counselling and testing (VCT) has become an effective public health tool, providing individuals who might 'shy' away from HIV intervention... Read more
C.difficile: Toxin Testing is Not Enough

Professor Mike Wren, consultant biomedical scientist at University College Hospital (UCH), London, recently took the unusual step of announcing... Read more
Reflections on Quality Assurance in Microbiology

A warm day in early June saw some 100 delegates gather in Sheffield to hear presentations on various aspects of quality and to learn from examples... Read more
User Experience: Determine HIV 1/2 - Newcastle PCT

The Sexual Health team from Newcastle Primary Care Trust has won a prestigious 'Nursing in Practice' award for its 'HIV FASTEST' project, an... Read more
Inverness and Dynex announce global agreement for supply of DS2^™ instrument

We are delighted to announce that with effect from the 1st March 2009 we will be participating in this long term global agreement between Inverness... Read more
Rapid diagnosis of Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)

Across Europe and the US, Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) affects 100 per 100,000 adults a year with a mortality rate of 10-20%. Read more