CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -This winter cases of strep have spiked among kids and spread rapidly in households and schools. The traditional way of confirming a case has been the dreaded swab, which ...

A throat sample is taken from the area of the tonsils using a cotton swab. This procedure takes about 7 minutes. The sample is then taken to the laboratory where it will be transferred to a culture ...

Provider of point-of-care diagnostics and services, Alere Inc. ALR recently announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its Alere i Strep A test, which is used to detect ...

Strep throat is a common throat infection that often causes a sore throat, fever and trouble swallowing. It tends to come on ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - This winter there have been a lot of illnesses going around, whether it be RSV, COVID the flu or strep. An at-home strep test is being studied in clinical trials and ...

These days, COVID-19, flu, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are the illnesses on the tip of everyone’s tongue. But data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that strep ...

Sore throat? Get a strep test to prevent serious complications Strep throat is a very contagious and potentially serious illness that is often dismissed as nothing more than a sore throat. But letting ...

Early testing is key to treating an aggressive form of strep A that has already claimed the lives of five New Brunswickers this year. But getting tested, it seems, isn’t that easy. A Turtle Creek, N.B ...

Leading diagnostic test solutions provider Quidel Corporation (NasdaqGS:QDEL - News) recently won the European CE Mark for its Sofia Streptococcus A (“Strep A”) test for use with its Sofia Analyzer.

Alere Inc. ALR recently apprised that it has received CLIA waiver from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Alere i Strep A test. Additionally, Alere announced an acquisition and a ...