Search Tag: HCV
2017 18 Feb
HCV viral load test now available alongside HIV-1 assay and women's health menu on the fully automated Panther system Hologic, Inc. has announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted PMA approval for the Company's hepatitis C virus (HCV) assay for quantitation of HCV viral load and confirming active HCV infection...Read more
2015 10 Dec
-- Aptima® HBV Quant Assay Joins Tests for HIV-1 and HCV on the Fully Automated Panther Instrument -- Hologic, Inc. has earned CE-IVD certification for its Aptima HBV Quant assay on the fully automated Panther® instrument, the Company has announced. This assay expands the European virology menu available on the Panther system, which previously...Read more
2014 08 Nov
Author Dr Kenneth Strauss Endocrinologist and Director of Safety in Medicine, European Medical Association Global Medical Director, Becton Dickinson (BD) In the world of diabetes care, most current discussion centres on effective self-administration, accurate insulin dosage, and the avoidance of short-term lipohypertrophy and longer-term...Read more
2014 08 Nov
Background The everyday activities of workers in nursing homes put them at risk of serious infections with more than 30 potentially dangerous pathogens, including Hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), through injuries with contaminated needles and lancets. More than one million needle stick injuries (NSI)...Read more
2014 31 Aug
Combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) has significantly decreased the morbidity/mortality associated with HIV infection in industrialised countries. cART has also resulted in a decrease in opportunistic infections and hospital admissions. However, while combination antiretroviral therapy has led to better outcomes in patients infected with HIV,...Read more