Genomic Test Detects Pathogens

This is a UC news story, published by The Microbiologist, that relates primarily to RSV news.

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One genomic test can diagnose nearly any infection

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A genomic test developed at UC San Francisco to rapidly detect almost any kind of pathogen virus, bacteria, fungus or parasite has proved successful after a decade of use.

The test has the potential to vastly improve care for neurological infections that cause diseases like meningitis and encephalitis, as well as speed up the detection of new viral pandemic threats.

The mNGS test can detect SARS-CoV-2, influenza A and B, and RSV in less than a day .

It can also detect divergent viruses or newly-evolved strains and could hypothetically detect all of them.

Both the CSF and respiratory versions of the test have received breakthrough device designation from the FDA .

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