by Andrea Marra | Jul 7, 2026 | Clinical, CRO Laboratory Services, Molecular, Pharmaceutical
At any given time, one in five people in the US has a sexually transmitted infection (STI), translating to more than 68 million infections.1 These infections cost billions in healthcare expenses each year. Even more alarming, over 48% of all new STIs in this country...
by Microbiologics | Apr 20, 2026 | Cannabis, Clinical, CRO Laboratory Services, Food, Molecular, Pharmaceutical, Water
Lab Week is a time to recognize the people who keep science moving forward every day. From routine quality control to complex problem solving, laboratory professionals bring focus, resilience, and a deep sense of purpose to their work. They also bring something less...
by Microbiologics | Oct 14, 2025 | Clinical, Molecular, Uncategorized
This post addresses a new paradigm in Human Papillomavirus (HPV) diagnostic testing, moving away from cytological evaluation to primary HPV testing and offers guidelines for implementing this shift in your laboratory. We will describe US and global clinical testing...
by Microbiologics | Mar 7, 2025 | Clinical, Molecular
This post on the importance of using quality controls in a laboratory’s patient testing workflow provides an overview of the purpose and regulatory implications of using quality control materials. You will gain insight into the optimal solution of using third-party...
by Angie Otto | Nov 15, 2023 | Clinical, Molecular
In the past two decades, there have been six major global outbreaks of infectious diseases. While these infections may be treated, treatment can get more difficult when a secondary infection may take advantage of an already weakened immune system (Manohar, et al,...
by Microbiologics | Jun 26, 2023 | Clinical, Molecular
The CDC and other health organizations recognize July as International Group B Streptococcus (Group B Strep, GBS) month. In many ways, Group B Strep seems somewhat harmless, remaining asymptomatic for most healthy adults who carry the bacteria. Yet the same factors...
