Enhanced Detection System News Today

An infectious diseases surveillance system created by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists and deployed at a UPMC hospital successfully flagged cases of a drug-resistant infection spread by eye drops months before national public health officials announced an outbreak.

/PRNewswire/ -- Illumina Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, today recognized the progress and impact of...

SEATTLE — A hospital used real-time whole-genome sequencing to detect genetically related clusters of infection, identify potential sources and stopped further transmission, researchers reported.

University of Pittsburgh researchers showed that real-time pathogen whole-genome sequencing can help curb healthcare-associated infections within a hospital.

Breakthroughs in detection and elimination of drug-resistant bacteria could prevent complications and deaths.

Alexander Sundermann’s profile on The Conversation

AI Combined with Genomic Surveillance Beats Humans at Detecting Infectious Disease Outbreaks in Hospital Settings