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Microbiology Time – February 2025
In the second Microbiology Time of 2025, a comparison of two Point-of-Care assays for the monkeypox virus detection, an investigation on tongue swabbing and tuberculosis, and a review on Parkinson’s Disease early diagnosis.

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Microbiology Time – November 2024
COVID-19 biomarkers years after the infection resolution, the effects of wound microbiome on healing, and an antibiotic resistance outbreak in an Irish burn unit. Explore with us the top three picks for this month by following the link below!

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Microbiology Time – September 2024
In this month’s selected papers, we explored different features of two outbreaks, Candida Auris and Monkeypox, and we discussed the culture methods of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from tongue swabs.

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Microbiology Time – May 2024
In the May edition of our Microbiology Time, we have selected three papers that showcase the diverse applications of our products, from HPV self-collection to a validation of an animal model and a zoonosis case study.

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Microbiology Time – April 2023
Our April Microbiology Time includes a study on SARS-CoV-2 detection in cadavers, a German investigation of respiratory infections in hospitalized children, and an analysis of demographics, symptoms, and outcomes of individuals diagnosed with monkeypox in an Italian hospital.

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How to collect and transport Monkeypox samples?
Since May 2022, the number of monkeypox cases are constantly rising. As a result, WHO declared monkeypox a public health emergency and released interim guidelines and information about the virus. Discover here which of Copan’s products are suitable for monkeypox sample collection.

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Copan White Paper: Monkeypox, sample collection and diagnostic techniques
With the Copan White Papers, we aim to promote a better understanding of our products and help healthcare professionals to select the proper device according to their needs. Read here the first of the series, “Monkeypox: sample collection and diagnostic techniques.”

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Microbiology Time – August 2021
It’s August Microbiology Time! We just updated our website’s scientific database and chose the best three papers of the month: a study on extrapulmonary samples processing with MycoTB™, an alternative to PCR for Sars-CoV-2 diagnosis, and the first feedback from the LolliSponge™ use to collect saliva for COVID-9 screening.
