--- title: Blog Wise DX | PCR Testing description: PCR Testing | News and Updates from Wise Diagnostic Systems - we serve nursing homes, long term care facilities and specialists. --- [![Wise Logo](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Wise%20Logo.webp?width=181&height=78&name=Wise%20Logo.webp "Wise Logo")](https://www.wisedx.com/) - [Why Choose Wise DX](https://www.wisedx.com/) - [Who We Serve](https://www.wisedx.com/) - [Insurance & Billing](https://www.wisedx.com/) - [About Us](https://www.wisedx.com/) - [Blog](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog) - [Contact](https://www.wisedx.com/) ![](https://blog.wisedx.com/hubfs/hero.jpg) [![doctor putting a bandage on a wound](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/doctor_applying_pressure_bandage-732x549-thumbnail-732x549.jpg?width=900&name=doctor_applying_pressure_bandage-732x549-thumbnail-732x549.jpg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/what-is-a-wound-panel-and-why-do-i-need-it) ### [What is a Wound Panel and Why Do I Need it?](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/what-is-a-wound-panel-and-why-do-i-need-it) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 17 Nov, 2022 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/what-is-a-wound-panel-and-why-do-i-need-it%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/what-is-a-wound-panel-and-why-do-i-need-it&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/doctor_applying_pressure_bandage-732x549-thumbnail-732x549.jpg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/what-is-a-wound-panel-and-why-do-i-need-it%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/what-is-a-wound-panel-and-why-do-i-need-it&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/doctor_applying_pressure_bandage-732x549-thumbnail-732x549.jpg) In the United States, a 2018 analysis of Medicare beneficiaries found that some 8.2 million people had wounds with treatment for acute and chronic wounds costing the healthcare system upwards of $96.8 billion. [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/what-is-a-wound-panel-and-why-do-i-need-it) **Topics** [PCR Testing](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/pcr-testing), [Infectious Disease](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/infectious-disease) ### [Reliable PCR Testing Demand Rises as Common but Dangerous RSV Surges](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/reliable-pcr-testing-demand-rises-as-common-but-dangerous-rsv-surges) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 3 Nov, 2022 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/reliable-pcr-testing-demand-rises-as-common-but-dangerous-rsv-surges%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/reliable-pcr-testing-demand-rises-as-common-but-dangerous-rsv-surges&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/shutterstock_1216760341.jpg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/reliable-pcr-testing-demand-rises-as-common-but-dangerous-rsv-surges%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/reliable-pcr-testing-demand-rises-as-common-but-dangerous-rsv-surges&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/shutterstock_1216760341.jpg) [![sick child sitting up in bed](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/shutterstock_1216760341.jpg?width=500&name=shutterstock_1216760341.jpg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/reliable-pcr-testing-demand-rises-as-common-but-dangerous-rsv-surges) RSV, the common but surprisingly dangerous respiratory virus, is surging across the country, threatening vulnerable populations that include... [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/reliable-pcr-testing-demand-rises-as-common-but-dangerous-rsv-surges) **Topics** [PCR Testing](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/pcr-testing), [Treatment](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/treatment), [Healthcare](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/healthcare) ### [Traditional Culture Tests vs. PCR Tests](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/traditional-culture-tests-vs.-pcr-tests) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 25 Oct, 2022 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/traditional-culture-tests-vs.-pcr-tests%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/traditional-culture-tests-vs.-pcr-tests&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/GettyImages-1237813129-768x432.jpg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/traditional-culture-tests-vs.-pcr-tests%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/traditional-culture-tests-vs.-pcr-tests&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/GettyImages-1237813129-768x432.jpg) [![PCR Testing](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/GettyImages-1237813129-768x432.jpg?width=500&name=GettyImages-1237813129-768x432.jpg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/traditional-culture-tests-vs.-pcr-tests) Traditional culture tests have been around since the birth of microbiology in the 19th century, but innovations in molecular methods such as... [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/traditional-culture-tests-vs.-pcr-tests) **Topics** [PCR Testing](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/pcr-testing), [Treatment](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/treatment), [Healthcare](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/healthcare), [Prescription Drugs](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/prescription-drugs) ### [Beyond COVID: What Can Molecular Diagnostics Tests Be Used For?](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/beyond-covid-what-can-molecular-diagnostics-tests-be-used-for) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 15 Aug, 2022 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/beyond-covid-what-can-molecular-diagnostics-tests-be-used-for%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/beyond-covid-what-can-molecular-diagnostics-tests-be-used-for&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Close%20up%20image%20of%20human%20hand%20holding%20test%20tube.%20Science%20concept.jpeg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/beyond-covid-what-can-molecular-diagnostics-tests-be-used-for%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/beyond-covid-what-can-molecular-diagnostics-tests-be-used-for&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Close%20up%20image%20of%20human%20hand%20holding%20test%20tube.%20Science%20concept.jpeg) [![Close up image of human hand holding test tube. ](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Close%20up%20image%20of%20human%20hand%20holding%20test%20tube.%20Science%20concept.jpeg?width=500&name=Close%20up%20image%20of%20human%20hand%20holding%20test%20tube.%20Science%20concept.jpeg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/beyond-covid-what-can-molecular-diagnostics-tests-be-used-for) The nature of medicine is that in times of crisis, innovation flourishes, which is certainly the case with molecular diagnostics since the c... [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/beyond-covid-what-can-molecular-diagnostics-tests-be-used-for) **Topics** [PCR Testing](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/pcr-testing), [COVID-19](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/covid-19), [Infectious Disease](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/infectious-disease) ### [How Has COVID-19 Testing Evolved?](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/how-has-covid-19-testing-evolved) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 9 Aug, 2022 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/how-has-covid-19-testing-evolved%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/how-has-covid-19-testing-evolved&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/screen_2x.webp](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/how-has-covid-19-testing-evolved%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/how-has-covid-19-testing-evolved&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/screen_2x.webp) [![Goals](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/screen_2x.webp?width=500&name=screen_2x.webp)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/how-has-covid-19-testing-evolved) It has been nearly two and half years since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on March 11, 2020. [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/how-has-covid-19-testing-evolved) **Topics** [PCR Testing](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/pcr-testing), [COVID-19](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/covid-19) ### [Benefits of PCR Molecular Testing for Infectious Diseases](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/benefits-of-pcr-molecular-testing-for-infectious-diseases) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 28 Jul, 2022 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/benefits-of-pcr-molecular-testing-for-infectious-diseases%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/benefits-of-pcr-molecular-testing-for-infectious-diseases&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Two%20scientists%20observing%20something%20with%20a%20microscope%20in%20their%20laboratory.jpeg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/benefits-of-pcr-molecular-testing-for-infectious-diseases%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/benefits-of-pcr-molecular-testing-for-infectious-diseases&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Two%20scientists%20observing%20something%20with%20a%20microscope%20in%20their%20laboratory.jpeg) [![Two scientists observing something with a microscope in their laboratory](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Two%20scientists%20observing%20something%20with%20a%20microscope%20in%20their%20laboratory.jpeg?width=500&name=Two%20scientists%20observing%20something%20with%20a%20microscope%20in%20their%20laboratory.jpeg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/benefits-of-pcr-molecular-testing-for-infectious-diseases) The COVID-19 pandemic has shone the light across a wide spectrum of medical advances such as the benefits of PCR molecular testing for infec... [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/benefits-of-pcr-molecular-testing-for-infectious-diseases) **Topics** [PCR Testing](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/pcr-testing), [Infectious Disease](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/infectious-disease), [Healthcare](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/healthcare) ### [The Pros and Cons of Different Types of COVID-19 Testing](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/the-pros-and-cons-of-different-types-of-covid-19-testing) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 10 Feb, 2022 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/the-pros-and-cons-of-different-types-of-covid-19-testing%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/the-pros-and-cons-of-different-types-of-covid-19-testing&media=https://fs.hubspotusercontent00.net/hubfs/21189307/COVID%2019%20Tests.jpg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/the-pros-and-cons-of-different-types-of-covid-19-testing%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/the-pros-and-cons-of-different-types-of-covid-19-testing&media=https://fs.hubspotusercontent00.net/hubfs/21189307/COVID%2019%20Tests.jpg) [![Lab worker completing Covid 19 Tests](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/COVID%2019%20Tests.jpg?width=500&name=COVID%2019%20Tests.jpg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/the-pros-and-cons-of-different-types-of-covid-19-testing) As the coronavirus pandemic stretches towards the 2-year mark, odds are that you or a loved one has had to take a COVID-19 test. 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