PLEASANTON, Calif., Jan. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DiaCarta, Ltd. ("DiaCarta"), a precision molecular diagnostics company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for its QuantiVirusTM MPXV test, which is a PCR test for the qualitative detection of DNA from monkeypox virus (MPXV) in lesion swabs collected from individuals suspected of monkeypox infection. The test is designed for use by authorized laboratories on the most popular qPCR instruments, including the Thermo Fisher (ABI) QuantStudio5, Thermo Fisher (ABI) 7500 Fast Dx, Bio-Rad CFX384, and Roche LightCycler 480 II Systems. QuantiVirusTM MPXV test targets two di