Excelsior DX

04/14/2020

Excelsior offers Covid-19 testing to be ordered online with a cash price but only available with a provider’s license.

Providers can open an account, and order supplies and tests from Excelsior Diagnostics.

03/30/2020

Congratulations Luminex! The US FDA has issued emergency use authorization for our NxTAG® CoV Extended Panel, which detects the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus. Excelsior Dx is proud to use Luminex testing.

03/22/2020

I’m relieved to see that drive through testing is focusing on 65 and older with symptoms. This is the most at-risk group out there that needs testing during this shortage. If you have a child that you may suspect has it or you are a young adult that feels the need to test..what’s right is testing for those who need it most right now. If you are younger and feel sick, just quarantine for 14 days. There is nothing you can do other than stop spreading it! Leave the tests for the people that are at risk of dying. This has been our Excelsior Dx medical ethics strategy during COVID-19 outbreak. #

03/19/2020

Excelsior Dx in the news. Thanks to Mario Diaz for keeping everyone informed during these times.

Drive-thru testing being set up at Butler Stadium in southwest Houston

03/14/2020

Excelsior Diagnostics just took delivery of test kits designed by Luminex Corporation to aid in the detection of . This kit is an extension of our existing Respiratory Pathogen Panel, meaning we will be searching for the in addition to all the other targets currently included in the assay. Please have a look at this published yesterday!

https://lnkd.in/eBfHnhj

In response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Luminex has developed multiple testing solutions for the detection of SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, and MERS-CoV.

03/14/2020

Hello America. I know there is a testing shortage and you have a Houston lab that performs the same testing the CDC performs for confirmation within 24-48 hours. We are one of the few PCR labs in the US! COVID-19 starts at Excelsior Dx on Tuesday.

03/13/2020

Here is the date for release!

03/13/2020

Excelsior Dx is one of the first labs in the country to offer COVID-19 testing through PCR technology. We are currently validating the test and plan to release to the U.S. next Tuesday. Get ready for a test that reports virtually 100% accuracy through DNA within 24-48 hours.

03/05/2020

Why the Coronavirus has not been declared as a pandemic by WHO has a lot to do with the fact that the word “panic” is in “pandemic”.

Public health officials have stopped short of describing COVID-19 as a pandemic, but some say it’s just a matter of time...and semantics.

02/03/2020

Excelsior is recognized by the College of American Pathologists, the governing body of laboratories for adhering to the highest of standards in the industry.
We’re kind of a big deal....