A Bug Rises, and With It a Company - NYT

Patients might not particularly like the new admission procedure at a growing number of hospitals: having what looks like an elongated Q-Tip stuck up their noses. But it smells great to Cepheid.

Cepheid, a biotechnology company in Silicon Valley, sells a rapid genetic test to detect MRSA, an antibiotic-resistant “superbug” that has received considerable media coverage and kills more Americans than AIDS...