EXHIBIT 23.1



                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS




We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement Form S-2 (registration No. 333-83578) and related
prospectus of Molecular Diagnostics, Inc. for the registration of 42,370,748
shares of its common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our
report dated April 8, 2002, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedules of Molecular Diagnostics, Inc. and Subsidiaries
included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the year ended
December 31, 2001, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                                     /s/ Ernst & Young LLP



Chicago, Illinois
June 26, 2002