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 and related prospectus of Molecular Diagnostics,
Inc. for the registration of 46,766,537 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
September 30, 2002





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