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Image: Highly-magnified, digitally-colorized transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a number of red-colored, spherical-shaped Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) virions (Photo courtesy of NIAID – [US] National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases).

Molecular Assay for MERS CoV Receives Emergency Use Authorization

Middle East respiratory syndrome is a viral respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus that was first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012 and is classified as an emerging disease.  More...
10 Aug 2015
Image: CE marking has been issued for a test to monitor levels of the fully human monoclonal antibody ustekinumab (Photo courtesy of Theradiag).

CE Marking of Theranostic Monitoring Test Announced at 2015 AACC Annual Meeting

A company specializing in theranostics and in vitro diagnostics took advantage of the 2015 AACC Annual Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo venue to announce that it had obtained CE marking for its monitoring test for levels of the monoclonal antibody drug ustekinumab.   More...
10 Aug 2015
Image: Human pap smear showing H&E stained Chlamydia in the vacuoles (500x) (Photo courtesy of the [US] National Cancer Institute).

Low Cost Point-of-Care DNA Amplification Test for Chlamydia Infection Demonstrated at the 2015 AACC Annual Meeting

Researchers have demonstrated a low cost, point-of-care nucleic acid amplification testing platform that meshes with a smartphone application for rapid diagnosis of Chlamydia infection at the 2015 AACC Annual Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo. More...
10 Aug 2015
Image: The Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer microfluids-based platform (Photo courtesy of the University of Oklahoma).

Major Advancement Detects Cystic Fibrosis Lung Infections

A novel diagnostic approach has been developed that offers an unprecedented rapid and accurate diagnosis of lung infections in patients with cystic fibrosis, a disease affecting around 9,000 people in the UK.   More...
09 Aug 2015
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Genetic Mutation Causes Lethal Condition in Infants

Protein losing enteropathy is a condition of the gastrointestinal tract that results in loss of protein from the body, and often leads to severe abdominal swelling, malnutrition and early death in affected infants.  More...
05 Aug 2015
Image: Globoid cell leukodystrophy: Mulinucleated macrophages (\"globoid cells\") and loss of myelinated fibers in a case of Krabbe\'s leukodystrophy (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

Advanced Next-Generation Sequencing Assay Kit Now Available for the Diagnosis of Leukodystrophy

An advanced next-generation sequencing assay kit is now available to augment the use of MRI scans to diagnose the class of brain disorders known as leukodystrophies.   More...
03 Aug 2015
Image: The high-throughput automated Panther system (Photo courtesy of Hologic Inc).

Genomic Assays Identify Chikungunya Virus in Blood Donors

The risk for transfusion-transmitted infection of Chikungunya virus is currently unclear, but several factors raise concern about possible transfusion-transmitted infection with this virus, including a 10% to 25% asymptomatic infection rate and high viremic titers in asymptomatic persons.   More...
03 Aug 2015
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