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Image: The FUJI DRI-CHEM IMMUNO AG1 analyzer (Photo courtesy of FUJI FILM).

Rapid Antigenic Diagnostic Test Validated for Ebola Virus Disease

 Hemorrhagic fever outbreaks are difficult to diagnose and control in part because of a lack of low-cost and easily accessible diagnostic structures in countries where etiologic agents are present. Initial clinical symptoms are common and shared with other endemic diseases such as malaria or typhoid fever. More...
13 Feb 2020
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Rapid Diagnostic Tests Set to Distinguish Coronavirus from Other Respiratory Infections

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13 Feb 2020
Image: The LIOFeron TB/LTBI is a novel interferon-gamma release test for diagnosing latent tuberculosis (LTBI)/TB infection (Photo courtesy of Lionex GmbH).

Novel Reliable Assay for Tuberculosis and LTBI Tested

 Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) complex organisms, is still one of the most prevalent human infections worldwide estimated in 2018 with 1.2 million deaths among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative people and an additional 251,000 deaths from TB among HIV-positive people. More...
12 Feb 2020
Image: The Spark multimode reader performs accurate and sensitive measurements of fluorescent cell-based assays (Photo courtesy of TECAN).

Two Chikungunya Virus IgM Enzyme-Linked Immunoassays Evaluated

 Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an alphavirus transmitted by Aedes (Stegomyia) spp. mosquitoes. Transmission was initially restricted to small outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia, but since early 2000s the virus has caused large outbreaks in India and Southeast Asia. More...
11 Feb 2020
Image:  Human sperm stained for semen quality testing in the clinical laboratory (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Detection of Pathogenic Microorganisms in Semen by Sequencing Sperm RNA

 Advanced sequencing of sperm RNA was used to detect genetic material from microorganisms that were present as contaminants in the associated semen. More...
11 Feb 2020
Image: Photomicrograph of the bacterium, Fusobacterium nucleatum:  gram-negative stained from culture (Photo courtesy of J. Michael Miller, PhD, (D)ABMM)

Microbiota’s Role Explored in Colorectal Cancer Among the Young

 Colorectal cancer incidence has been declining for several decades in people over 55, in part because of the increased use of screening for the disease, particularly with colonoscopy which can find and remove polyps before they become cancerous. More...
06 Feb 2020
Image: Culture showing the typical brown diffusable pigment in the agar (inset) and phialides of Madurella mycetomatis (Photo courtesy of University of Adelaide).

Real-Time PCR Developed for Eumycetoma Diagnosis

 Mycetoma, a progressive and disfiguring disease, is one of the neglected tropical diseases, caused by both bacteria and fungi. Eumycetoma is the fungal type and mainly caused by species of the genus Madurella. More...
06 Feb 2020
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