Microbiology
Biomarker Identifies Septic Patients at Higher Risk for Mortality
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that arises when the body's response to infection causes injury to its own tissues and organs. Common signs and symptoms include fever, increased heart rate, increased breathing rate, and confusion. More...28 Jan 2020
Identification of Rickettsial Biomarker Facilitates Early Diagnosis of Tick-borne Spotted Fevers
A protein biomarker has been identified that enables the rapid and specific early diagnosis of tick-borne rickettsial diseases such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Mediterranean spotted fever. More...27 Jan 2020
![Image: Photomicrograph of a sputum specimen showing the presence of numerous Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria (Photo courtesy of [U.S.] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)](https://globetechcdn.com/mobile_labmedica/images/stories/articles/article_images/2020-01-27/GMS-010C.jpg "Image: Photomicrograph of a sputum specimen showing the presence of numerous Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria (Photo courtesy of [U.S.] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)")
CSF Cytokine Characteristics Defined from Children with Meningitis
Enteroviral meningitis (EVM) are the most common etiological agent for viral encephalitis, and are predominantly reported among children and always present as a milder clinical illness than other infectious causes which only need supportive therapy. More...21 Jan 2020
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