Microbiology
Paper-Based Test Could Diagnose Lyme Disease at Early Stages
Caused by the tick-borne spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, Lyme disease (LD) is the most common vector-borne infectious disease in North America and Europe and timely diagnosis and treatment are effective in preventing disease progression. More...01 Jan 2020
C. Diff Carriers Are Source of Infections in Hospitals
Clostridioides difficile is a spore-forming, gram-positive anaerobic bacillus spread by fecal–oral transmission of spores, which remain viable for long periods of time ex vivo. Although C. difficile carriers do not have diarrhea, they do shed spores that can contaminate environmental surfaces. More...26 Dec 2019
Hepatic Dysfunction and Coagulopathy Quantified in Fatal Dengue Fever
Dengue fever (DF) is currently one of the most severe public health problems. Each year, an estimated 390 million dengue infections occur around the world. Clinical presentations of dengue are diverse and non-specific, often with unpredictable clinical progression and outcome. More...24 Dec 2019
High Performance of Rapid Influenza Diagnostic Test Validated
Influenza is a leading infectious cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Annually, about 5% to 10% of adults and 20% to 30% of children have symptoms of influenza-like illness (ILI), and approximately 650,000 deaths secondary to influenza occur each epidemic season. More...19 Dec 2019
Implement Diagnostics System Improves Infectious Disease Testing
A team of scientists recently began using machine-learning tools and assessed them in a prospective clinical trial to determine whether artificial intelligence could perform better than specialists in clinical test interpretation. More...17 Dec 2019
Vaginitis Tests Offer Improvements Over Gold Standard Methods
Gynecologist visits in the USA are motivated by an inflammation of the vagina called vaginitis. Infectious vaginitis due to bacterial vaginosis (BV), vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC), and Trichomonas vaginalis accounts for a significant proportion of all gynecologic visits in the USA. More...16 Dec 2019
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