Microbiology
Bacteriophage-Based Blood Test Rapidly Detects TB Bacteria
A blood test based on bacteriophage that infect living Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) bacteria has been shown to diagnose human tuberculosis (TB) and may be able to predict which patients with latent tuberculosis will progress to the active form of the disease. More...15 Jul 2019
Dengue Infection Complicated by Hyperinflammatory Condition
The global incidence of dengue infection has grown dramatically and been estimated to 390 million infections yearly. This mosquito-borne virus infection occasionally develops into a potentially lethal state called severe dengue (SD). More...11 Jul 2019
Commercial System Effective for Cefiderocol Susceptibility Testing
The novel formulation of the cephalosporin antibiotic makes it very effective against gram-negative non-fastidious bacteria that are otherwise highly resistant to antibiotics, including carbapenem-resistant strains of Enterobacteriaceae and non-fermenters. More...11 Jul 2019
Microbiome Composition Altered in Fibromyalgia Patients
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a prevalent syndrome, characterized by chronic widespread pain, fatigue and impaired sleep, that is challenging to diagnose and difficult to treat. FM is a long-term condition that affects 2% to 4% of the USA population, which equates to about 6 to 12 million people. More...11 Jul 2019
Urine Test Produces Antibiotic Susceptibility Results Directly
Antibiotic susceptibility testing, or AST, is a widely used method of evaluating antibiotic resistance and determining patient treatment plans in clinical settings. There are a number of different methods of AST such as agar dilution, broth dilution and disc diffusion assays. More...10 Jul 2019
Whole-Blood Testing Diagnoses Acute Zika Virus Infections
Zika virus infections are linked to congenital malformations in neonates from mothers infected during pregnancy and to neurologic disorders in adults. Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) is the most reliable method for confirming Zika virus infections. More...04 Jul 2019
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