Microbiology
Dengue Virus IgM Serotyped by ELISA
Dengue virus (DENV) is an arthropod-borne flavivirus that is endemic in tropical and subtropical regions, causing hundreds of millions of infections annually. It is subdivided into four serotypes, DENV-1–4. After infection, patients have lifelong immunity against the homologous serotype but remain susceptible to infections with the others. More...03 Jan 2019
Tick-Borne Diseases Diagnosed with Multiplex Molecular Panel
Tick-borne diseases, which afflict humans and other animals, are caused by infectious agents transmitted by tick bites. Tick-borne illnesses are caused by infection with a variety of pathogens, including rickettsia and other types of bacteria, viruses, and protozoa. More...26 Dec 2018
HCV-RNA Present in Body Fluids in High Viral Load Patients
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) causes both acute and chronic infection. Acute HCV infection is usually asymptomatic, and is only very rarely (if ever) associated with life-threatening disease. About 15%–45% of infected persons spontaneously clear the virus within six months of infection without any treatment. More...26 Dec 2018
Urinary Biomarkers for Tuberculosis Explored
The gold standard for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis is the isolation in culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in biological samples. However, culture is time consuming and does not accomplish the need of quickly and properly starting treatment, it is not always feasible in extra-pulmonary TB and it is difficult to carry out in resource-limited settings. More...25 Dec 2018
Banna Virus Detected by Reverse Transcription-Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification
Banna virus (BAV) has been isolated from a diverse group of vertebrates and invertebrates, including mosquitos, ticks, midges, cattle, and pigs from different regions in China, Vietnam, and Indonesia. BAV is considered to be an emerging pathogen that can result in human infections with possible manifestation of fever and viral encephalitis. More...25 Dec 2018
POC Diagnostic Differentiates Ebola from Endemic Febrile Diseases
Hemorrhagic fever outbreaks such as Ebola are difficult to detect and control because of the lack of low-cost, easily deployable diagnostics and because initial clinical symptoms mimic other endemic diseases such as malaria. More...24 Dec 2018
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