Microbiology
Lateral Flow RPA Assay Developed for Cryptococcus in CSF
The most common presentations of cryptococcosis are meningitis and meningoencephalitis. Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is a subacute meningoencephalitis and the most common cause of adult meningitis with very high mortality rates as well as vision and hearing loss in survivors. More...06 Mar 2019
Intestinal Mucosa Fungus Can Affect Lung Health
The composition of the microbiome, the countless bacteria, fungi and viruses that colonize our body surface, skin, intestines or lungs, makes a decisive contribution to human health or disease. However, biological mechanisms that cause inflammations in the microbiome are still largely unknown. More...04 Mar 2019
Unnecessary Testing for UTIs Significantly Reduced
Tests to detect urinary tract infections (UTI) often are performed routinely in hospitals, even when patients do not have symptoms. Such testing "just to be safe" can return results that lead doctors to prescribe antibiotics when there is little to no evidence to warrant such treatment. More...04 Mar 2019
Buruli Ulcer Pathogen Detected by Isothermal RPA Assay
Buruli ulcer (BU) is a neglected tropical disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. The pathogenesis of BU is linked to the production of a polyketide toxin known as mycolactone, which is cytotoxic and has immunomodulatory properties and presents as nodules, plaques, ulcers and edema. More...28 Feb 2019
Saliva-based Test Detects Infectious Subclinical Malaria
Low-density subclinical infection with Plasmodium falciparum among defined population subsets has been shown to be an important but cryptic facet of malaria transmission. Typically, these individuals are not readily detected by currently available point-of-need (PON) rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) or microscopy. More...27 Feb 2019
Dengue Severity Predicted by Gene Expression Signature
About 400 million individuals annually are infected with any of the four dengue virus (DENV) serotypes and although the majority of symptomatic individuals present with acute dengue fever, a fraction, between ∼5% to 20% of these patients progress to severe dengue infection. More...14 Feb 2019
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