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Image: The Mini-FLOTAC is a promising technique for detecting and counting helminth eggs in animals and humans, and can be used for fecal egg count (Photo courtesy of Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II).

Diagnostic Methods Compared for Soil-Transmitted Helminths

Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) are a group of intestinal parasitic worms that excrete eggs through feces, which contaminate soil in areas where sanitation is poor and infect the human host orally or through skin contact. More...
22 Aug 2019
Image: A newborn’s blood applied to a Guthrie Card for testing for various diseases including cytomegalovirus (Photo courtesy of NHS).

Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection Diagnosed Via Dried Blood Spots

Cytomegalovirus is the leading cause of congenital infection (cCMV) affecting up to 0.8% of newborns in high-income countries and is the most common cause of non-genetic deafness in childhood. A wide range of diseases diagnosed either at birth or in childhood, has been correlated to cCMV infection. More...
21 Aug 2019
Image: A scanning electron micrograph of two rod-shaped bacteria called Klebsiella pneumoniae that are resistant to treatment with the “last resort” antibiotic drug called carbapenem. In this image, the mustard-colored bacteria are interacting with the green-colored human white blood cells (Photo courtesy of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases).

Carbapenem-Resistant K. Pneumoniae Driven by Nosocomial Spread

Public health interventions to control the current epidemic of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae rely on a comprehensive understanding of its emergence and spread over a wide range of geographical scales. More...
15 Aug 2019
Image: The Mini8 Plus real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) thermocycler (Photo courtesy of Coyote Bioscience).

Direct Molecular Assay Developed for Zika Diagnosis

Zika virus (ZIKV), a mosquito-borne Flavivirus, is a positive single-stranded RNA virus with a nucleic acid length of about 10.7kb. This virus has been spreading rapidly and there have been large-scale outbreaks worldwide in recent years. ZIKV has drawn attention as it may cause severe symptoms while no specific medical treatment or vaccine is currently available. More...
14 Aug 2019
Image: The GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay is designed as a rapid diagnosis test of Tuberculosis (TB) and drug resistance (Photo courtesy of Cepheid).

Serum Siderocalin Measured in Patients with TB and HIV

Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The progression from uninfected or latently infected to active TB is often insidious and has minimal symptoms in the initial months, resulting in delayed diagnosis and poor outcomes. More...
14 Aug 2019
Image: The BC-6800 benchtop automatic hematology analyzer (Photo courtesy of Mindray).

Hematology Analyzer Screens for Malaria in Clinical Setting

Malaria is a vector-borne infectious disease that continues to have high morbidity and mortality globally. Diagnosis based only on clinical symptoms has very low specificity as there is no combination of symptoms that reliably distinguishes malaria from other causes of fever or influenza. More...
14 Aug 2019
Image: A colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Enterococcus faecalis. These bacteria generate 12,13-diHOME and the concentration of the lipid itself in the babies’ stool samples predicted which infants went on to develop allergies (Photo courtesy of Pete Wardell/CDC).

Allergy Risk Increased by Compound Found in Infant Gut

Gut microbiota (formerly called gut flora) is the name given today to the microbe population living in our intestine. A recent study of newborn infants has identified a compound produced by gut bacteria that appears to predispose certain infants to allergies and asthma later in life. More...
14 Aug 2019
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