Microbiology
Near-Patient Hepatitis C Assay Validated
Chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major public health problem, estimated to infect 1.0% of the world’s population (71 million people) and to be responsible for 400, 000 annual deaths as a result of cirrhosis and liver cancer. More...17 May 2018
Microbiological Features of Chronic Rhinosinusitis Compared
Different phenotypes of rhinitis and chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) have been described based on symptom severity and duration, atopy status, level of control, comorbidities, and presence or absence of nasal polyps in CRS. More...12 May 2018
Diagnostic SHERLOCK Optimized for Rapid Viral Detection
New technique enables SHERLOCK to detect a virus directly in bodily fluids, eliminating a step that required laboratory equipment and expanding the platform's potential to quickly and cheaply track pathogens such as Zika during an outbreak. More...08 May 2018
Metagenomic Sequencing Can Diagnose Cases of Meningitis
Subacute and chronic meningitis are diagnostically challenging given the wide range of potential infectious, autoimmune, neoplastic, paraneoplastic, parameningeal, and toxic causes. Securing a final diagnosis can require weeks or months of testing or remain unsolved, necessitating empirical treatment approaches that may be ineffective or even harmful. More...01 May 2018
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Test Authorized to Identify Candida auris
Clostridium difficile Examined by Different Methods
Rapid Diagnostic Test Evaluated for Tuberculosis
Treponemal Subspecies Discriminated by LAMP
Assay Detects Hepatitis B in Multiple Specimens
Two-Stage Algorithm Evaluated for Respiratory Viral Infections
CSF Examined for Enteroviral Nervous System Infection
TB-LAMP Assay Evaluated in Reference Labs
Blood Test Predicts Onset of TB in Advance
New POC Test Quickly Detects Lyme Neuroborreliosis
Immunoassay Developed for Lassa Fever Virus
Ultra-Sensitive Rapid Test Evaluated for Malaria
Rapid Hepatitis C Virus POC Test Evaluated
Molecular Diagnostic Tool Developed for Chronic Endometritis
Unusual Blood Clots Characterized in Leprosy Patients
Rapid Detection of Legionella Offered for Commercial Water Systems
New Dipstick Rapidly Detects Cholera in Acute Diarrhea
New Rapid Test Reports Antibiotic Resistance in Two Hours
Typhoid Fever Bacteria Sequencing Reveals Drug Resistance Genes
Helicobacter Pylori Immunoassays Evaluated for Efficacy
Plasma Metabolite Profile and Gut Microbiota Connected to Obesity
Solvatochromic Trehalose Probe Rapidly Detects TB
Yellow Fever Virus Detected in Urine of Convalescent Patient
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