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Image: The sciFLEXARRAYER system is an ultra-low volume dispensing systems (Photo courtesy of SCIENION).

Immunoassay Monitors Parasite Persistence in Chagas Disease

The Trypanosoma cruzi parasite is the causative agent of Chagas disease, and infects about six million individuals in more than 20 countries. Monitoring parasite persistence in infected individuals is of utmost importance to develop and evaluate treatments to control the disease. More...
01 Mar 2018
Image: Rings of Plasmodium falciparum in a stained thin blood smear (Photo courtesy of the CDC).

AKI Biomarker Described for Pediatric Malaria

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is an important complication in severe malaria that is associated with increased mortality in both pediatric and adult populations. However, until recently, the incidence of AKI in pediatric malaria was under-appreciated as few children develop signs of overt renal failure and creatinine testing is not routinely available in resource-constrained settings. More...
28 Feb 2018
Image: A newly developed blood test detects pathogens carried by ticks such as this hard-bodied tick of the family Ixodidae (Photo courtesy of the CDC).

Blood Test Designed for Multiple Tick-borne Diseases

A novel blood test for the simultaneous diagnosis of multiple tick-borne diseases has been developed and shown to discriminate antibody responses to eight major tick-borne pathogens present in the United States. More...
27 Feb 2018
Image: The Agilent 2100 bioanalyzer is a distinctive analysis tool capable of handling cells, proteins and nucleic acids on a single platform (Photo courtesy of Agilent Technologies).

Next-Gen Sequencing of CSF Diagnoses Neurobrucellosis

Brucellosis is the most common zoonotic infection in the world with more than 500,000 new cases are reported annually worldwide. It is a multisystem infection, with variable clinical presentations and brucellosis with nervous system involvement is known as Neurobrucellosis (NB). More...
21 Feb 2018
Image: The T2Candida Panel seated in the Stat Drawer of the T2Dx Instrument (Photo courtesy of T2 Biosystems).

Innovative Blood Test Rapidly Detects Candidemia

Candidemia is among the four most common bloodstream infections in hospitals in the USA, and Candida are the third most common cause of infections in intensive care units. The mortality rate among patients with candidemia is 40%. More...
19 Feb 2018
Image: A photograph of the quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) thermoplastic chip (Photo courtesy of Fraunhofer USA).

Molecular Test Device Developed for RNA Viral Detection

A microfluidic, continuous-flow, quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) system to detect viral RNA targets has been developed and its creator have been working to reduce manufacturing costs and identify potential partners for commercialization. More...
14 Feb 2018
Image: Human papilloma virus (HPV) encased in biofilms inside tonsil crypts (pictured) may explain why the roughly 5% of HPV-infected people who develop cancer of the mouth or throat are not protected by their immune systems. Tonsil crypts with HPV are shown in green; epithelial and biofilm layers are shown in red (Photo courtesy of Dr. Katherine Rieth, MD).

HPV Found Hidden on Surface of Tonsils

Human papilloma virus (HPV), the culprit behind cervical cancer and some forms of head and neck cancer may hide in small pockets on the surface of tonsils in people not known to carry the virus. More...
14 Feb 2018
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