Microbiology
Powassan Virus Diagnosed in Patients with Tick-Borne Diseases
Powassan virus (POWV) lineage II, also known as deer tick virus, is an emerging tick-borne flavivirus transmitted by Ixodes scapularis ticks, which are also the primary vector for the Lyme disease pathogen Borrelia burgdorferi. More...02 Aug 2017
Antimicrobial Therapy Biomarker Enumerates Eosinophil Count Changes
Eosinopenia as a criterion of sepsis has been the subject of debate for decades and the pathophysiology of eosinopenia is related to the migration of eosinophils to the inflammatory site, presumably as a result of chemotactic substances secreted during the acute phase of inflammation. More...01 Aug 2017
Accuracy of Malaria Tests Evaluated for Febrile Children
It remains challenging to distinguish malaria from other fever causing infections, as a positive rapid diagnostic test does not always signify a true active malaria infection. Antigen persistence could increase the rate of false positive test results, leading to a wrong diagnosis in settings where other diagnostic tools are unavailable. More...01 Aug 2017
Efficacy Evaluated in Maternal Screening for Congenital CMV
Researchers have evaluated for the first time the efficacy of maternal universal screening using cytomegalovirus (CMV) IgG avidity tests for congenital CMV infection, and they have also identified problematic issues with the current maternal CMV screening methods. More...31 Jul 2017
Novel Non-Invasive Sampling Technique Diagnoses Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
The definitive diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis requires parasitological detection and it is usually based on direct detection of amastigotes in smears from lesions by microscopy and by the culturing of promastigotes from infected tissues. More...27 Jul 2017
RT-PCR Evaluated for Taenia Detection
Taenia solium, the pork tapeworm, and the cause of neurocysticercosis (NCC), has significant socioeconomic impacts on communities in developing countries. This disease, along with taeniasis is estimated to infect 2.5 to five million people globally. More...27 Jul 2017
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