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Image: The Magnetic Induction Cycler for real time polymerase chain reaction (Photo courtesy of Bio Molecular Systems).

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
Image: The gut contains trillions of microorganisms, but new research finds one bacterium that drives the growth of colorectal cancer cells (Photo courtesy of MNT).

Bacterium Actively Drives CRC Tumor Growth

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of cancer-related death. The recognition that microbial agents can contribute to the development of CRC raises hope for improving CRC diagnosis and treatment by incorporating both microbial and patient characteristics into clinical strategies. More...
27 Jul 2017
Image: The Sofia respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) point of care diagnostic kit (Photo courtesy of Quidel).

Rapid Diagnostic Test for RSV Evaluated

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common ubiquitous pathogen responsible for mild upper respiratory tract infection in most children and healthy adults. In infants, RSV is mainly associated with acute lower respiratory infections. More...
20 Jul 2017
Image: A new study shows important groups of bacteria are found less frequently in the gut of patients with heart failure, and the gut flora is not as diverse as in healthy individuals (Photo courtesy of Medical Xpress).

Heart Failure Associated with Depleted Intestinal Microbiota

It has long been known that heart failure and gut health are linked. The gut has a worse blood supply in instances of heart failure; the intestinal wall is thicker and more permeable, whereby bacteria and bacterial components may find their way into the blood. More...
18 Jul 2017
Image: The new PERiPLEX point-of-care test (Photo courtesy of Mologic).

CE-Marked Immunoassay Rapidly Detects Infection Biomarkers

CE mark approval has been given for a point-of-care (POC) test for rapid detection of infection in patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD), enabling early diagnosis and treatment critical for preventing infection-related damage to the peritoneal membrane. More...
17 Jul 2017
Image: A light microscopy of an egg of Amphimerus sp. observed in a fecal specimen from Ecuador, almost indistinguishable from some other liver fluke eggs (Photo courtesy of Universidad Central del Ecuador).

Assay Detects Fish Trematode DNA in Human Stools

Amphimeriasis is a fish-borne disease caused by the liver fluke Amphimerus spp. that has recently been reported as endemic in the tropical Pacific side of Ecuador with a high prevalence in humans and domestic animals. More...
13 Jul 2017
Image: The ImmunoDOT is a proprietary dotblot method reporting a semi-quantitative IgM titer for leptospirosis (Photo courtesy of GenBio).

Assays Evaluated for Early Diagnosis of Leptospirosis

Leptospirosis is a potentially life-threatening but curable zoonosis whose prognosis depends on accurate and timely diagnosis and because of its non-specific clinical presentation, laboratory testing is essential to confirm the diagnosis. More...
11 Jul 2017
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