Microbiology
Procalcitonin Screening Helps Provide Early Identification of Sepsis
In a retrospective study of a large and diverse population of critically ill patients, researchers have found that screening for sepsis by procalcitonin (PCT) testing at admission to intensive care unit (ICU) notably reduced the hospitalization length-of-stay and total cost of care. The study clearly suggests that PCT screening on the first day of ICU admission is a potentially important diagnostic tool. More...17 Jan 2017
Diagnostic Test Kit Offers Easy Identification of Virulent Pathogens
A technology gap associated with commercially available diagnostic tests in remote and underdeveloped regions prevents timely pathogen identification for effective antibiotic chemotherapies for infected patients. More...12 Jan 2017
Genomic Sequencing Illuminates Recent Shigellosis Outbreaks
Shigellosis is an acute gastrointestinal infection caused by bacteria belonging to the genus Shigella. Shigellosis is the third most common enteric bacterial infection in the USA with 500,000 infections, 6,000 hospitalizations, and 70 deaths each year. More...12 Jan 2017
Emerging Nosocomial Pathogen Isolated from Prosthetic Joint Infections
Further knowledge about the clinical and microbiological characteristics of prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) caused by different coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) may facilitate interpretation of microbiological findings and improve treatment algorithms. More...10 Jan 2017
Genetic Screening May Predict Risk of CMV Infection
Researchers have found that the protein nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain 1 (NOD1) is involved in regulating cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and that loss-of-function NOD1 variants may result in higher susceptibility to CMV infection, which can lead to devastating developmental defects in fetuses and severe disease in people with weakened immune systems. More...10 Jan 2017
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