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Image: The Automated Plate Assessment System, or APAS, is a platform technology for the automation of culture-plate screening and interpretation (Photo courtesy of Clever Culture Systems).

Automated Imaging Speeds Up Infectious Disease Diagnosis

Automated Plate Assessment System (APAS) is a breakthrough artificial intelligence technology for the automated imaging, image analysis, interpretation and reporting of growth on microbiology culture plates after incubation. More...
27 Oct 2016
Image: A Petri dish with Group A Streptococcus-inoculated trypticase soy agar containing 5% defibrinated sheep\'s blood (Photo courtesy of Richard R. Facklam, PhD).

DNA-Based Analysis Detects Group A Streptococcus

As an exclusively human pathogen, Group A Streptococcus (GAS; Streptococcus pyogenes) is spread in the community through direct human-to-human transmission and GAS can also colonize a healthy host without any apparent clinical signs or symptoms. More...
27 Oct 2016

Respiratory Tract Bacterium Triggers Serious Nervous System Disease

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute post infectious immune-mediated polyneuropathy and an acute life-threatening disease of the nervous system that leads to sensory disturbances and acute flaccid paralysis. More...
20 Oct 2016
Image: A transmission electron microscope (TEM) image of negative-stained, Fortaleza-strain Zika virus (red), isolated from a microcephaly case (Photo courtesy of the NIAID).

Biological Link Found between Zika Infection and Guillain-Barré Syndrome

Guillain-Barré is a very rare but potentially paralyzing disorder of the nervous system that appears days to weeks after infection with viruses or bacteria. More...
19 Oct 2016
Image: The CareStart Malaria rapid diagnostic tests that diagnose malaria infection from whole blood of patients in 20 minutes (Photo courtesy of Access Bio).

Performance of Malaria Rapid Diagnostics Tests Evaluated Post-Treatment

The performance of different malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) may be influenced by transmission intensity and by the length of time each test requires to become negative after treatment and patient’s recovery. More...
19 Oct 2016
Image: The Afinion C-reactive protein (CRP) test cartridge and Afinion AS100 analyzer (Photo courtesy of Alere).

Rapid Blood Test Can Rule Out Serious Childhood Infections

The care for acutely ill children has traditionally been a primary care responsibility, but increasing numbers are being seen in secondary care, but a simple decision rule and a finger prick to test blood, general practitioners can now detect serious infections in children very quickly. More...
19 Oct 2016
Image: A diagram of the newly discovered mechanism of action of the bacterial superantigen toxins: Superantigens bind to both B7-2 and CD28, the major costimulatory receptors expressed on human immune cells. This binding enhances B7-2/CD28 receptor engagement, thereby inducing a powerful immune signal that evokes a harmful inflammatory storm (Photo courtesy of Professor Raymond Kaempfer).

Groundbreaking Immune Approach Targets Humans Instead of Bacteria

Staphylococcal and streptococcal infections affect millions of individuals each year and they are a leading cause of sepsis and account for many cases of pneumonia and post-surgical infections. More...
18 Oct 2016
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