Microbiology
Gut Microbiome Pretreatment Predicts Chemotherapy-Related Bloodstream Infection
Bacteria are thought to enter the bloodstream through intestinal lesions due to chemotherapy-induced inflammation of the membrane lining the digestive tract. Once the infection begins, patients' own immune systems are depleted and are often unable to fight off the pathogens and antibiotics are often ineffective. More...19 May 2016
HPV Infection Identified In Self-Collected Vaginal Swabs
High risk, potentially cancer causing human papillomavirus infections (HPV) are common among women in the developing world, but self-sampling with vaginal swabs may provide materials that screen as accurately as the more labor-intensive approach using cervical samples obtained by clinicians. More...19 May 2016
Combining Two Diagnostic Tests Drastically Reduces Cancer Miss Rates
The Papanicolaou (Pap) test is recommended for women between 21 and 65 years old as a screening test for cervical cancer. Women 30 and older who are negative on co-testing may wait as long as five years for their next testing, but physicians still recommend annual examinations. More...17 May 2016
CRISPR-based Technology Enables High-Resolution Zika Detection On Low-Cost Paper Discs
Building off their earlier innovative development in “programmable diagnostics”, researchers on an international, multi-institutional team recently joined efforts to quickly prototype their low-cost rapid test with the goal that it could soon be used to screen samples (blood, urine, or saliva) for Zika virus and strain identification. More...16 May 2016
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