Microbiology
One-Step Test Developed for Hepatitis C Virus Infection
A cost-effective one-step test that screens, detects, and confirms Hepatitis C virus infections has been developed as an alternative to current blood-based Hepatitis C virus testing that requires two steps and can be expensive, inconvenient, and not widely available or affordable globally. More...30 Nov 2015
Buruli Ulcer Diagnosed by Fluorescent Thin Layer Chromatography
Mycobacterium ulcerans infection, known as Buruli ulcer, is a disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissues which is an important but neglected tropical disease with its major impact in rural parts of West and Central Africa where facilities for diagnosis and management are poorly developed. More...29 Nov 2015
Rapid Ebola Virus Detection Assay Evaluated
Ebolavirus infection is mainly diagnosed by various in-house and commercial real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction assays used in up to 38 laboratories implemented at or close to Ebola treatment centers in West Africa. More...17 Nov 2015
Simple Affordable Diagnostic Kit Developed for Chikungunya
Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne illness that while not often deadly causes severe, incapacitating and often chronic joint pain, is spreading globally and it can be difficult to diagnose and most tests available now are expensive and challenging to develop. More...11 Nov 2015
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Molecular Technology Identifies Viral RNA Mutations in Clinical Samples
Ebolavirus Found in Semen Months After Symptom Onset
Invasive Antibiotic Sensitive Infections Are Widespread In Hospitalized Infants
Respiratory Pathogen Diagnostic Panel Now Certified for Use in Europe
Serological Assays Compared for MERS-Coronavirus Infection
Cerebrospinal Fluid Nucleic Acid-Based Test Detects Multiple Pathogens
Biomarkers Predict HIV Return When Treatment Stopped
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Linked to Q Fever Bacterium
Novel Molecular Tool Detects Asymptomatic Malaria-Infected Individuals
Simplexa Direct Test Includes 53 New Virus Strains
Quick Test Minimizes Unnecessary Primary Care Antibiotic Prescribing
On-Chip Optical Sensing Technique Detects Multiple Flu Strains
Cell Marker Enables Pathogenic Infection Prognosis
New Target Sequence Capture Panel Eases Detection of Viruses in Patient Samples
New Emergency-Use Listed Kit Provides Rapid Diagnostic Test for Ebolavirus
Dengue Diagnosis Tested in Urine and Saliva Specimens
Commercial Kits Evaluated for Rapid Diagnosis of Tuberculosis
Humans Affected by Same Malaria Parasite as Monkeys
Virome Capture Sequencing Enables Sensitive Viral Diagnosis
Rapid Test Assesses Plasma Malaria Biomarker to Guide Management
Influenza A/B Test Receives CLIA Waiver
New Virus Identified in Blood Supply
Miniaturized Magnetic Resonance for Direct Diagnosis of Candida Infection in the Blood
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