Microbiology
Ultrasensitive Assay Detects Asymptomatic Low-Density Malaria
Highly sensitive, scalable diagnostic methods are needed to guide malaria elimination interventions and while traditional microscopy and rapid diagnostic tests are suitable for the diagnosis of symptomatic malaria infection, more sensitive tests are needed to screen for low-density, asymptomatic infections. More...06 Jan 2016
A Bacterial Lifestyle Switch Provides Antibiotic Resistance
Researchers have reported for the first time that following contact with certain antibiotics the pathogenic Bacillus cereus can switch into a special slowed-down mode and form small colony variants that are difficult to diagnose and almost impossible to treat with certain antibiotics. More...06 Jan 2016
Nosocomial Environmental Contamination by MERS-CoV Investigated
Although Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus is characterized by a risk of nosocomial transmission, the detailed mode of transmission and period of virus shedding from infected patients are poorly understood. More...04 Jan 2016
![Image: A screenshot from the Mykrobe Predictor software package shows results for an analysis of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacterium (Photo courtesy of Mykrobe [University of Oxford]).](https://globetechcdn.com/mobile_labmedica/images/stories/articles/article_images/2016-01-03/GMS-466.jpg "Image: A screenshot from the Mykrobe Predictor software package shows results for an analysis of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacterium (Photo courtesy of Mykrobe [University of Oxford]).")
Respiratory Pathogen Diagnostic Panel Approved
American Food and Drug Administration marketing approval has been granted for a diagnostic panel that incorporates tests for 21 clinically-relevant viral and bacterial respiratory pathogens into a single closed microtiter plate well. More...
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Rapid Ebola Virus Detection Assay Evaluated
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