Microbiology
Quick Test Minimizes Unnecessary Primary Care Antibiotic Prescribing
C-reactive protein is a biomarker in blood which indicates the presence of inflammation, and the amount of CRP in the body gives an indication of the severity of an infection. Low levels of CRP are indicative of viral or self-limiting bacterial infections, and high levels indicate serious infection. More...19 Oct 2015
On-Chip Optical Sensing Technique Detects Multiple Flu Strains
The ability to simultaneously detect and identify multiple biomarkers is one of the key requirements for molecular diagnostic tests that are becoming even more important as personalized and precision medicine place increased emphasis on such capabilities. More...18 Oct 2015
![Image: A new test can detect virtually any virus that infects people and animals, including the Ebolavirus depicted in this enhanced electron micrograph (Photo courtesy of the [US] National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases).](https://globetechcdn.com/mobile_labmedica/images/stories/articles/article_images/2015-10-14/GMS-353.jpg "Image: A new test can detect virtually any virus that infects people and animals, including the Ebolavirus depicted in this enhanced electron micrograph (Photo courtesy of the [US] National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases).")
New Target Sequence Capture Panel Eases Detection of Viruses in Patient Samples
A recently developed targeted sequence capture panel, ViroCap, which was designed to enrich nucleic acid from DNA and RNA viruses that infect vertebrate hosts, allowed the rapid detection of unknown viruses in patient samples. More...14 Oct 2015
New Emergency-Use Listed Kit Provides Rapid Diagnostic Test for Ebolavirus
A new chromatographic immunoassay for Zaire ebolavirus has now qualified as eligible for procurement through the World Health Organization (WHO)’s “Emergency Use Assessment and Listing (EUAL)” program. The EUAL program is part of the continued global response to help in early-treatment of patients and prevent spread of infection, particularly in the West Africa outbreak that has had a mortality rate of over 40%. More...14 Oct 2015
Dengue Diagnosis Tested in Urine and Saliva Specimens
Dengue is the most important arthropod-borne disease affecting humans, representing a huge public health burden in affected countries. Symptoms are often nonspecific, hence the need for an early, sensitive, and specific diagnosis of dengue for appropriate management. More...13 Oct 2015
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