Microbiology
Mean Platelet Volume Determines Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Prognosis
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, a Nairovirus within the family Bunyaviridae,causes severe disease and pancytopenia, organ failures and disseminated intravascular coagulation may occur as a result of CCHF infection. More...28 Sep 2015
Connecting Molecular Dots of the Association Between Periodontitis and Heart Disease
Periodontitis is a risk factor for heart disease. Researchers have now shown that a periodontal pathogen causes changes in gene expression that boost inflammation and atherosclerosis in aortic smooth muscle cells. More...27 Sep 2015
Sensitive Nanozyme Test May Provide Rapid Point-of-Care Diagnosis of Ebola
Researchers have developed a simple low-cost Ebolavirus test based on detection technology using magnetic nanoparticles that has shown 100x higher sensitivity than the standard immunochromatographic ELISA gold strip test. More...24 Sep 2015
![Image: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (stained purple) in a tissue specimen (blue) (Photo courtesy of the CDC – [US] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).](https://globetechcdn.com/mobile_labmedica/images/stories/articles/article_images/2015-09-21/GMS-321.jpg "Image: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (stained purple) in a tissue specimen (blue) (Photo courtesy of the CDC – [US] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).")
Multiple Clostridium Difficile Strains Cause Severe Patient Outcomes
Clostridium difficile is the most common cause of hospital acquired infections in the USA and the incidence of C. difficile infection has increased dramatically since 2001, coinciding with the emergence of the epidemic ribotype 027. More...08 Sep 2015
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