Microbiology
Biomarker Panel Differentiates Active and Latent Tuberculosis Infections
A set of biomarkers detectable in the blood accurately identifies individuals with active tuberculosis and differentiates them from patients with latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and from recovered TB patients. More...12 Apr 2015
Microbiologics and Microbix Partner on Viral Controls for Diagnostics
Microbiologics has entered into an agreement to source inactivated viruses from Microbix Biosystems to be incorporated into a line of full process controls under Microbiologics’ Helix Elite Molecular Standards brand as well as instrument-specific quality control sets. More...12 Apr 2015
Diagnostic Accuracy of New Dengue Capture Assay Evaluated
Dengue disease has become a major global public health concern, but an ideal diagnostic test that permits early and rapid diagnosis is not yet available, so improving diagnostic performance in this area is a major challenge. More...08 Apr 2015
Direct Blood Dry LAMP Diagnoses African Trypanosomiasis
Loop-mediated isothermal amplification is a rapid and sensitive tool used for the diagnosis of a variety of infectious diseases, but still requires complicated sample preparation steps and a well-equipped laboratory to produce reliable and reproducible results. More...08 Apr 2015
Common Bacteria May Become Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs
Pathogenic Enterobacteriaceae, including Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae, are major causes of multidrug resistant infections in hospitals worldwide and these pathogens have recently been shown to have acquired resistance to carbapenems. More...07 Apr 2015
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