Microbiology
Rapid Ebolavirus Triage Test Developed
A Rapid Ebolavirus Triage Test is designed to enable healthcare workers, even in challenging environments, to test blood samples and aims at providing accurate and fast diagnosis of Ebola. The test is designed to offer a unique combination of speed, sensitivity, accuracy and ease-of-use required for outbreaks where time is of the essence. More...25 Feb 2015
Five Serologic Tests Evaluated for Threadworm Infection Follow-Up
Traditional fecal-based methods have poor sensitivity for the detection of Strongyloides stercoralis, therefore are inadequate for post-treatment evaluation of infected patients who should be carefully monitored to exclude the persistence of the infection. More...25 Feb 2015
Pivotal Study Supports Modern Blood Test Over Common Skin Test for Latent Tuberculosis Screening
A groundbreaking study in China finds, by comparison with results from a highly accurate commercial test, that screening with a still commonly used tuberculin skin test for latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection clearly results in unacceptably high numbers of false positives and overestimation of infection rates. Determination of lower prevalence rates is critical for increasing effectiveness and efficiency of LTBI screening as a tool in reducing the TB public health burden. More...24 Feb 2015
Immune Biomarkers Predict Early Death in HIV Patients with TB
Doctors treating patients battling both human immunodeficiency virus and tuberculosis, many of whom live in Africa, are faced with the decision when to start those patients on antiretroviral therapy while they are being treated with antibiotics for active TB disease. More...23 Feb 2015
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