Microbiology
![Image: Eggs of Schistosoma mansoni in an unstained wet mount (Photo courtesy of the CDC – [US] Centers of Disease Control and Prevention).](https://globetechcdn.com/mobile_labmedica/images/stories/articles/article_images/2015-08-12/RLJ-261a.jpg "Image: Eggs of Schistosoma mansoni in an unstained wet mount (Photo courtesy of the CDC – [US] Centers of Disease Control and Prevention).")
Microscopy and Molecular Assay Compared for Schistosomiasis Diagnosis
The current reference test for the detection of Schistosoma mansoni in endemic areas is stool microscopy based on one or more Kato-Katz stool smears, but this technique is highly observer-dependent and has suboptimal sensitivity. More...12 Aug 2015
Rapid Molecular Diagnosis of Strep A Infections Now Available in Multiple US Healthcare Settings
A molecular diagnostic platform that detects Group A Streptococcus infections in eight minutes or less was awarded a CLIA waiver by the Food and Drug Administration, which paves the way for its use in a broad range of healthcare settings. More...10 Aug 2015
Computer Algorithms Automatically Detect Malaria in Stained Blood Smears
An Israeli startup company has developed a computerized platform that detects anomalies in stained blood cell samples—such as those infected by the malaria parasite—faster and more accurately than the human eye. More...10 Aug 2015
![Image: Highly-magnified, digitally-colorized transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a number of red-colored, spherical-shaped Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) virions (Photo courtesy of NIAID – [US] National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases).](https://globetechcdn.com/mobile_labmedica/images/stories/articles/article_images/2015-08-10/RLJ-249.jpg "Image: Highly-magnified, digitally-colorized transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a number of red-colored, spherical-shaped Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) virions (Photo courtesy of NIAID – [US] National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases).")
![Image: Human pap smear showing H&E stained Chlamydia in the vacuoles (500x) (Photo courtesy of the [US] National Cancer Institute).](https://globetechcdn.com/mobile_labmedica/images/stories/articles/article_images/2015-07-29/GMS-250.jpg "Image: Human pap smear showing H&E stained Chlamydia in the vacuoles (500x) (Photo courtesy of the [US] National Cancer Institute).")
Low Cost Point-of-Care DNA Amplification Test for Chlamydia Infection Demonstrated at the 2015 AACC Annual Meeting
Researchers have demonstrated a low cost, point-of-care nucleic acid amplification testing platform that meshes with a smartphone application for rapid diagnosis of Chlamydia infection at the 2015 AACC Annual Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo. More...10 Aug 2015
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