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Image: The VITEK MS matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry system for microbial identification (Photo courtesy of BioMérieux).

Clinically Significant Yeasts Identified by MALDI-TOF MS Systems

The performance of two matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry systems has been evaluated for the identification of clinically significant yeast isolates.   More...
24 Sep 2014
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Innovative Technology Identifies Broad Range of Pathogens

A platform has been developed with the goal to deliver a broad range of tests that can identify hundreds of bacteria, fungi, and viruses directly from a patient specimen within eight hours.  More...
23 Sep 2014
Image: An acoustically powered pumping device with 250 micron long oscillating structures driven by a piezoelectric transducer mounted on a glass slide shown next to US copper penny (Photo courtesy of Po-Hsun Huang and Tony Jun Huang).

Micropump Developed for Lab-On-A-Chip Disease Diagnosis

A reliable, inexpensive, programmable pump is a crucial feature for lab-on-a-chip devices that could make the diagnosis of many global life-threatening diseases easy and affordable.  More...
18 Sep 2014
Image: Photomicrograph of Clostridium difficile (Photo courtesy of the University of Leicester).

Clostridium Strains Emit Volatile Organic Compounds in Characteristic Patterns

A novel method for determining Clostridium difficile ribotypes was based on mass spectroscopy analysis of volatile organic compounds produced by cultures of the diarrhea-causing bacteria.  More...
16 Sep 2014
Image: The SD TB Ag MPT64 rapid immunochromatographic test for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Photo courtesy of SD Bioline).

Highly Sensitive Molecular Test Developed for Tuberculosis

Rapid, accurate detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is crucial in the diagnosis of tuberculosis, but conventional diagnostic methods have limited sensitivity and specificity or are time consuming.  More...
15 Sep 2014
Image: M. tuberculosis (stained red) in tissue (blue) (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

Flow Cytometry Assay Speeds Diagnosis of Pediatric Tuberculosis

Epidemiologists working with samples obtained from groups of children in Tanzania, used a novel blood test to quickly diagnose victims of pediatric tuberculosis.  More...
14 Sep 2014
Image: The Freedom4 PCR unit for field use was developed by (L-R) Ms. Christy Rand, Mr. Chris Mason, Dr. Chris Rawle, and Dr. Jo-Ann Stanton (Photo courtesy of the University of Otago).

PCR-Based Diagnostics Move Out of the Lab and into the Field

Researchers in New Zealand have revealed a novel battery-powered, handheld quantitative PCR analyzer for use under field conditions to detect minute levels of viral or bacterial DNA.  More...
10 Sep 2014
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