Microbiology
Fully Automated Hepatitis E Virus Assay Now CE-marked
Clinical laboratories in Europe now have available a fully automated and highly sensitive nucleic acid technology test with CE-marking for the detection of Hepatitis E virus RNA in donors of blood, blood components, tissues, and organs. More...06 Aug 2014
Microarray Diagnostic Tool Helps Diagnose Valley Fever
Valley fever is a fungal respiratory infection and can be acquired when microscopic spores of the soil-dwelling fungus are inhaled and VF is difficult to diagnose partly because symptoms are confounded with other community-acquired pneumonias. More...05 Aug 2014
Rapid Diagnostic Tests Compared for Benign Tertian Malaria
The standard method for malaria diagnosis is by the routine microscopic examination of Giemsa-stained blood smears and rapid diagnostic tests that detect malaria parasite proteins by immunochromatography which have been used as complementary detection method for malaria diagnosis. More...04 Aug 2014
Screening Tool Simplifies Serological Diagnosis of Neurocysticercosis
The availability of a rapid serological diagnosis that targets stage-specific antibodies for human cysticercosis is considered very helpful in control programs for estimating the sero-prevalence or burden of the disease in susceptible population groups. More...24 Jul 2014
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Cerebral Malaria Biomarker Quantified
Low-Cost Urine Filtration Helps Diagnose Schistosomiasis
Microfluidics Device Captures and Isolates Slow Growing Gut Bacteria
Novel Microbes Identified, Linked to Severe Diarrhea
New Rapid Diagnostic Test Developed for Antibiotics Resistance
Assay Quantifies CMV Deoxyribonucleic Acid from Human Plasma
Molecular Assay Evaluated for Norovirus Detection
Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Visceral Leishmaniasis Reviewed
Rapid Urine Test Evaluated for Helicobacter Pylori Infection
Blood Test for TB Could Eliminate Unnecessary Treatment
Diagnostic Test Being Developed for Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens
Rare Parasite Causes Relapsing Febrile Myositis
Mobile DNA Test Developed for HIV
Oral Fluid Testing Established for Pertussis
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Species Identified by Mass Spectrometry
Rapid Diagnostic Test for Hepatitis C Developed with Scrapbooking Tool
New Tick-Borne Disease Threatens Primarily Immune Suppressed Persons
Alternative Methods Tested for Detection of Soil-Transmitted Helminths
Commercial Treponemal Assays Compared for Syphilis Detection
MERS-CoV Immunity Not Widespread
Confirmation Required for Negative Rapid Group A Streptococcal Test
Effective Way to Diagnose Latent Tuberculosis Identified
Many Healthy Adults Infected with Human Papilloma Viruses
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