Microbiology
![Image: Conidiophores of Aspergillus fumigatus (Photo courtesy of the CDC - [US] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).](https://globetechcdn.com/mobile_labmedica/images/stories/articles/article_images/2014-11-03/GMS-282.jpg "Image: Conidiophores of Aspergillus fumigatus (Photo courtesy of the CDC - [US] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).")
Analysis of Volatile Substances in Breath of Pneumonia Patients Confirms Fungal Infection Diagnosis
Analysis of volatile substances in the breath of patients with respiratory infections has been proposed as a novel, noninvasive, pathogen-specific approach to identifying the precise microbial cause of pneumonia. More...03 Nov 2014
![Image: Scanning Electron Micrograph of Streptococcus pneumoniae by R. Facklam, J. Carr. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) β-2 transferrin detection decreases after inoculation with live or ciprofloxacin-inactived S. pneumoniae. This may be due to passive adsorption via distinctive features of the S. pneumoniae cell wall not present in the other bacterial species examined (Photo courtesy of MicrobeWiki and the CDC – [US] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).](https://globetechcdn.com/mobile_labmedica/images/stories/articles/article_images/2014-10-21/MMS-117.jpg "Image: Scanning Electron Micrograph of Streptococcus pneumoniae by R. Facklam, J. Carr. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) β-2 transferrin detection decreases after inoculation with live or ciprofloxacin-inactived S. pneumoniae. This may be due to passive adsorption via distinctive features of the S. pneumoniae cell wall not present in the other bacterial species examined (Photo courtesy of MicrobeWiki and the CDC – [US] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).")
Infection Can Lead to False Negatives for Cerebrospinal Fluid β-2 Transferrin
Researchers have found that the presence of Streptococcus pneumoniae in cerebrospinal fluid can lead to false-negative β-2 transferrin test results and misdiagnosis that may detrimentally affect healthcare decisions for patients. More...21 Oct 2014
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