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Image: Cercariae of Schistosoma mansoni stained by indirect fluorescent antibody (Photo courtesy of Dr. Alexander Sulzer).

Immunological Tests Detects Schistosomiasis in Low-Endemicity Area

The prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni infection has been systematically determined using the indirect immunofluorescence assay-immunoglobulin M and circumoval precipitin test techniques with serum samples.  More...
02 Apr 2014
Image: Colored scanning electron micrograph of a Leishmania mexicana amastigotes (Photo courtesy of Zephyris).

Paper-Based Microfluidics Developed for Molecular Diagnostic Testing

A low cost, safe, disposable, rapid and self-sustainable paper-based platform for diagnostic testing, known as lab-on-paper, has been developed.   More...
01 Apr 2014

New Version of Endotoxin Kit Introduced

An easy-to-use Limulus Amebocyte Lysate gel-clot test enables rapid testing in the laboratory and does not require special laboratory supplies.   More...
01 Apr 2014

Company Streamlines Detecting, Diagnosing, and Tracking Infectious Disease

A company is using its DNA analysis technology in major global collaborations aimed at curbing the spread of viruses such as H1N1 or avian flu, in real time.  More...
01 Apr 2014
Image: A mature schizont of Plasmodium knowlesi in a thin blood film of a malaria patient (Photo courtesy of US Centers of Disease control and Prevention).

Rapid Diagnostic Tests Evaluated for Human Plasmodium knowlesi

Rapid diagnostic tests have been evaluated for the diagnosis of Plasmodium knowlesi, a malaria parasite of Southeast Asian macaques, Macaca fascicularis that infects humans and can cause fatal malaria.   More...
27 Mar 2014
Image: The Qiagen Rotor-Gene Q real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analyzer (Photo courtesy of General Biologicals Corporation).

Multiplex Molecular Assay Identifies Major Vaginal Lactobacilli

Lactobacilli play a key role in promoting vaginal health and depletion of these bacteria is associated with bacterial vaginosis, the most common vaginal disorder.  More...
26 Mar 2014
Image: Colonies of the nontuberculous Mycobacteria cosmeticum growing on Middlebrook 7H10 agar (Photo courtesy of James Gathany).

Risk Factors Identified for Little-Known Lung Infections

Severe and sometimes fatal lung disease caused by a group of bacteria in the same family as those that cause tuberculosis is much more common than previously thought.   More...
25 Mar 2014
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