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Image: Histology of a brain from a patient with cerebral malaria showing sequestration of parasites, pigmentation and obstruction of blood vessels (Photo courtesy of Chulalongkorn University).

Cerebral Malaria Biomarker Quantified

The detection, semi-quantification, and clinical use of the Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein-2 as a parasite antigen biomarker for cerebral malaria had been investigated.  More...
16 Jul 2014
Image: Egg of Schistosoma haematobium in a wet mount of urine concentrates, showing the characteristic terminal spine (Photo courtesy of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention).

Low-Cost Urine Filtration Helps Diagnose Schistosomiasis

Urogenital schistosomiasis, which is caused by Schistosoma haematobium, is diagnosed by finding the blood-borne flukes eggs in urine samples and simplifying sample preparation in the field before microscopy is vital for efficient and cost-effective diagnostic strategies in resource-constrained settings.   More...
15 Jul 2014
Image: Glass SlipChip for growing microbes, shown next to a US quarter dollar coin (left); fluorescent in situ hybridization image of the target organism (right, top); transmission electron microscopy image of a single cell of the target organism (right, bottom) (Photo courtesy of the California Institute of Technology).

Microfluidics Device Captures and Isolates Slow Growing Gut Bacteria

Microbiologists have used a novel "lab-on-a-chip" approach to isolate and cultivate fastidious, slow growing bacteria from the human digestive tract.  More...
15 Jul 2014
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Novel Microbes Identified, Linked to Severe Diarrhea

Microorganisms have been identified that may trigger diarrheal disease and others that may protect against it, which were not widely linked to the condition previously.   More...
09 Jul 2014
Image: Scanning electron micrograph of multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, a non-fermentative aerobic Gram-negative rod (Photo courtesy of Bioquell).

New Rapid Diagnostic Test Developed for Antibiotics Resistance

A rapid diagnostic test for multiresistance to broad-spectrum antibiotics has been developed for multidrug-resistant strains of Acinetobacter baumannii, an important hospital pathogen.  More...
08 Jul 2014

Assay Quantifies CMV Deoxyribonucleic Acid from Human Plasma

A flexible, fully automated, random access molecular diagnostics system for the quantitative and qualitative analysis of molecular targets from clinical patient specimens has been developed.  More...
07 Jul 2014
Image: Transmission electron micrograph of Norovirus particles in feces (Photo courtesy of Graham Colm).

Molecular Assay Evaluated for Norovirus Detection

A commercial real-time polymerase chain reaction assay has been evaluated for the detection of noroviruses for use in a routine diagnostic laboratory.   More...
03 Jul 2014
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