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Image: Digitally-colorized transmission electron micrograph (TEM) depicts numerous Chikungunya virus particles, which are composed of a central dense core that is surrounded by a viral envelope. Each virion is approximately 50 nm in diameter (Photo courtesy of Cynthia Goldsmith).

Molecular Test Finds Increased Chikungunya Virus Infections

Chikungunya is an infectious disease that causes fever, rash, and for a subset of patients, chronic joint pain. Pregnant women who acquire Chikungunya infection within one week of delivery can transmit the virus to their baby, which can lead to severe infection.  More...
24 Sep 2014
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
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