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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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Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Visceral Leishmaniasis Reviewed

The effectiveness of rapid diagnostic tests in diagnosing patients with visceral leishmaniasis as been reviewed by an independent expert group.   More...
30 Jun 2014
Image: Rapirun Helicobacter pylori Antibody Stick. The urine sample is considered positive when two red bands at the test line and control line (arrows) are observed after 15 minutes and is considered negative when only the control line is observed. The absence of a control line indicates an invalid result (Photo courtesy of Duc T Quach).

Rapid Urine Test Evaluated for Helicobacter Pylori Infection

A rapid urine test based on enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay has been developed for the detection of anti-Helicobacter Pylori antibodies in urine.  More...
26 Jun 2014
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