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Image: The fill-FLOTAC and mini-FLOTAC Devices (Photo courtesy of San Raffaele Hospital).

Innovative Technique Diagnoses Intestinal Parasitic Infections

A recently developed method for directly diagnosing intestinal parasites has been evaluated in the field and compared with standard methodology. More...
12 Aug 2013
Image: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Photo courtesy of the University of Wisconsin).

Low Expression of Immune Response Gene Increases TB Risk

A genetic mutation in Africans with human immunodeficiency virus has been identified that puts them at a much higher risk for tuberculosis infections. More...
12 Aug 2013
Image: Leptocheck-WB Rapid Test for Leptospirosis (Photo courtesy of Zephyr Biomedicals).

Rapid Diagnostic Tests Evaluated for Human Leptospirosis

The diagnosis of leptospirosis is often performed by the microscopic agglutination test or by culture, but is confined to specialized laboratories. More...
08 Aug 2013
Image: DSQ II single quadrupole gas chromatography/mass spectrometry systems (Photo courtesy of Thermo Scientific).

Blood Test May Predict Risk for Septic Death

Sepsis is a common cause of death, but outcomes in individual patients are difficult to predict, however a novel blood test may facilitate such a prediction. More...
08 Aug 2013
Image: Clostridium difficile colonies grown on cycloserine mannitol agar (Photo courtesy of Janice Carr).

Bacterial Strain Type and Biomarkers Predict Mortality

Clostridium difficile genotype predicts mortality after C. difficile infection, and excess mortality correlates with genotype-specific changes in biomarkers. More...
08 Aug 2013
Image: The Xpert MTB/RIF test cartridge (Photo courtesy of Cepheid).

Rapid, Automated Test Accurately Detects Tuberculosis in Pediatric Samples

A team of South African investigators compared the effectiveness of a new, automated diagnostic test that simultaneously detects tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance to classical microscopy and culture methods in pediatric samples. More...
08 Aug 2013
Image: Yersinia pestis, Direct Fluorescent Antibody Stain (Photo courtesy of Larry Stauffer).

Plague Detected by Anti-Carbohydrate Antibodies

A diagnostic test for detecting the presence of Yersinia pestis, the cause of plague, may soon be easier than ever before. More...
07 Aug 2013
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