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Image: Vertical Flow Rapid Diagnostic Test for Leptospirosis (Photo courtesy of Pasteur Institute of New Caledonia).

Serodiagnostic Test Developed for Human Leptospirosis

A vertical flow diagnostic test has been developed for the serodiagnosis of human leptospirosis, which is difficult to diagnose because of nonspecific symptoms and concurrent other endemic febrile diseases. More...
11 Jul 2013
Image: Kalazar Detect Test for Leishmaniasis (Photo courtesy of InBios International).

Blood Sampling Compared for Leishmaniasis Rapid Test

Antibody-detecting rapid diagnostic tests are available to aid in the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis, the second most fatal parasitic disease after malaria. More...
11 Jul 2013
Image: Rapid diagnostic test for malaria (Photo courtesy of Orchid Biomedical Systems).

Rapid Test Approach to Malaria Challenged

Rapid Diagnostic Tests for malaria, based on antigen detection, might be of help, particularly in peripheral health centers, that most often lack any laboratory facilities. More...
09 Jul 2013
Image: Gross and histopathologic features of acute fatal Exserohilum meningitis. Hemorrhage around the base of the brain (Photo courtesy of the American Journal of Pathology).

Pathological Findings Reveal Details of the Fungal Outbreak from Contaminated Steroid Injections

Investigators have described the pathological findings they compiled during the extensive examination of tissue samples obtained from 40 patients infected with the fungus Exserohilum rostratum after having been injected with a contaminated steroid. More...
09 Jul 2013

Enteroviruses Detected in Intestinal Specimens from Children with Advanced Ileocecal Crohn’s Disease

Enteroviruses have been detected in specimens taken from all the children in a small cohort with advanced ileocecal Crohn’s disease., while no enteroviruses were detected in specimens from normal children or from children with colon obstructions not related to Crohn's disease. More...
09 Jul 2013

Gold Nanoparticle-Based Assay Enables Rapid Detection of Dengue Virus

A rapid colorimetric agglutination assay for the detection of Dengue virus comprises reagents that are stable at room temperature and is sensitive and simple enough for field use. More...
08 Jul 2013

Novel Cyclovirus Isolated from Patients with Acute Central Nervous System Infections

A team has isolated an unknown virus from Vietnamese patients suffering from acute central nervous system infections, and used next-generation sequencing techniques to map its entire genome. More...
04 Jul 2013
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