Microbiology

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• Anti-HEV Assays Evaluated for Diagnosing Acute Hepatitis E Infections

• Importance of High-Quality Controls in Assay Design and Development Examined

• Inappropriate Laboratory Testing Found Throughout Medicine

• Clostridium difficile Assay Receives FDA Clearance

• Molecular Markers Predict Disease Severity for RSV Infections

• Use of a Rapid Test to Diagnose Influenza in the Emergency Room Influences Choice of Treatment

• New Molecular Standards Facilitate Assay Development, Validation, and Monitoring

• Bacterial Toxin Sets the Course for Infection

• New Collaboration to Evaluate Low-Cost TB Test Aims to Improve Detection in Developing Countries

• Chagas Disease Ignored in North America's Poorest Communities

• Rapid Antigen Detection Test Guides Antibiotic Use

• Multiplex HIV-Syphilis Assay Launched

• Rapid Colorimetric Assay Quantifies Urease Activity

• Blood Pathogens Rapidly Identified by Novel Molecular Methods

• HIV Combo Assay Provides Quick, Reliable Results

• Molecular Test Detects Active Tuberculosis in HIV Patients

• Test Improves Diagnosis of Tuberculous Meningitis in HIV Patients

• Bacterium Evaluated as Potential Multiple Sclerosis Trigger

• More Accurate Test Gives Indication of Early Meningococcal Infection

• Molecular Detection Kit Assessed for African Trypanosomiasis

• Screening Tool Evaluated for Urinary Infection Diagnosis

• Rapid Diagnostic Tests Compared for Invasive Amoebiasis

• Dedicated Analyzer for Blood Banks Automates Detection of Bacterial Contamination in Platelets