Microbiology

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• Genomics Approach Helps to Investigate Transmission of Clostridium Difficile

• Rapid Influenza Diagnostic Tests Evaluated

• Microarray Detects Viral Antibodies and Quantifies C-Reactive Protein

• Malaria Diagnosed from Drop of Blood or Saliva

• Rapid Malaria Test Assessed for Field Use

• Serum Cortisol Predicts Death and Critical Disease

• Procalcitonin Assay to Be Available to Broader Patient Base

• Mortality Reduced by DNA Test for Tuberculosis

• Zoonotic Coronavirus Genetically Analyzed

• Anaerobic Workstation Has Capacity of 1,400 Petri Dishes

• Early Markers Detected For Epstein Barr Virus

• Molecular Diagnostic Chip Targets Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis

• Real-Time PCR Instrument Designed for Clinical Diagnostic Laboratories

• In Vitro Diagnostic Test Detects Active Lyme Borreliosis

• Plants Provide Diagnostic Reagent for West Nile Virus

• Faster Method for Detecting Bioterror Threats

• Immunoassay Developed for Rapid Leptospirosis Diagnosis

• Molecular Assay Diagnoses Neoehrlichiosis

• Specific Bacterial Species May Initiate Crohn’s Disease

• Molecular Blood Test Diagnoses Herpes Simplex Virus Infection

• Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli Directly Detected from Stool

• Rapid Diagnostic Tests Evaluated for Pregnancy Malaria

• Molecular Assay System Validated for Opportunistic Virus Infections