Microbiology

New Ventless Device Addresses Significant Challenge of Blood Culture Contamination
Contaminated blood cultures create a significant problem, resulting in unnecessary antibiotics being administered to patients, longer hospital stays and a negative impact on larger community health issues, like antimicrobial resistance and life-threatening C. diff. infections. Now, a new ventless device with its unique design, speed, and ease of use can help hospitals address the significant challenge of blood culture contamination. More...17 Feb 2023


Revolutionary Rapid Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing System Outsmarts Bacteria
Bacteria have been evolving faster than science, creating resistance to lifesaving antibiotics. Antibiotic resistance is rising to dangerously high levels, becoming the next global health crisis. Now, a revolutionary antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) system outsmarts bacteria by providing rapid AST on all sample types, in a single shift. More...23 Jan 2023

Fully Automated Robotic Track System Optimizes Space and Streamlines Workflow for Microbiology Labs
Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA) has launched a new, robotic track system for the BD Kiestra microbiology laboratory solution that automates lab specimen processing, helping to minimize manual labor and wait time for results. More...12 Jan 2023

Nanopore Sequencing Detect Pathogens in Knee Periprosthetic Joint Infection
The number of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is currently increasing substantially, and it is expected to increase more than two times in the next decade worldwide. With the increasing number of TKA, the number of prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) is also increasing, and PJI is currently regarded as the most common etiology for revision TKA. More...05 Jan 2023

Real-Time PCR-Based Serological Diagnosis of Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis
Human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) is a tick-borne infection caused by the intracellular bacterium Anaplasma phagocytophilum, an emerging pathogen. HGA can manifest as a subclinical infection; however, most symptomatic persons have fever, myalgia, and headache associated with thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, and elevated transaminase levels. More...26 Dec 2022

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