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New Assay Detects Rapidly Emerging Strains of Antibiotic-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae

A molecular assay for detecting the three major antibiotic resistance genes acquired by strains of the pathogenic carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) is now being made available as a research tool and as part of an effort to gather feedback on its potential clinical diagnostic performance. More...
02 Oct 2012

Drug Resistance Test Offered For Sexually Transmitted Pathogen

Drug resistance testing has become an essential tool to assist clinicians in the selection of appropriate drug regimens for effective treatment. More...
26 Sep 2012

Molecular Test Used to Battle West Nile Virus

The West Nile Virus laboratory test is performed when a person who may have had recent exposure to the virus shows possible signs and symptoms of an infection. More...
26 Sep 2012

Molecular Test Detects Sepsis Earlier

A single automated test provides fast genus and species level detection for a broad panel of clinically significant Gram-positive bacteria. More...
25 Sep 2012

Placental Malaria Detected by Rapid Method

Evaluation of interventions to prevent malaria in pregnancy often relies on placental blood microscopy, which is time consuming and placental blood smears are difficult to read. More...
24 Sep 2012
Image: Antibiotic disc diffusion (Photo courtesy of The European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing).

Nutrient Agar Substituted for Blood in Antibiograms

In laboratories in the developed world, blood agar plates are used to test antibiotic sensitivity of bacteria, but in resource poor laboratories, this may not be feasible. More...
17 Sep 2012

New Tick-Borne Disease Found

A new Phlebovirus, dubbed the "Heartland virus," is being spread to people by ticks common in the Southeastern part of the USA. More...
17 Sep 2012
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