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Microbiology

Expanded HIV Screening Should Reduce New Infections in USA

An expanded US program of HIV screening and treatment could prevent as many as 212,000 new infections over the next 20 years and prove to be very cost-effective. More...
13 Jan 2011

Diabetes Diagnosed by Breath Analysis

A unique technology enables rapid, accurate, and low-cost diagnostics for diabetes through breath analysis. More...
12 Jan 2011

Improved Flocked Swabs Deliver High Nucleic Acid Yield

Specially treated flocked swabs produce a maximum yield of nucleic acid even when only minute quantities are present in a sample. More...
12 Jan 2011
Image: Light micrograph of a section through a cluster of Trypanosoma cruzi protozoans (purple, center) in the heart muscle of a patient suffering from Chagas disease (Photo courtesy of Sinclair Stammers / Science Photo Library).

Immunoassay Detects Antibodies to American Trypanosomiasis

A fully automated immunoassay can determine the presence of antibodies to Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, in human serum and plasma. More...
11 Jan 2011

Blood Tests Evaluated for Screening for Toxoplasmosis

Three blood serum tests have been evaluated of their potential as screening methods for the diagnosis of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women. More...
11 Jan 2011

US Laboratories Surveyed for Malaria Diagnosis

The accuracy of laboratories in detecting and identifying malaria parasites and assessing malaria screening practices has been evaluated. More...
06 Jan 2011

Life-Saving Test for Sepsis Developed in Germany

A diagnostic platform based on nanoparticles that are automatically guided by magnetic forces is being developed in Germany that will analyze blood for sepsis within an hour.  More...
06 Jan 2011
New
Gold Member
Cardiovascular Risk Test
Metabolic Syndrome Array I & II
Collection and Transport System
PurSafe Plus®
New
Autoimmune Liver Diseases Assay
Microblot-Array Liver Profile Kit
New
Alcohol Testing Device
Dräger Alcotest 7000


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