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Sensitivity of Enhanced Immunoassays Evaluated for Dengue

A newly developed blood test for Dengue Fever, that combines an assay for the virus' nonstructural protein 1 with a commercial immunoassay test, has been evaluated. More...
13 Jul 2011
Image:  ASI TPHA kit (photo courtesy of Arlington Scientific).

Hemagglutination Assay Kit Diagnoses and Monitors Treatment of Syphilis

A fast, reliable hemagglutination assay aids in detecting, diagnosing, and monitoring the treatment of syphilis. More...
12 Jul 2011

Design of Rapid Malaria Tests Requires Improvement

Rapid diagnostic tests for malaria, though simple and easy to use, are not correctly utilized or understood in less than perfect settings. More...
11 Jul 2011

Phagocyte Signatures Differentiate Between Viral and Bacterial infections

A rapid blood test that accurately tells the difference between bacterial and viral infections will lead to better treatment outcomes for infected patients. More...
04 Jul 2011

Multiplex Assay Detects Six Biothreat Organisms

A multiplex biothreat assay kit rapidly detects six organisms, five bacteria and one virus. More...
27 Jun 2011
Image: A sexual spore (zygospore) of the human pathogenic zygomycete, Mucor circinelloides. (Photo courtesy of Valerie Knowlton, NC State University).

Large Fungal Spores Are More Virulent for Immunosuppressed Patients

The different spore sizes of a pathogenic fungus that kills half or more of its victims, could help to categorize these fungal infections. More...
23 Jun 2011
Image: Bartonella henselae in cardiac valve of a patient with blood culture-negative endocarditis. The bacilli appear as black granulations (Photo courtesy of Warthin Starry).

New Facilities Support Clinical Testing Services for Bartonella

A new laboratory will support expansion of clinical testing services for hard-to-detect bacteria such as Bartonella. More...
23 Jun 2011
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