Microbiology

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• Screening Method Developed for River Blindness

• Probe Detects HIV Protease and Toxicity of Drugs

• Safety of Plasma Products Increased by Duplex Virus Assay

• Rapid Stain Visualizes Sexually Transmitted Parasite

• Automated Assay Quantitatively Detects Hepatitis B Virus DNA

• Two Tests and Timing Are Important in Q Fever Diagnosis

• Tools Developed for Early Meningitis Diagnosis

• New Test Identifies Positive Tuberculosis Cases Within the Hour

• TB and Rifampicin Resistance Diagnosed in Remote Regions

• Automated System Offers Ultrasensitive Isolation of Microbial DNA

• Drug Resistance Testing Is Essential for TB Prognosis

• Syphilis Screening Requires a Paradigm Shift

• Pharyngitis in Children is Often Due to Streptococcal Infection

• Automated Workflow Offers PCR-Based Molecular Diagnostic Assay Menu

• 2009 H1N1 Flu Test Kit Launched in USA

• Rapid Identification of Pathogens Causing Bacterial Septicemia

• Are We Approaching the End of Antibiotic Therapy?

• Series of Controls Validate Molecular Diagnostics Performance

• Inexpensive Compact Microscope Diagnoses Tuberculosis

• Low-Cost Diagnostic Tools Allow Widespread Clinical Adoption

• Molecular Test Differentiates Influenza A Subtypes

• Infectious Disease Panel Expanded to Include STD

• Real-Time PCR Detects Drug Resistant Tubercle Bacillus