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Image: Dientamoeba fragilis trophozoites in culture. Note that D. fragilis trophozoites ingested rice starch while Blastocystis spp., did not. Confirmation with microscopic examination of trichrome-stained smears are required (Inset) (Photo courtesy of Manisa Celal Bayar University School of Medicine)

Neglected Protists Found in Immunocompetent and Immunodeficient Diarrheal Patients

Diarrhea is one of the most widespread gastrointestinal symptoms and is a common problem in immunosuppressed patients. The spectrum of pathogens that cause diarrhea in immunosuppressed patients is significantly different from those in patients with a normal immune system. More...
04 Nov 2021
Image: The Luminex Magpix multiplex cytokine assay system (Photo courtesy of Bio-Rad)

Immune Chemokines Biomarkers Explored for Pediatric Tuberculosis Diagnosis

Diagnosis of active tuberculosis (TB) in children provides a key challenge, because most of the clinical symptoms of TB in children are non-specific with signs and symptoms that resemble common pediatric illnesses, including pneumonia and malnutrition and therefore clinical diagnosis is unreliable. More...
03 Nov 2021
Image: BacterOMIC system (Photo courtesy of Scope Fluidics)

Scope Fluidics’ Microfluidic Antimicrobial Susceptibility System Obtains European CE IVD Marking Approval

Scope Fluidics’ (Warsaw, Poland) BacterOMIC microfluidic antimicrobial susceptibility system has received a European CE marking certificate for in vitro diagnostic devices, which approves it for use on the European Union market. More...
29 Oct 2021
Image: Histopathological features of necrotizing fasciitis; light micrograph of a section of infected skin showing an extensive acute inflammatory reaction with associated intravascular thrombosis and necrosis (Photo courtesy of Dr. Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library)

YKL-40 Associated with Severity in Patients with Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infection

Necrotizing soft-tissue infection (NSTI) is a rare, severe and fast-progressing bacterial infection. NSTI can be caused by a myriad of aerobic, anaerobic and facultative anaerobic bacteria, but predominantly by Group A Streptococcus in monomicrobial infections. More...
28 Oct 2021
Image: Osteopontin is a biomarker for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) (Photo courtesy of Getty Images)

Osteopontin Biomarker Evaluated for COVID-19 Severity and MIS-C

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a serious condition that appears to be linked to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Most children who become infected with the COVID-19 virus have only a mild illness. More...
27 Oct 2021
Image: Colored Transmission electron micrograph of Clostridium difficile bacterium forming an endospore (lower right, red oval). Clostridium difficile produce a toxin that irritates the colon and causes diarrhea (Photo courtesy of Kari Lounatmaa, PhD)

Quantity of Toxin in Stool Correlates with C. difficile Severity

Clostridioides difficile (syn. Clostridium difficile), also known as C. difficile, or C. diff are Gram-positive species of spore-forming bacteria. Clostridioides spp. are anaerobic, motile bacteria, ubiquitous in nature and especially prevalent in soil. C. difficile cells are Gram-positive and show optimum growth on blood agar at human body temperatures in the absence of oxygen. More...
25 Oct 2021
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Sysmex Inostics Launches New Ultra-Sensitive Leukemia Blood Test for Early Detection of Cancer Cells Following Initial Therapy

Sysmex Inostics (Baltimore, MD, USA) has developed a new CLIA-validated liquid biopsy test for the detection of Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) to better help in the fight against cancer. More...
21 Oct 2021
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