Microbiology

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• Stool Testing Predicts UTI Risk and Guides Antibiotic Selection

• Rapid Host-Response Assay Gains FDA Clearance to Help Distinguish Bacterial and Viral Infections

• Repeat Prenatal STI Screening and Treatment May Reduce Preterm Births

• Rapid Lab-Free UTI Test Enters First Use in Care Home Setting

• Decentralized Laboratory Network Improves Detection of Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers in Guinea

• Molecular Panel Gains WHO Emergency Use Listing to Support Ebola Outbreak Response

• New One-Step Syphilis Test Could Enable Earlier Detection and Faster Treatment

• Rapid Host-Response Test Aims to Predict Corticosteroid Benefit in Sepsis

• Global TB Summit Connects Diagnostic Testing With Prevention and Clinical Care

• Oral and Lung Microbiome Changes Linked to Severe Long Covid Symptoms

• Study Finds Distinct Malaria Parasites Linked to Sickle Cell Trait Protection

• Single-Tier Lyme Disease Test Shows High Sensitivity in Early Infection

• Pooled Sputum Testing Offers Lower-Cost Molecular Diagnosis for Tuberculosis

• Rapid Urine Test Aids Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis

• Nanodroplet CRISPR Technology Supports Rapid, Multiplexed Mycobacterial Identification

• Genomic Workflow Identifies Fungal Pathogens Before Blood Cultures Turn Positive

• Magnetically Guided Capsule Enables Targeted Small Intestine Microbiome Sampling

• FDA-Cleared Multiplex PCR Test Detects 13 Respiratory Pathogens in a Single Sample

• One-Hour Molecular Panel Expands Bloodstream Infection Testing for Gram-Negative Pathogens

• Blood Test Differentiates Bacterial and Viral Infections in Febrile Infants

• FDA Clears Rapid Phenotypic Antimicrobial Susceptibility System for Positive Blood Cultures

• Computational Filters Enhance Metagenomic Detection of Meningitis and Encephalitis

• New Urine Test Expands Mycotoxin Analysis to 31 Markers for Broader Exposure Assessment