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Microbiology

Image: Blood glucose monitor showing a higher than normal result that could lead to hyperglycemia (Photo courtesy of Diabetes Self-Management).

Hyperglycemia and Hypoglycemia Associated with Poor Outcomes in COVID-19 Patients

Diabetes and hyperglycemia have emerged as important risk factors for hospitalization, disease severity, acute kidney injury, acute respiratory distress syndrome, intensive care unit (ICU) admissions, and death in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). More...
28 Dec 2020
Image: Orientia tsutsugamushi present in the liquid scraped from the abdominal wall of an infected mouse. The abdominal walls of the infected mouse were fixed and stained with Giemsa stain and presence of O. tsutsugamushi particles (purple particles) detected by light microscopy (Photo courtesy of University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign).

Scrub Typhus Enzyme Linked Immunoassay Evaluated for Accuracy

Scrub typhus is a rickettsial infection caused by a mite-borne bacterium, Orientia tsutsugamushi. It is primarily transmitted to humans through bites of infected trombiculid mite larvae, also known as chiggers. More...
28 Dec 2020
Image: The Alinity i is a compact, immunoassay system that can reliably be used to diagnose infectious diseases (Photo courtesy of Abbott Laboratories).

Newly Developed Immunoassay Evaluated for Infectious Diseases

Although a diagnosis of infectious diseases is essential for timely treatment, the performance of diagnostic tests has been hardly evaluated due to variable results that are influenced by multiple factors in different conditions. More...
23 Dec 2020
Image: Schematic illustration of the cantilever array to detect antibiotic resistance. (Photo courtesy of Department of Physics and Nano Imaging Lab, SNI, University of Basel).

Quick Ultra-Sensitive System Identifies Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria

The worldwide emergence of multidrug‐resistant (MDR) bacteria is associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. Rapid and accurate diagnostic methods to detect antibiotic resistance are critical for antibiotic stewardship and infection control measurements. More...
22 Dec 2020
Image: BD enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for natural C5b-9 in serum, plasma, and other biological samples (Photo courtesy of BD Biosciences).

Elevated Soluble C5b9 Biomarker Found in SARS-Cov-2 Infected Children

Most children with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections have mild or minimal disease, with a small proportion developing severe disease or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). More...
21 Dec 2020
Image: The MicroScan WalkAway 96 Plus Microbiology System (Photo courtesy of Beckman Coulter).

MALDI-TOF MS Employed for Early Diagnosis of Bloodstream Infections

Bloodstream infections (BSIs) are a major cause of mortality in hospitalized patients. Rapid diagnosis is crucial because any delay in the antimicrobial treatment is associated with an increase in adverse patient outcomes. More...
17 Dec 2020
Image: The UF-500i fully automated urine particle analyzer (Photo courtesy of Sysmex Corporation).

Flow Cytometry Employed in Diagnosing Male Urethritis

According to the established guidelines, diagnosis of non-gonococcal urethritis should be confirmed by demonstrating polymorphonuclear leukocytes from the anterior urethra using a Gram-stained (GSS) or methylene blue-stained urethral smear. More...
17 Dec 2020
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