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Image: False-colored electron microscopic image of Bifidobacterium that are one of the major genera of bacteria that make up the gastrointestinal tract and are associated with variants in the lactase gene locus (Photo courtesy of The Keck Science Department of the Claremont Colleges)

ABO Histo-Blood Groups Influence Makeup of Gut Microbiome

Recent genome-wide association studies yielded inconsistent, underpowered and rarely replicated results such that the role of human host genetics as a contributing factor to microbiome assembly and structure remains uncertain. More...
01 Feb 2021
Image: The BioFire FilmArray 2.0 System set the standard for in-house molecular infectious disease testing. It enables simplified test ordering, faster turnaround times, and optimized laboratory workflow (Photo courtesy of BioFire Diagnostics).

Multiplex PCR Panel Evaluated for Diagnosis of Pneumonia

Population based studies in the USA estimate the incidence of community-acquired pneumonia at 250 cases per 100,000 residents/year. At any given time, 1% of hospitalized patients receive treatment for hospital-acquired pneumonia, rendering pneumonia the most common healthcare-associated infection. More...
28 Jan 2021
Image: The Bio-Plex Pro Human Cytokine Screening 48-plex panel (Photo courtesy of Bio-Rad Laboratories).

Early Differences in Cytokine Production Distinguish Severity of COVID-19

Most COVID-19 patients experience asymptomatic/mild symptoms, but some suffer critical symptoms requiring intensive care. It is important to determine how asymptomatic/mild patients react to SARS-CoV-2 infection and suppress virus spread. More...
27 Jan 2021
Image: The Atellica UAS800 is a completely automated urine sediment analyzer powered by advanced high-resolution digital imaging (Photo courtesy of Siemens Healthineers).

Automated Urine Microscopy Analyzer Detects Uropathogen Morphology

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infectious disease frequently encountered in daily life and is a representative infection that can cause serious sepsis. UTIs are very difficult to diagnose, and unnecessary treatment with antibacterial drugs of conditions with positive urine culture due to asymptomatic bacteria and vulvar‐contaminated urine is often wasteful. More...
26 Jan 2021
Image: Blood smear from a P. falciparum culture: several red blood cells have ring stages inside them while close to the center is a schizont and on the left a trophozoite (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Panel of MicroRNAs Differentiates Uncomplicated and Severe Malaria in Children

MicroRNAs (miRNAs), which are rapidly released from damaged tissues into the host fluids, constitute a promising biomarker for the prognosis of severe malaria. More...
25 Jan 2021
Image: An enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) for serum neurofilament light chain (Photo courtesy of UmanDiagnostics AB).

Increased Serum Neurofilament Light Portend Worse Prognosis in COVID-19

There is emerging evidence for multifarious neurological manifestations of COVID‐19, while little is known whether they reflect structural damage to the nervous system. The most commonly reported neurological manifestations of COVID-19 were myalgia, headache, altered sensorium, hyposmia, and hypogeusia. More...
19 Jan 2021
Image: Fluorescence staining of lymph node containing spegs from patients with cystic echinococcosis (Photo courtesy of University of Ulm).

Immunohistological Detection of Small Particles of Echinococcus Species Evaluated

Echinococcosis, also known as Hydatid Disease, is a life-threatening disease in humans that is caused by the larval stages of the tapeworms Echinococcus multilocularis and Echinococcus granulosus s.l. The two main types of this disease are cystic echinococcosis (CE) and alveolar echinococcosis (AE). More...
18 Jan 2021
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