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Image: The Aptima BV and Aptima CV/TV assays for the diagnosis of infectious vaginitis (Photo courtesy of Hologic).

Vaginitis Tests Offer Improvements Over Gold Standard Methods

 Gynecologist visits in the USA are motivated by an inflammation of the vagina called vaginitis. Infectious vaginitis due to bacterial vaginosis (BV), vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC), and Trichomonas vaginalis accounts for a significant proportion of all gynecologic visits in the USA. More...
16 Dec 2019
Image: Scanning electron micrograph of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae bacteria (Photo courtesy of Stephanie Rossow, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Antibiotic Resistance Coordination & Strategy Unit)

A Rapid Method for Selecting the Proper Antibiotic to Treat Multidrug Resistant Bacteria

 A new diagnostic approach allows physicians to accurately identify bacterial pathogens and identify the most appropriate antibiotic within a period of hours rather than days. More...
12 Dec 2019
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Image: Histological slide of the human herpes virus-6 showing infected cells, with inclusion bodies in both the nucleus and the cytoplasm. A new method has been developed to separate between two different types of a common herpes virus, and HHV-6 has been linked to multiple sclerosis (Photo courtesy of National Cancer Institute)

Multiple Sclerosis Linked to Variant of Common Herpes Virus

 Multiple sclerosis, MS, is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. The cause of the disease is unclear, but one plausible explanation is a virus deceives the immune system to attack the body's own tissue. More...
12 Dec 2019
Image: The ARCHITECT Anti-HCV assay is a fully automated high throughput chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay (CMIA) for the detection of antibodies to structural and nonstructural proteins of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) (Photo courtesy of Abbot Diagnostics)

Diagnosis and Monitoring of Patients with Hepatitis C Virus

 The global prevalence of people with hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies (anti-HCV-positive) is estimated to be 115 million, and 80 million of them have an active infection (anti-HCV-positive and HCV-RNA-positive). More...
11 Dec 2019
Image: Blood test for Zika MAC-ELISA: Zika Virus IgM Persists 25 Months After Symptom Onset (Photo courtesy of Darren Ellis)

Zika Virus IgM Persists 25 Months After Symptom Onset

 Zika virus disease is caused by a virus transmitted primarily by Aedes mosquitoes, which bite during the day. Symptoms are generally mild and include fever, rash, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain, malaise or headache. Symptoms typically last for 2–7 days. More...
05 Dec 2019
Image: Colonies of Burkholderia pseudomallei on Ashdown`s agar after four days` incubation (Photo courtesy of Gavin Koh)

Plasma Cytokine Responses Characterized in Melioidosis

 Melioidosis, an infectious disease caused by the environmental saprophyte Burkholderia pseudomallei, is endemic across many areas of Southeast Asia, South Asia, Northern Australia and America. B. pseudomallei is a facultative intracellular bacterium, a characteristic that contributes to its pathogenesis and persistence in the host and that may modulate the cytokine response to infection. More...
04 Dec 2019
Image: The QuantStudio 7 Pro Real-Time PCR System is one of several platforms that the new ChromaCode multi-drug resistant (MDR) panel can be assayed (Photo courtesy of Thermo Fisher Scientific)

Multiplex Panel Debuts for Multi-Drug Resistant Infection Screening

 A multi-drug resistant (MDR) panel detects genetic signatures of resistance to specific antibiotics in pathogens that are commonly thought of as hospital acquired, and is designed to be used as a screening test for infection control and isolation of asymptomatic carriers. More...
28 Nov 2019
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