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Image: Culture showing the typical brown diffusable pigment in the agar (inset) and phialides of Madurella mycetomatis (Photo courtesy of University of Adelaide).

Real-Time PCR Developed for Eumycetoma Diagnosis

 Mycetoma, a progressive and disfiguring disease, is one of the neglected tropical diseases, caused by both bacteria and fungi. Eumycetoma is the fungal type and mainly caused by species of the genus Madurella. More...
06 Feb 2020
Image: The MILLIPLEX MAP Human Cytokine/Chemokine Magnetic Bead Panel - Premixed 30 Plex - Immunology Multiplex Assay (Photo courtesy of Merck).

Diagnostic Efficacy of Immunomarkers in Fungal Bloodstream Infection

 Fungemia is the presence of fungi or yeasts in the blood and is a life‐threatening condition with the global mortality rate surging more than fivefold in the past decade. It has been reported that the outcome depends on early and targeted treatment; thus, prompt diagnosis is essential at the early stage of infection. More...
05 Feb 2020
Image: The innuPREP MP Basic Kit A for fast, efficient isolation of DNA and RNA of either viral or bacterial origin (Photo courtesy of Analytik Jena).

Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Discriminates Yaws Bacterium

 Yaws, a neglected tropical disease caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue, predominantly affects children living in low-income, rural communities of warm and humid regions. More...
05 Feb 2020
Image: The system for rapid bacterial detection and antibiotic susceptibility testing in whole blood using one-step, high throughput blood digital PCR (Photo courtesy of Velox Biosystems).

Rapid UTI, Sepsis Tests Uses Digital PCR

 Sepsis due to antimicrobial resistant pathogens is a major health problem worldwide. The inability to rapidly detect and thus treat bacteria with appropriate agents in the early stages of infections leads to excess morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. More...
30 Jan 2020
Image: Dark field microscopy of a culture of blood in EMJH semisolid media showing spirochetes with morphology compatible with Leptospira (Photo courtesy of Alejandro Llanes).

Multivariable Diagnostic Prediction Score Validated for Leptospirosis

 Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease that affects humans and animals. It is caused by bacteria of the genus Leptospira. In humans, it can cause a wide range of symptoms, some of which may be mistaken for other diseases. More...
30 Jan 2020
Image: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) growing normally in upper panel and tolerant to an antibiotic in lower panel (Photo courtesy of Nathalie Balaban and Jiafeng Liu).

Resilient Bacteria May Be Treatable with Currently-Available Therapies

 Bacteria develop defenses against hostile elements in their environment. One common tactic is "tolerance," that is, lying dormant during antibiotic treatment. In this way, bacteria evade antibiotic treatment because antibiotics can only spot and kill growing targets. More...
29 Jan 2020
Image: Digitally colorized scanning electron micrograph (SEM) depicts numerous mustard-colored, spheroid shaped, methicillin-resistant, Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria, enmeshed within the pseudopodia of a red-colored human neutrophil (Photo courtesy of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases).

Infectious Disease Consultation Lowers Risk of Bloodstream Infection Mortality

 Among patients with common bloodstream infections, lack of infectious disease consultation was associated with a more than fourfold increased hazard of death at three months. More...
29 Jan 2020
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