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Image: A photomicrograph of a Onchocerca volvulus microfilaria larva, the cause of onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness (Photo courtesy of Dr. Lee Moore / CDC).

Urine Test Detects River Blindness Filarial Worm

River blindness is a filarial disease, like elephantiasis, and occurs when the parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus takes up residence in the skin. Adult worms deposit microfilaria at an alarming rate, which are ultimately re-spread by blackfly bites. More...
11 Sep 2018
Image: The UF-5000 Urine fluorescence flow cytometry analyzer (Photo courtesy of Sysmex).

Fluorescence Analyzers Evaluated for Diagnoses of UTIs

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most frequent infections in both hospitalized and outpatients. As a result, urine specimens constitute a significant proportion of routine microbiology laboratory workload. More...
10 Sep 2018
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Image: The Verigene Gram-positive blood culture test detects 12 Gram-positive targets and three resistance markers (Photo courtesy of Luminex).

Performance of Blood Culture Molecular Panels Evaluated

High accuracy of direct identification of pathogens from positive blood culture molecular panels is imperative, particularly for the detection of resistance determinants as it allows for antimicrobial optimization prior to conventional susceptibility testing. More...
06 Sep 2018
Image: The HiSeq 4000 Systems provide a multi-application solution for production-scale genomic laboratories (Photo courtesy of Illumina).

Unexplained Illness Puts Pathogen Discovery to Test

High-throughput sequencing can provide insights into epidemiology and medicine through comprehensive surveys of viral genetic sequences in environmental and clinical samples. More...
05 Sep 2018
Image: A simple, paper-based test can quickly identify a falsified or substandard antibiotic (Photo courtesy of John Eisele).

Simple Paper Test Detects False or Substandard Antibiotics

In the developing world, the manufacture and the distribution of substandard, non-legitimate medicines is widespread. It has been estimated that up to 10% of all drugs worldwide could be falsified with up to 50% of those some form of antibiotics. More...
04 Sep 2018
Image: The Panbio Dengue Duo Cassette can detect the high levels of IgG characteristic of secondary infections and IgM levels associated with primary dengue with high sensitivity and specificity (Photo courtesy of Alere).

Methods Discriminate Dengue Severity during Acute Infection

Dengue is the most widely distributed mosquito-borne human viral disease and represents a major public health burden globally. An estimated 390 million infections occur each year, of which around 100 million are symptomatic. More...
03 Sep 2018
Image: Trichomonas vaginalis protozoan flagellates that cause a common sexually transmitted disease (Photo courtesy of David M. Raymondo).

Persistent Trichomoniasis Infection Found in Pregnant Women

Trichomoniasis is a very common sexually transmitted disease (STD). It is caused by infection with a protozoan parasite called Trichomonas vaginalis. Although symptoms of the disease vary, most people who have the parasite cannot tell they are infected. More...
29 Aug 2018
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