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Image: The QuantStudio6 Flex real-time PCR system (Photo courtesy of Thermo Fisher Scientific).

Vaginal Bacteria Linked to Cervical Cancer

High-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is a well-established risk factor for cervical cancer, but there are likely other factors within the local microenvironment that contribute to cervical carcinogenesis. More...
27 Jun 2018
Image: A gram stain of Klebsiella pneumoniae from a blood culture (Photo courtesy of Erasmus Medical Centre).

Metagenomics Uncover Pathogens and Drug-Resistance Genes

Metagenomics, and even metatranscriptomics, are enabling clinicians and scientists to tease out pathogens from an assortment of microbes. Scientists are beginning to show that metagenomics can pick up the same microbes that culturing does and may even spot ones missed by culturing. More...
26 Jun 2018
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Image: Orientia tsutsugamushi (arrows) in culture of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome (Photo courtesy of Aix Marseille Université).

Antibodies Interpreted after Scrub Typhus Infection

Scrub typhus is a zoonotic infection caused by the bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi. It is transmitted to humans by the bite of the larval stage of trombiculid mites. With an annual incidence of about one million cases, it is an important challenge to public health in Southeast Asia. More...
25 Jun 2018
Image: Rapid diagnostic tests for malaria (Photo courtesy of the Mashhad University of Medical Sciences).

Malaria Rapid Tests Remain Positive after Drug Treatment

Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are increasingly becoming a paradigm for both clinical diagnosis of malaria infections and for estimating community parasite prevalence in household malaria indicator surveys in malaria-endemic countries. More...
24 Jun 2018
Image: The FECPAKG2 is a complete remote-location parasite assessment tool (Photo courtesy of Techion Group).

Diagnostic Methods Compared for Fecal Helminth Eggs

For estimating prevalence of soil-transmitted helminthiasis, assessing infection intensities, evaluating drug efficacy and monitoring drug resistance, accurate diagnostic methods are essential. The currently recommended Kato-Katz method has already been in use for decades. More...
24 Jun 2018
Image: Mycobacterium chimaera colonies growing on agar; the infections can cause serious injury, including pneumonia and death. Of particular concern is that patients infected with M. chimaera may not develop symptoms and signs of infection for months to years after initial exposure, making the infections difficult to detect and diagnose (Photo courtesy of the CDC).

Post-Cardiac Surgery Infection Associated with Different Diseases

Mycobacterium chimaera infection following cardiac surgery, due to contaminated cardiopulmonary bypass heater-cooler units (HCUs), has been reported worldwide. However, the spectrum of clinical disease remains poorly understood. More...
19 Jun 2018
Image: The Deki Reader is a rugged, in vitro diagnostic device for use with commercially available lateral flow immunoassays, commonly known as rapid diagnostic tests (Photo courtesy of Fio Corporation).

Rapid Diagnostic Test for Malaria Compared

Malaria case management, consisting of early diagnosis and prompt effective treatment, remains a vital component of malaria control and elimination strategies. Although microscopy is a standard diagnostic tool for malaria and the gold standard, it is infrequently used because of unavailability of laboratory facilities and the absence of skilled readers in poor resource settings. More...
13 Jun 2018
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