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Image: The Kalazar Detect Rapid Test for Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is a rapid immunochromatographic strip assay for the qualitative detection of antibodies to L. donovani complex in human serum to aid in the presumptive diagnosis of VL (Photo courtesy of InBios).

LAMP Assay Validated for Visceral Leishmaniasis

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is one of the most neglected infectious diseases with an annual incidence of 50,000 to 90,000 new cases worldwide. Cases of VL are characterized by irregular bouts of fever, weight loss, hepatosplenomegaly, hypergammaglobulinemia, pancytopenia and anaemia. More...
03 Dec 2018
Image: The nCounter platform provides a simple and cost effective solution for multiplex analysis of up to 800 RNA, DNA, or protein targets from diverse samples (Photo courtesy of NanoString).

Highly Multiplexed Broad Pathogen Assay Detects Infectious Diseases

Identifying the causative agent in an acute febrile illness can be challenging diagnostically, especially when organisms in a particular region have overlapping clinical presentation or when that pathogen’s presence is unexpected. More...
29 Nov 2018
Image: The ALPHA Histoplasma Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA) test kit (Photo courtesy of IMMY).

Diagnostic Accuracy of Histoplasma Urine Antigen Assay Evaluated

Histoplasmosis is an endemic mycosis in many regions of Latin America. In the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected population it manifests as progressive disseminated histoplasmosis (PDH), an entity hard to diagnose since the causative fungi, Histoplasma capsulatum, is slow growing and requires advance biosafety for its handling. More...
29 Nov 2018
Image: The ABX Pentra 60 C+ automated hematological analyzer (Photo courtesy of Horiba).

Malaria Parasitaemia Correlated with Monocyte to Lymphocyte Ratio

In spite of a declining trend in the number of cases and deaths over the last few years, malaria still causes significant mortality and morbidity and the bulk of the burden is observed in children under five years of age. More...
28 Nov 2018
authorization (Photo courtesy of Chembio Diagnostic Systems).

Ebola Test with Portable Reader Authorized for Emergency Use

Ebola is a rare but deadly virus that causes fever, body aches, and diarrhea, and sometimes bleeding inside and outside the body. As the virus spreads through the body, it damages the immune system and organs. Ultimately, it causes levels of blood-clotting cells to drop. This leads to severe, uncontrollable bleeding and kills up to 90% of people infected. More...
26 Nov 2018
Image: The Karius test is a comprehensive next-generation sequencing (NGS) assay performed by the CLIA-certified and CAP-accredited Karius laboratory to identify and quantify microbial cell-free DNA in plasma from more than 1,000 bacteria, DNA viruses, fungi, molds, and protozoa (Photo courtesy of Karius).

Cell-Free DNA Sequencing Test for Infectious Disease Analyzed

A number of clinical collaborators testing a cell-free DNA sequencing test for infectious disease reported interim study results and anecdotal evidence of the assay. More...
22 Nov 2018
Image: FebriDx provides clinicians with a 10-minute assessment of the body’s immune response to an acute respiratory infection (ARI) directly from a fingerstick blood sample (Photo courtesy of RPS Diagnostics).

POC Immune Response Test Cleared for Europe

A single-use, disposable test identifies patients who have a clinically significant underlying infection and aids in the differentiation of viral and bacterial acute respiratory infection (ARI) through the rapid detection of both Myxovirus resistance protein A (MxA) and C-reactive protein (CRP). More...
21 Nov 2018
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