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Microbiology

Image: The Wound~Seq test does not rely on bacterial culture, but rather uses state-of-the-art DNA sequencing technology to identify all bacteria present in the wound (Photo courtesy of Granger Diagnostics).

Lab Offers New Generation Sequencing Test for Wound Microorganisms

DNA sequencing technology underlies a new diagnostic service that claims to identify all bacteria, fungi, and parasites as well as select viruses in a wound or infected area. More...
06 Jun 2016
Image: The Determine TB LAM Ag test, urine point-of-care tests screens for HIV-associated TB, providing results in minutes (Photo courtesy of Alere).

Lateral Flow Urine Assay Detects TB In HIV+ Adults

Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of death in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive people and conventional sputum tests for TB take time and are not always accurate in people with HIV. More...
02 Jun 2016
Image: A strongly positive Mantoux tuberculin skin test (Photo courtesy of Mudnsky).

New Skin Test Developed For Tuberculosis Infection

A new skin test for tuberculosis infection has been tested and has proven safe, easy to administer and accurate in two Phase III clinical trials. The test is administered like a tuberculin skin test (TST), and results are interpreted by measuring the size of the skin induration two or three days later. More...
02 Jun 2016
Image: The GeneXpert MTB/RIF molecular test for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and rifampin resistance mutations (RIF) (Photo courtesy of Cepheid).

Rapid TB Diagnosis Proved Feasible In Low-Resource Settings

A streamlined approach to tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis requiring a single sputum sample and providing rapid, accurate results to patients has proved feasible in a low resource setting in rural Uganda. More...
01 Jun 2016
Image: Representative results of the rapid polymyxin NP [Nordmann/Poirel] test. Non-inoculated wells are shown as controls (first column). The rapid polymyxin NP test was performed with a reference colistin-susceptible isolate (second column) and with a reference colistin-resistant isolate (third column) in a reaction medium without (upper row) and with (lower row) colistin (Photo courtesy of the University of Fribourg).

Rapid Detection Method Developed for Polymyxin-Resistant Enterobacteria

Among the most clinically significant multidrug-resistant bacteria are carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae, yet these bacteria usually remain susceptible to polymyxins, so interest in polymyxins has been renewed worldwide. More...
01 Jun 2016
Image: The typical erythema migrans or bulls-eye rash often but not always seen in Lyme disease (Photo courtesy of the CDC).

Early-Detection Urine Test Is Effective for Lyme Disease

Prompt antibiotic treatment of early stage Lyme Borreliosis (LB) prevents progression to severe multisystem disease and there is a clinical need to improve the diagnostic specificity of early stage Lyme assays in the period prior to the mounting of a robust serology response. More...
01 Jun 2016
Image: A scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of budding Epstein-Barr virus and a B-cell lymphocyte (Photo courtesy of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine).

Molecular Methods Compared for Quantitative Detection of Epstein-Barr Virus

Quantitative detection of Epstein-Barr virus by real time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has become standard of care in the management of immunocompromised patients and is integral to their treatment. More...
31 May 2016
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