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Microbiology

Image: The Verigene Test Cartridge designed for multiplex analysis of one patient sample and used with the Verigene System (Photo courtesy of Nanosphere).

Flex Nucleic Acid Test Identifies Respiratory Pathogens

The first test of its kind, which features proprietary software, allows the 16 viral and bacterial targets identified by the assay to be reported as a full multiplex panel or in various user-defined subsets.  More...
21 Sep 2015
Image: Yellow-green fluorescence of Clostridium difficile inoculated onto cefoxitin-cycloserine-fructose agar (CCFA) plates (Photo courtesy of Center of Disease Control and Prevention).

Multiple Clostridium Difficile Strains Cause Severe Patient Outcomes

Clostridium difficile is the most common cause of hospital acquired infections in the USA and the incidence of C. difficile infection has increased dramatically since 2001, coinciding with the emergence of the epidemic ribotype 027.   More...
08 Sep 2015
Image: The paper-strip test differentiates Ebola, dengue and yellow fever (Photo courtesy of Dr. Chun-Wan Yen).

Paper-Based Test Rapidly Diagnose Viral Diseases in Remote Areas

A paper-based device has been developed that changes color, depending on whether the patient has Ebola, yellow fever or dengue and will facilitate diagnosis in remote, low-resource settings.    More...
07 Sep 2015
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World’s First Approved Hepatitis D Virus Test Introduced

The first kit with CE-IVD certification for the molecular diagnostic quantification of Hepatitis delta virus RNA is now available, thus reaching an important new milestone in standardization of HDV nucleic acid amplification tests.  More...
06 Sep 2015
Image: Gram stain of Streptococcus agalactiae or group B streptococcus (Photo courtesy of Institut Pasteur).

Mutated Group B Streptococcus Causes Neonatal Sepsis

Streptococcus agalactiae or group B Streptococcus is a commensal of the human gut and genitourinary tract, and a leading cause of neonatal infections, in which vertical transmission from mother to child remains the most frequent route of contamination.  More...
01 Sep 2015
Image: Scanning electron micrograph of Hepatitis C viruses (Photo courtesy of Cardiff University).

Hepatitis C Infection May Increase Cardiovascular Risk

People infected with the Hepatitis C virus are at risk for liver damage, but the infection may also lead to cardiovascular damage.   More...
30 Aug 2015
Image: Photomicrograph of the herpes simplex virus, within tissue taken from a penile lesion of a patient with genital herpes (Photo courtesy of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention).

Globally Accurate Diagnostic Test Developed for Herpes

A universally accurate diagnostic test for human herpes simplex viruses may soon be developed and that may also lead to the development of a vaccine that protects against the virus.  More...
25 Aug 2015
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