Microbiology

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• World’s First Approved Hepatitis D Virus Test Introduced

• Mutated Group B Streptococcus Causes Neonatal Sepsis

• Hepatitis C Infection May Increase Cardiovascular Risk

• Globally Accurate Diagnostic Test Developed for Herpes

• Neutropenia Found in Congenital and Adult Babesiosis

• Microfluidic Device Rapidly Detects Urinary Tract Infections

• Novel Culture Medium Developed for Pathogenic Free-Living Amoeba

• Levels of 8-OxodG Predict Hepatobiliary Pathology in Opisthorchiasis

• ELISA Detects Measles-Specific IgG In Dried Blood Spots

• No False Positives with New Enterovirus D68 PCR-Based Assay

• Louse-Borne Relapsing Fever Surfaces in Europe

• Microscopy and Molecular Assay Compared for Schistosomiasis Diagnosis

• Approved Diagnostic Test Differentiates Between HIV Infection Types

• Rapid Molecular Diagnosis of Strep A Infections Now Available in Multiple US Healthcare Settings

• Computer Algorithms Automatically Detect Malaria in Stained Blood Smears

• Molecular Assay for MERS CoV Receives Emergency Use Authorization

• Ebola Rapid Lateral Flow Test Previewed at the 2015 AACC Annual Meeting

• Low Cost Point-of-Care DNA Amplification Test for Chlamydia Infection Demonstrated at the 2015 AACC Annual Meeting

• Molecular Assay Diagnoses Emerging Tick-Borne Borreliosis

• Major Advancement Detects Cystic Fibrosis Lung Infections

• A Unique Streptococcus Strain Now Dominates the Infection Landscape in the United Kingdom

• Finger Prick Blood Test Approved for Herpes Simplex 1

• Genomic Assays Identify Chikungunya Virus in Blood Donors