Microbiology

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• Genes Discovered Influence Risk of Developing Leprosy

• Oral HIV Test Could Reduce Infection Rates

• Chinese Bird Flu Strains Retain Specificity for Avian Receptors

• Recent Indian Swine Flu Isolates Display Mutations for Increased Virulence

• Highly Sensitive Method Detects Malaria Parasites

• Effectiveness of Point-of-Care Diagnostics for Schistosomiasis, Reviewed

• Increased Clostridium Difficile Infections Due to Antibiotic Misuse

• Rapid Lateral Flow Assay Detects Several Viral Fevers Simultaneously

• Rapid Ebola Test Receives FDA Authorization and WHO Listing for Emergency Use

• Rapid Detection in Blood Cultures of ESBL-Producing Enterobacteriaceae

• Herpes Simplex Virus Molecular Test Receives US FDA Clearance

• Imminent Danger of Drug-Resistant Malaria Spreading from Myanmar

• Test Helps Physicians Remove Suspected TB Patients from Isolation

• Rapid Ebolavirus Triage Test Developed

• Five Serologic Tests Evaluated for Threadworm Infection Follow-Up

• Pivotal Study Supports Modern Blood Test Over Common Skin Test for Latent Tuberculosis Screening

• Immune Biomarkers Predict Early Death in HIV Patients with TB

• New Test Diagnoses C. difficile with One Assay and No Retesting

• Lemierre's Syndrome Bacteria Are Responsible for Many Cases of Sore Throat Among Adolescents in the US

• Lateral Flow Immunoassay Validated for Detection of Cryptococcal Antigen

• Positive Blood Culture Removal Time Significantly Decreases Processing Time

• Diagnosticians Face Difficulties Distinguishing Chikungunya Virus Infection from Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Rapid Test Kit Detects Dengue Antibodies in Saliva