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Image: Newly developed diagnostic smartphone accessory device successfully performed point-of-care HIV and syphilis tests in Rwanda from finger-prick whole blood in 15 minutes, operated by healthcare workers easily trained via a software app (Photo courtesy of Samiksha Nayak for Columbia Engineering).

A First – Smartphone Diagnostic Device Replicates Quality of Lab Blood Test

Researchers have developed a hand-held smartphone accessory that can perform a low-cost, point-of-care, lab-quality test that simultaneously detects 3 infectious disease markers from a single finger-prick blood sample in only 15 minutes. The device can also be further developed to test for additional biomarkers.  More...
09 Feb 2015
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Automated MRSA/SA Test Receives US FDA Approval

An automated real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus aureus DNA directly from nasal swabs has been certified for diagnostic use in the United States.  More...
09 Feb 2015
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Image: On the left are the typical radiographic findings of infection with irregular bone destruction and periosteal reaction. In many cases however the infection is really low grade and difficult to establish (Photo courtesy of Radiological Society of the Netherlands).

Prosthetic Joint Infections Test Receives CE Marking

The first diagnostic test that can detect in patients' blood antibodies against several bacteria types frequently responsible for prosthetic infections, in particular Staphylococcus, the most often encountered type in such infections.    More...
05 Feb 2015
Image: The T2Dx compact, bench top diagnostic instrument (Photo courtesy of T2Biosystems).

Blood Test Quickly Identifies Lethal Form of Sepsis

A new nanodiagnostic method using manual application of T2 magnetic resonance to detect Candida species was previously found to have high sensitivity and specificity with rapid time to result.   More...
01 Feb 2015
Image: A mature Plasmodium ovale trophozoite in a thin blood film (Photo courtesy of the CDC – US Centers for Disease control and Prevention).

Neglected Malaria Subspecies Characterized by Novel Molecular Assay

Plasmodium ovale subspecies are similar based on morphology and geographical distribution, but allelic differences indicate that P. ovale curtisi and P. ovale wallikeri are genetically divergent.  More...
26 Jan 2015
Image: Electron micrograph of particles of the hepatitis C virus (Photo courtesy of James Cavallini).

Hepatitis C Infection Screening Could Save Lives

Chronic hepatitis C infection is difficult to detect during routine medical visits because there are usually no symptoms and it is often diagnosed in the advanced stages of the disease, making treatment difficult and often resulting in death.   More...
25 Jan 2015
Image: The cobas s 201 multi-dye, nucleic acid amplification technology (NAT) screening system for blood and plasma (Photo courtesy of the Jankalyan Blood Bank).

Blood Screening Assay Detects and Identifies Three Major Viruses

A qualitative in vitro test for the direct detection of major pathogenic viruses in human plasma is intended to be used in the screening donations of human whole blood and blood components in pools of 6 samples, and source plasma donations in pools of up to 96 samples.   More...
21 Jan 2015
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