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Real-Time Genome Sequencing Helps Control Hospital Outbreak

Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of bacterial isolates provides a promising contemporary method for investigating the epidemiology of outbreaks, particularly when coupled to clinical locational and temporal data.   More...
01 Dec 2014
Image: The causative parasite of Chagas disease Trypanosoma cruzi in a blood film (Photo courtesy of the CDC - US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).

Undiagnosed Chagas Disease Emerging as Public Health Threat

Chagas disease or American trypanosomiasis is typically spread to people through the feces of blood-sucking triatomine bugs sometimes called kissing bugs because they feed on people's faces during the night.  More...
24 Nov 2014
Image: IC 3D technology rapidly detects bacterial infection in blood samples (Photo courtesy of University of California, Irvine).

DNA-Based Droplet System Rapidly Detects Bacterial Infection in the Bloodstream

A new test for bacterial infection in the bloodstream is based on an innovative DNA labeling and particle counting system.  More...
23 Nov 2014

Novel Sequence Analysis Services Improve Pathogen Identification

A set of new-generation sequencing services provides unique tools for more effective identification of known and unknown microorganisms, including bacterial, viral, fungal, and protozoan parasite pathogens.   More...
19 Nov 2014
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Biomarkers Point-of-Care Tests Guide Antibiotic Prescription

Acute respiratory infections are by far the most common reason for prescribing an antibiotic in primary care, even though the majority of ARIs are of viral or non-severe bacterial etiology.   More...
18 Nov 2014
Image: The GenoType MTBDRsl rapid test to diagnose patients with multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) also provides information on further antibiotic resistances (Photo courtesy of Hain Lifescience).

Rapid Diagnostic Test for Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Reviewed

People suffering from a drug-resistant strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis, are more likely to die from the disease, and require treatment with what are described as “second-line” drugs.   More...
17 Nov 2014
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Toxigenic Clostridium Difficile Molecular Assay Evaluated

Clostridium difficile is an intestinal anaerobic bacterium and the most common pathogenic cause of healthcare-associated diarrhea and consequently, rapid detection of toxigenic C. difficile is very important in clinical laboratories.  More...
16 Nov 2014
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