Microbiology

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• Intestinal Microbiota Determines the Risk of MDRO Acquisition

• Qiagen’s New Generation of QuantiFERON TB Test Gains Chinese Approval and Renewed WHO Recommendation

• ABO Blood Group Related to Specific Immune Response to Anti-SARS-CoV-2

• MALDI-TOF Can Predict Antimicrobial Resistance in Clinical Samples

• MCDA-LFB Assay Developed for Rapid Detection of Legionnaires’ Disease

• Commercial RT-PCR Tests Compared to Culture for Bacterial Gastroenteritis

• BD Introduces Smart Connected Robotics to Automate Microbial Identification

• Skin Infections Confirmed as a Cause of Acute Rheumatic Fever

• Menstrual Blood Testing With Capture Sequencing Detects High-Risk Human Papillomavirus

• Parkinson’s Disease Patients Have More Inflammatory Bacteria in Their Noses

• Calprotectin Levels Vary When Measured in Different Matrices for COVID-19

• Bacterial Communities Diverge in The Lower Airways of CF Children

• Rapid, Highly Accurate Test Developed to Detect Viruses

• Circulating ACE2 Activity Predicts Mortality and Severity in COVID-19 Patients

• Beta-Lactamase Detection Reagent Rapidly Diagnoses Urinary ESBL-Producing Pathogens

• Immunoprofiling HTLV-1 Blood Samples Show Altered Innate Cell Responsiveness

• Cystic Pancreatic Lesion Bacteria Are Precursors to Pancreatic Cancer

• Rapid Diagnostic Testing Analyzed in Suspected Meningitis Diagnosis

• Same Day Test Identifies Secondary Infections in COVID-19 Patients

• A Rapid and Sensitive Lateral Flow Test for Diagnosis of Schistosomiasis

• Multiplex Immunoassay Developed for Confirmation and Typing of HTLV Infections

• P-O-C Test Detects IgG Antibody in Serodiagnosis of Human Trichinellosis

• Breath Test Can Identify COVID-19 in Critically Ill Patients