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More Accurate Use of Antibiotics Could Save the NHS GBP 500 Million Annually

The UK National Health Service could save an estimated GBP 500 million each year while reducing the threat of antibiotic resistance by managing the use of antibiotics with more accurate diagnostics.   More...
19 Aug 2014
Image: Colorized transmission electron micrograph (TEM) revealing some of the ultrastructural morphology of an Ebolavirus virion (Image courtesy of Cynthia Goldsmith and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USA; CDC ref# PHIL 1832), via Wikimedia Commons).

PCR Screening and Typing, Toolset Expanded for Ebolavirus

A new real-time polymerase chain reaction-based assay for identification of the five Ebolavirus species and Marburgvirus has been added to the Ebolavirus diagnostics toolset.  More...
19 Aug 2014
Image: Histopathology of a lung showing alveolar spaces containing exudates characteristic of infection with Pneumocystis jirovecii (Photo courtesy of Dr. Edwin P. Ewing, Jr).

Newborn Screening Improves Early Detection and Treatment of SCID

Children born with severe combined immune deficiency, the so-called "bubble boy" disease, have the best chance of survival if they undergo a hematopoietic stem cell transplant as soon after birth as possible.  More...
19 Aug 2014

Composition of the Gut Microbiome Differentiates Normal Individuals from Those with Precancerous Polyps or Invasive Colorectal Cancer

A recent paper described how analysis of the gut microbiome could be used to differentiate healthy individuals from those with precancerous adenomatous polyps and those with invasive colorectal cancer.   More...
18 Aug 2014
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Multiplex Assay Identifies Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli

A rapid, reliable and repeatable method is urgently needed for identifying diarrheagenic Escherichia coli so as to provide the reference for responding to diarrheal disease outbreaks and the treatment of the diarrheal patients associated with DEC.  More...
14 Aug 2014
Image: The Veriti 96-Well Thermal Cycler for polymerase chain reactions (PCR) (Photo courtesy of Applied Biosystems).

Multiplex Nested PCR Detects Bloodstream Candida Species

A multiplex nested polymerase chain reaction method has been developed to detect and identify seven Candida species in peripheral blood samples of critically ill pediatric patients.   More...
14 Aug 2014
Image: Typical colonies of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) grew and formed blue-colored colonies on MRSA-chrom media after 24 hours of incubation at 35 °C (Photo courtesy of Kohjin Bio Co., Ltd).

Novel Chromogenic Screening Medium Developed for MRSA

A novel chromogenic screening agar medium for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus has been developed, as rapid and definite detection of MRSA is important not only diagnosis but also for preventing the spread of this bacteria.  More...
13 Aug 2014
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