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Microbiology

Image: Photomicrograph of Trypanosoma cruzi amastigotes in cardiac muscle from a patient with Chagas disease (Photo courtesy of US Centers of Disease Control and Prevention).

Chagas Disease Ignored in North America's Poorest Communities

A leading cause of heart disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi remains overlooked in North America's most impoverished communities.    More...
19 Nov 2013
Image: Rapid streptococcal antigen detection tests (Photo courtesy of Inverness Medical).

Rapid Antigen Detection Test Guides Antibiotic Use

The effect of clinical scores that predict streptococcal infection or rapid streptococcal antigen detection tests were compared with delayed antibiotic prescribing.  More...
18 Nov 2013
Image: The Dual HIV 1/2 and Syphilis Treponemal antibodies Point-of-Care test (Photo courtesy of Chembio Diagnostics).

Multiplex HIV-Syphilis Assay Launched

Unique finger-stick whole blood tests can help reduce the transmission of both human immunodeficiency virus and Treponema pallidum, the causative agent of syphilis, from mother to child.  More...
13 Nov 2013
Image: Synergy MX Monochromator-Based Multi-Mode Microplate Reader (Photo courtesy of BioTek).

Rapid Colorimetric Assay Quantifies Urease Activity

A novel high throughput colorimetric urease activity assay was compared to the Nessler method and the new method employs phenol red to determine the urease activity.  More...
13 Nov 2013
Image: hemoFISH multiplex diagnostic kit for blood cultures (Photo courtesy of miacom diagnostics).

Blood Pathogens Rapidly Identified by Novel Molecular Methods

Rapid and accurate identification of pathogens responsible for sepsis, a life-threatening medical condition that is defined as systemic inflammatory response syndrome, is essential for early and targeted antimicrobial therapy.   More...
12 Nov 2013

HIV Combo Assay Provides Quick, Reliable Results

An innovative new HIV combination assay delivers accurate, reliable results more quickly, up to several days earlier than other currently available assays.  More...
12 Nov 2013
Image: PAXgene blood ribonucleic acid (RNA) kits (Photo courtesy of PreAnalytiX).

Molecular Test Detects Active Tuberculosis in HIV Patients

A major impediment to tuberculosis control in Africa is the difficulty in diagnosing active tuberculosis, particularly in the context of human immunodeficiency virus infections.   More...
11 Nov 2013
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