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Caption: The anthrax bacteria – Bacillus anthracis, transmitted mainly through inhalation or skin abrasions (Photo courtesy of University of Missouri).

New Method Identifies Anthrax Bacteria Faster Than Current Approaches

A new method has been developed for rapid diagnostic detection and antibiotic susceptibility determination of the pathogenic Bacillus anthracis using a bioluminescent reporter phage.   More...
06 Mar 2014
Image: The Stratagene Mx3000P real-time PCR system (Photo courtesy of Agilent).

Molecular Diagnostic Tool Evaluated for Malaria

The diagnostic potential of a recently developed photo-induced electron transfer fluorogenic primer real-time PCR called PET-PCR has been investigated for diagnosing malaria.   More...
03 Mar 2014
Image: Electron micrograph of influenza viruses (Photo courtesy of University of Saskatchewan).

Immune Signature Predicts Poor Outcome in Influenza Patients

A signature immune response has been identified that might help doctors identify which newly diagnosed influenza patients are most likely to develop severe symptoms and suffer poor outcomes.  More...
27 Feb 2014
Image: Scanning electron micrograph of human immunodeficiency viruses attached to a human CD4 T-cell (Photo courtesy of Thomas Deerinck).

Novel Method Tracks T-Cells in HIV Patients

The determination of the precise lifespan of a human T-cell is challenging due to inability of standard techniques to distinguish between dividing and dying cells.  More...
24 Feb 2014
Image: Nomarski interference contrast photomicrographs of Cryptosporidium muris from the feces of an HIV-positive human. Scale bars = five micrometers (Photo courtesy of the CDC – [US] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).

Rapid DNA Amplification Assay Detects Cryptosporidium in Stool Samples

A newly developed RPA lateral flow assay rapidly and accurately detected the parasite Cryptosporidium in stool samples.  More...
19 Feb 2014
Image: University of Iowa researchers have created a noninvasive probe that can detect a common strain of staph bacteria in the body. The staph bacteria are located via a light-emitting molecule (green), which is released when a bacterial enzyme (in orange) slices and separates the probe (shown in blue), shown in the illustration above (Photo courtesy of McNamara lab, University of Iowa).

Molecular Probe Lights Up Staph Infections

A novel chemical probe comprising a self-quenching fluorescently labeled oligonucleotide allows for the rapid, noninvasive detection of staphylococcal infections.   More...
17 Feb 2014
Image: Scanning electron micrograph of Campylobacter jejuni (Photo courtesy of Jonas Waldenström).

Rapid Commercial Test for Campylobacter Evaluated

The effectiveness of a new rapid immunochromatographic test for the qualitative detection of Campylobacter antigens in pathologic feces has been evaluated.   More...
13 Feb 2014
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