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Microbiology

Image: Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (Photo courtesy of the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna).

Infrared Spectroscopy Combined with AI Automates Detection of Staphylococcus aureus

The combination of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and artificial neuronal network analysis constitutes a system that allows rapid identification and discrimination of the clinically important Staphylococcus aureus capsular serotypes 5, 8, and NT. More...
24 Jul 2013

New Guide to Help Physicians Select Most Relevant Diagnostic Tests for Infectious Diseases

A new comprehensive guide intended to serve as a reference for physicians in choosing laboratory tests that will aid them to diagnose infectious diseases in their patients is now available for downloading at no cost from the Internet. More...
24 Jul 2013
Image: The SwabSURE ListeriaP kit from Technical Service Consultants (Photo courtesy of Technical Service Consultants).

Rapid Color-Change Test Detects Pathogenic Listeria

Hospital-acquired infection prevention measures that include hygiene monitoring for potential contamination by Listeria are made more efficient and cost-effective with a simple, color-change based detection kit. More...
24 Jul 2013
Image: The Walk-Away Specimen Processor (Photo courtesy of Copan Italy).

Automated Gram Smears Equated to Manual Preparations

A comparison has been made of Gram smear preparations for identifying bacteria by both a manual method and a Walk Away Specimen Processor. More...
23 Jul 2013
Image: Malaria parasites in a thick blood smear (Photo courtesy of US Centers of Disease Control and prevention).

Method Reduces Sloughing on Malarial Thick Blood Films

The gold standard for malaria diagnosis is the examination of thick and thin blood films—thick films containing 10 to 20 times more blood than thin films. More...
22 Jul 2013
Image: Filter Electron Microscopy of Campylobacter jejuni (Photo courtesy of Louise Salt).

Membrane Filters Compared for Isolation of Campylobacter

Several isolation methodologies have been developed for Campylobacter spp., and in order to have an effective isolation of C. jejuni and C. coli from feces, the culture media must be selective. More...
18 Jul 2013
Image: Nano and laser technology measures antibiotic resistance (Photo courtesy of Alain Herzog).

Nanomechanical Sensors Detect Antibiotic Resistance

The fluctuations of highly sensitive atomic force microscope cantilevers can be used to detect low concentrations of bacteria, and quantitatively screen their response to antibiotics within minutes. More...
18 Jul 2013
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