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Image: The Quantus Fluorometer is a compact, dual-channel fluorometer designed to provide highly sensitive fluorescent detection when quantifying nucleic acids (Photo courtesy of Promega)

Intestinal Microbiota Determines the Risk of MDRO Acquisition

Colonization and infection by multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) remains a public health problem. This is particularly important in intensive care units (ICUs) where the risk of MDRO acquisition/colonization results from the selective pressure associated with prolonged broad-spectrum antibiotic treatment. More...
10 Feb 2022
Image: QIAreach QuantiFERON-TB (Photo courtesy of QIAGEN N.V.)

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

QIAGEN N.V. (Venlo, Netherlands) has announced that its QuantiFERON tuberculosis (TB) testing solution has gained additional momentum with the approval of the fourth generation of this modern gold standard test in China and a new endorsement from the World Health Organization (WHO). More...
08 Feb 2022
Image: The MACSQuant Analyzer 16 is engineered to expand the horizons of automated data acquisition with 16 optical parameters (Photo courtesy of Miltenyi Biotec)

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

Markers of the protective humoral response, such as total anti-SARS-CoV-2 immunoglobulins and neutralizing antibodies, have been observed to decrease in convalescent individuals, even though a potential long-lasting humoral B-cell memory subset was detected. More...
31 Jan 2022
Image: The Microflex Biotyper MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry System for fast, accurate and cost-effective microbial identification (Photo courtesy of Bruker Daltonics)

MALDI-TOF Can Predict Antimicrobial Resistance in Clinical Samples

Antimicrobial-resistant bacteria and fungi pose a serious and increasing threat to the achievements of modern medicine. Infections with antimicrobial-resistant pathogens are associated with substantial morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs. More...
27 Jan 2022
Image: Optimized reaction time for Multiple Cross Displacement Amplification (MCDA-LFB) assay to detect Legionella pneumophila. The best sensitivity was seen when the amplification lasted for 35 minutes (Photo courtesy of Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital)

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

Legionella pneumophila is an opportunistic waterborne pathogen of significant public health problems, which can cause serious human respiratory diseases (Legionnaires’ disease). Legionnaires’ disease is characterized by severe lung infection symptoms, including severe pneumonia with a high fatality rate. More...
18 Jan 2022
Image: ProGastro SSCS is a multiplex real time PCR for the detection and differentiation of Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, (C. jejuni and C. coli only, undifferentiated) nucleic acids and Shiga Toxin 1 (stx1) and Shiga Toxin 2 (stx2) genes (Photo courtesy of Hologic)

Commercial RT-PCR Tests Compared to Culture for Bacterial Gastroenteritis

Nucleic acid-based testing (culture-independent diagnostic testing, CIDT) for bacterial gastroenteritis offers three major advantages over culture-based diagnosis: it has better analytical sensitivity, is less labor intensive through automation, and has faster turnaround times. More...
11 Jan 2022
Image: BD Kiestra IdentifA system (Photo courtesy of Becton, Dickinson and Company)

BD Introduces Smart Connected Robotics to Automate Microbial Identification

Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA) has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its BD Kiestra IdentifA system, which is designed to automate the preparation of microbiology bacterial identification testing. More...
10 Jan 2022
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