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Image: TrueMark infectious disease research panels can detect more than 90 different disease pathogens (Photo courtesy of Thermo Fisher)

New Infectious Disease Research Panels Detect Over 90 Different Pathogens

To effectively study outbreaks and determine disease etiology where pathogens are similar, analytically sensitive panels are needed to support laboratory research. Now, new infectious disease research panels can enable rapid and accurate detection and categorization for investigating microorganisms that cause respiratory, vaginal, urinary, gastrointestinal, and sexually transmitted diseases. More...
09 Dec 2022
Image: The NEBNext Ultra II Directional RNA Library Prep Kit (Photo courtesy of New England Biolabs)

Biomarkers Predict Lyme Disease Post-Treatment Prognosis

Testing and diagnosis of the earliest stages of Lyme Disease (LD) have proven to be difficult or unreliable. The universally accepted diagnostic test for LD is a positive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) followed by a positive western blot for immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgG. More...
06 Dec 2022
Image: The genetically engineered FcMBL protein can capture more than 100 different microbial species (Photo courtesy of Wyss Institute)

Rapid Pathogen Capture Technology Could Accelerate Diagnosis of Bloodstream Infections and Sepsis

Researchers have re-engineered the process of microbial pathogen identification in blood samples from pediatric sepsis patients using the Wyss Institute’s FcMBL broad-spectrum pathogen capture technology. The advance enables accurate pathogen detection with a combination of unprecedented sensitivity and speed, and could significantly improve clinical outcomes for pediatric and older patients with bloodstream infections and sepsis. More...
05 Dec 2022
Image: Trichinella sp. found in muscle tissue (Photo courtesy of McGill University)

Laboratory Features of Trichinellosis and Eosinophilia Threshold Determined

Trichinella nativa is a nematode worm, one of the species of the genus Trichinella, found in arctic and subarctic regions. It is highly pathogenic and has a high resistance to freezing. It is encapsulated, and infects a wide variety of mammals and birds. More...
01 Dec 2022
Image: Portable, handheld reader, with cloud-based ML algorithms to identify bacterial species within five minutes (Photo courtesy of Nostics)

Handheld Lab to Enable Faster, Cheaper Point-of-Need Bacterial Infection Identification

Instant, accessible, reliable testing for viruses and bacteria will be soon made possible by the world’s smallest portable bacteria identification lab that uses cloud-based, machine learning algorithms to identify bacterial species in five minutes, without the need for expert users or expensive lab infrastructure. More...
30 Nov 2022
Image: Dark field photomicrograph (magnified 400X) showing the spirochetes, or corkscrew-shaped bacteria, known as Borrelia burgdorferi, which is the pathogen responsible for causing Lyme disease (Photo courtesy of [U.S.] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Gene Signature Identifies Patients with Long-term Lyme Disease

A transcriptomics approach was used to establish a 35-gene signature that could be used to identify individuals with long-term Lyme disease and distinguish them from those with the acute form of Lyme disease and from healthy individuals. More...
16 Nov 2022
Image: The Applied Biosystems Quant Studio 6 Pro Real-Time PCR System adds innovative smart features to the real-time PCR (qPCR) workflow, all in a compact footprint (Photo courtesy of Thermo Fisher Scientific)

Direct Real-Time PCR Protocol Detects Monkeypox Virus

Monkeypox virus, an encapsulated double-stranded DNA virus and member of the Poxviridae family, is responsible for the recent monkeypox outbreak that has been declared a public health emergency of international concern. More...
16 Nov 2022
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