Microbiology
CRISPR-based Technology Enables High-Resolution Zika Detection On Low-Cost Paper Discs
Building off their earlier innovative development in “programmable diagnostics”, researchers on an international, multi-institutional team recently joined efforts to quickly prototype their low-cost rapid test with the goal that it could soon be used to screen samples (blood, urine, or saliva) for Zika virus and strain identification. More...16 May 2016
New Test Developed For Early Detection Of Lyme Disease
A new test for early detection of Lyme disease (borreliosis) is being developed and this will improve the ability to detect an active infection more easily than before so that healthy people with Lyme disease antibodies in their blood do not receive unnecessary antibiotic treatment and so that appropriate treatments can be initiated at an early stage. More...12 May 2016
Field-Applicable Molecular Test Diagnoses Tegumentary Leishmaniasis
Cutaneous and mucosal leishmaniases are widely distributed in Central and South America. Leishmania of the Viannia subgenus are the most frequent species infecting humans. L. (V.) braziliensis, L. (V.) panamensis are also responsible for metastatic mucosal leishmaniasis. More...11 May 2016
Bacterial Vaginosis Assessed By Molecular Methods
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is an aberrant state of the vaginal microbiota, which is characterized by a depletion of lactobacilli, an increased diversity of the bacterial population and an elevated pH. It is one the most common vaginal syndromes in fertile, premenopausal and pregnant women. More...11 May 2016
Zika Test Authorized by FDA for Emergency Use
The first test from a commercial lab provider to receive the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA)’s Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for testing patients in the USA, including Puerto Rico, for Zika infection. The molecular test is intended for the qualitative detection of RNA from the Zika virus in human serum specimens from certain individuals. More...10 May 2016
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