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Image: Cardboard mouthpiece (a), chamber with red valve (b) and 3-L impermeable gas bag (c) used to collect breath samples (Photo courtesy of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization).

Malaria Biomarkers Detected In Human Breath

The majority of diagnoses of malaria rely on a combination of clinical presentation and visualizing parasites in a stained blood film or by performing a rapid diagnostic test.  More...
13 Apr 2015

Improved Ebola IVD Tests Continue to Face Challenges

A new Ebolavirus test provides significant advantage over the current diagnostic pathway, yet there is little justification to establish permanent, advanced testing at expense of more pressing needs  More...
13 Apr 2015
Image: Photomicrograph of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria magnified 1,000 times and colored with acid-fast Ziehl-Neelsen stain Photo courtesy of Emory University).

Biomarker Panel Differentiates Active and Latent Tuberculosis Infections

A set of biomarkers detectable in the blood accurately identifies individuals with active tuberculosis and differentiates them from patients with latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and from recovered TB patients.   More...
12 Apr 2015
Image: Under a new partnership, inactivated viruses from Microbix Biosystems, Inc. will be incorporated into a line of full process controls under Microbiologics’ Helix Elite Molecular Standards brand as well as instrument-specific quality control sets (Photo courtesy of Microbiologics).

Microbiologics and Microbix Partner on Viral Controls for Diagnostics

Microbiologics has entered into an agreement to source inactivated viruses from Microbix Biosystems to be incorporated into a line of full process controls under Microbiologics’ Helix Elite Molecular Standards brand as well as instrument-specific quality control sets.  More...
12 Apr 2015
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Diagnostic Accuracy of New Dengue Capture Assay Evaluated

Dengue disease has become a major global public health concern, but an ideal diagnostic test that permits early and rapid diagnosis is not yet available, so improving diagnostic performance in this area is a major challenge.  More...
08 Apr 2015
Image: Human African trypanosomes in a thin blood film (Photo courtesy of Dr. Myron G. Schultz).

Direct Blood Dry LAMP Diagnoses African Trypanosomiasis

Loop-mediated isothermal amplification is a rapid and sensitive tool used for the diagnosis of a variety of infectious diseases, but still requires complicated sample preparation steps and a well-equipped laboratory to produce reliable and reproducible results.   More...
08 Apr 2015
Image: Digitally-colorized scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of budding filamentous Ebolavirus particles (Photo courtesy of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases).

Point-of-Care Blood Test Evaluated for Ebola Virus Disease

Current Ebolavirus disease diagnosis relies on reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction technology, requiring skilled laboratory personnel and technical infrastructure.  More...
08 Apr 2015
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