Microbiology

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• Rapid Molecular Tuberculosis Testing Reduces Patient Isolation

• Urine Test Detects River Blindness Filarial Worm

• Fluorescence Analyzers Evaluated for Diagnoses of UTIs

• Performance of Blood Culture Molecular Panels Evaluated

• Unexplained Illness Puts Pathogen Discovery to Test

• Simple Paper Test Detects False or Substandard Antibiotics

• Methods Discriminate Dengue Severity during Acute Infection

• Persistent Trichomoniasis Infection Found in Pregnant Women

• POC Blood Test Can Help Prevent Toxoplasmosis

• Lateral-Flow Assay Rapidly Detects Plague Bacteria

• Coherent Fluctuation Nephelometry Used to Diagnose Bacteriuria

• Time To Blood Culture Positivity Predicts Infective Endocarditis

• Multiplex Testing Speeds Up CNS Infection Diagnosis

• Immunochromatographic Test Rapidly Diagnoses Parasitic Infection

• Diagnostic Accuracy in H. pylori Fecal Test Assessed

• FDA Clears Diagnostic Assay for Group B Strep

• Infections Defined in Urothelial Bladder Tumors

• Molecular Tests Available for Multiple STIs

• LAMP Accurately Screens for Malaria in Pregnancy

• Bacterial Test Is Well-Suited for Mid-Sized Labs

• Simple Blood Test Devised for Hepatitis B

• Biomarker Discovered for Hypervirulent Pathogen

• Potential Shortcoming of Antibiotic Lab Tests Determined