0 Candida auris – an emerging threat?
In our latest video, we’re looking into the growing concern around Candida auris as a public health threat – watch now to find out more about this fungal infection and the statistics surrounding it.
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0 Microfluidic device could assess hemolytic anemia in malaria
Researchers have developed a microfluidic device that can assess the deformability of red blood cells and consequently haemolytic anemia. In future it could be used to monitor the disease progression of malaria.
0 New test for Zika uses nanorods for rapid diagnosis
Researchers from Washington University of St. Louis have developed a proof-of-concept test that can rapidly detect the presence of Zika virus in blood, without the need for refrigeration.
0 CNS fungal infections
This article summarizes lessons learned from the fungal meningitis outbreak of 2012 and discusses meningitis due to Cryptococcus neoformans and Coccidioides immitis.
0 Identification of nonserotypeable Shigella spp. using genome sequencing: a step forward
This study characterizes 23 nonserotypeable Shigella using whole genome sequencing, discovering this approach for Shigella O-antigen analysis has greater discriminative power than other methods using different bioinformatics pipeline for identification of nonserotypeable Shigella.
0 Novel tool could discriminate bacterial from non-bacterial respiratory infection
A novel tool has been developed that could help researchers distinguish between bacterial and non-bacterial infection in patients hospitalized with lower respiratory tract infection.
0 Could using a home-based kit increase HIV testing?
Researchers have reported that 86% of heterosexuals at high-risk for HIV would use a home-based testing kit sent by post, and almost all of these individuals would seek medical advice following a positive result.
0 Novel assay could discriminate Zika infection from related flaviviruses
A new test to detect Zika infection has been labelled the ‘best-to-date’ in differentiating Zika from related viruses, and could become a simple and low-cost solution for detecting the infection.
0 Mobile phones create new opportunities for microbiology research and clinical applications
In this editorial, the authors dicuss how mobile phones have the potential to transform traditional uses of imaging, sensing and diagnostic systems, especially for point-of-care applications and field settings.
0 Study examines cerebrospinal fluid in Ebola survivors
Researchers have examined the cerebrospinal fluid in a small cohort of Ebola survivors, reporting that no viral RNA was present and suggesting the virus may be cell-associated within the CNS.