Novel blood test for tuberculosis could also identify high risk of infection
A novel phage-based blood assay has demonstrated its potential for identifying people at high-risk of developing tuberculosis, in addition to diagnosing established cases.
Browsing: Disease Diagnosis
Quality control in HIV point-of-care testing – an interview with David Padley
In this interview we speak to David Padley from the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control about his recent poster ‘Point-of-Care testing for HIV: specialist quality control materials are a necessity’, presented at ECCMID 2019.
FDA rejects Nabriva’s antibiotic Contepo for complicated UTIs: May’s industry headlines
Take a look at this month’s industry headlines including US FDA approvals for Mavyret (hepatitis C) and Dengvaxia, a rejection for Contepo and profits for Gilead Sciences.
Could novel sepsis phenotypes explain clinical trial failures?
New research has identified four novel sepsis phenotypes, suggesting these could be relevant for understanding the heterogeneity of treatment effects and help to explain recent clinical trial failures.
A peek behind the paper – Shailendra K Saxena on pathogen-associated acute encephalitis syndrome (PA-AES)
Take a look behind the scenes of a recent Future Microbiology review, entitled: ‘Pathogen-associated acute encephalitis syndrome: therapeutics and management’, as we ask the authors about the challenges facing this field, the use of complementary and alternative medicine and what research needs to be done.
ECCMID19: Low microbiological testing rates reported in healthcare-associated infections
The ECDC has reported that the burden of healthcare-associated infections is substantial and variability in microbiological testing suggests these infections could be managed better, according to research presented at ECCMID.
Computer-aided model could help predict sepsis
A computer-aided model that uses routinely collected data could identify the early symptoms of sepsis, according to new research.
Diagnostics for human schistosomiasis: the way forward
The accurate diagnosis of schistosomiasis, in both the mammalian and snail intermediate hosts as well as the environment, is extremely important in proper control and elimination. Despite multiple efforts over last few decades, the search for cheap, sensitive diagnostics for schistosomiasis is ongoing.
Microelectrode device could diagnose sepsis in under 3 minutes
A new rapid microelectrode device for the earlier diagnosis of sepsis has been developed by researchers at the University of Strathclyde.
Novel genetic tool allows for accurate measures of latent HIV reservoirs within cells
Researchers from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute have developed a novel genetic tool for detecting fast and accurate measures of latent HIV.
