Infectious Disease - Diagnostics News & Articles

101 Rapid diagnostic tests for neurological infections in central Africa The Lancet Infectious Diseases, April 24, 2013    Review Article    Clinical Article

102 Detection of DNA from Leishmania (Viannia): Accuracy of Polymerase Chain Reaction for the Diagnosis of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis PLOS ONE, April 24, 2013    Clinical Article

103 Single-Reaction, Multiplex, Real-Time RT-PCR for the Detection, Quantitation, and Serotyping of Dengue Viruses Full Text PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, April 23, 2013    Clinical Article

104 Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a 4th Year Medical School Elective Course in Clinical Microbiology Using Case-Based Vignettes Journal of Medical Microbiology, April 22, 2013    Review Article

105 Monitoring and evaluation of lymphatic filariasis interventions: an improved PCR-based pool screening method for high throughput Wuchereria bancrofti detection using dried blood spots Full Text Parasites & Vectors, April 22, 2013    Review Article

106 Increasing HIV testing among male partners AIDS, April 19, 2013    Clinical Article

107 Cross-reactive antibodies in convalescent SARS patients sera against the emerging novel human coronavirus EMC (2012) by both immunofluorescent and neutralizing antibody tests Journal of Infection, April 19, 2013    Clinical Article

108 Update on the Antimicrobial Management of Foot Infections in Patients With Diabetes Full Text Clinical Diabetes, April 18, 2013    Review Article

109 Infectious Complications Following Transrectal Ultrasound-Guided Prostate Biopsy: New Challenges in the Era of Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 18, 2013    Clinical Article

110 Evaluation of urine-circulating cathodic antigen (Urine-CCA) cassette test for the detection of Schistosoma mansoni infection in areas of moderate prevalence in Ethiopia Tropical Medicine & International Health, April 18, 2013    Clinical Article

111 Screening for latent tuberculosis in Norwegian health care workers: high frequency of discordant tuberculin skin test positive and interferon-gamma release assay negative results Full Text BMC Public Health, April 17, 2013    Review Article

112 First detection in Europe of the metallo-β-lactamase IMP-15 in clinical strains of Pseudomonas putida and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Microbiology and Infection, April 17, 2013    Review Article

113 2012 HIV Diagnostics Conference: the molecular diagnostics perspective Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics, April 16, 2013    Clinical Article

114 Treatment of fevers prior to introducing rapid diagnostic tests for malaria in registered drug shops in Uganda Full Text Malaria Journal, April 16, 2013    Clinical Article

115 Reliability of rapid diagnostic test for diagnosing peripheral and placental malaria in an area of unstable malaria transmission in eastern Sudan Full Text Diagnostic Pathology, April 16, 2013    Review Article

116 Heterogeneous 18F-FDG Uptake in Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis Clinical Nuclear Medicine , April 16, 2013

117 Current assays for HIV-1 diagnostics and antiretroviral therapy monitoring: challenges and possibilities Future Virology, April 15, 2013    Review Article    Clinical Article

118 Have we made any headway in the diagnosis of neurotuberculosis? Place of real time PCR or real time PCR Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, April 15, 2013    Clinical Article

119 In Situ Hybridization for rRNA Sequences in Anatomic Pathology Specimens, Applications for Fungal Pathogen Detection: A Review Advances in Anatomic Pathology , April 15, 2013    Review Article

120 PCR detection of clarithromycin-susceptible and -resistant Helicobacter pylori from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded gastric biopsies Modern Pathology, April 15, 2013    Clinical Article

1 Infectious complications following transrectal-ultrasound (TRUS) guided prostate biopsy: new challenges in the era of multi-drug resistant Escherichia coli Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 4, 2013

2 Improved detection of toxigenic Clostridium difficile using the Cepheid Xpert C difficile assay and impact on C difficile infection rates in a tertiary hospital: A double-edged sword American Journal of Infection Control, March 11, 2013

3 Does a rapid diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) impact on quality of patients management Clinical Microbiology and Infection, March 27, 2013    Clinical Guideline

4 Systematic application of multiplex PCR enhances the detection of bacteria, parasites, and viruses in stool samples Journal of Infection, May 10, 2013

5 Nervous System Lyme Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment Current Treatment Options in Neurology, May 15, 2013

6 The use of procalcitonin in the diagnosis of bone and joint infection: a systemic review and meta-analysis European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, May 20, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

7 Does empirical Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) therapy result in false-negative CDI diagnostic test results Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 24, 2013

8 Laboratory Diagnosis of HIV in Adults: A Review of Current Methods Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 13, 2013    Review Article

9 Galactomannan and PCR versus culture and histology for directing use of antifungal treatment for invasive aspergillosis in high-risk haematology patients: a randomised controlled trial The Lancet Infectious Diseases, April 30, 2013

10 Diagnostic accuracy and effectiveness of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay for the diagnosis of HIV-associated lymph node tuberculosis European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, May 14, 2013

11 A urine pneumococcal antigen test for the diagnosis of community acquired Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia: Systematic review and meta-analysis Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 30, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

12 Neurobrucellosis: Clinical and Diagnostic Features Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 26, 2013
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13 Neoplastic meningitis: Improving accuracy of a sometimes elusive diagnosis Neurology, April 10, 2013    Review Article

14 Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry in Clinical Microbiology Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 8, 2013    Review Article

15 Varicella-zoster meningoencephaloradiculoneuropathy in an immunocompetent young woman Journal of Clinical Virology, April 29, 2013

16 Interobserver Variability and Feasibility of Polymerase Chain Reaction–Based Assay in Distinguishing Ischemic Colitis From Clostridium difficile Colitis in Endoscopic Mucosal Biopsies American Journal of Clinical Pathology, May 22, 2013

17 Performance of United States Serologic Assays in the Diagnosis of Lyme Borreliosis Acquired in Europe Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 6, 2013

18 Evaluation of PCR methods for the diagnosis of pertussis by the European surveillance network for vaccine-preventable diseases (EUVAC.NET) European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, May 2, 2013

19 Development and evaluation of a next generation digital PCR diagnostic assay for ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infections Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2, 2013

20 Diagnostic and management strategies for donor-derived infections Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, May 29, 2013