Infectious Disease - Diagnostics News & Articles

141 Evaluation of Paracheck-PfTM rapid malaria diagnostic test for the diagnosis of malaria among HIV-positive patients in Ibadan, south-western Nigeria Pathogens and Global Health, March 25, 2013    Clinical Article

142 Advances in tuberculosis diagnostics: the Xpert MTB/RIF assay and future prospects for a point-of-care test The Lancet Infectious Diseases, March 25, 2013    Clinical Article

143 Molecular detection and quantification of pertussis and correlation with clinical outcomes in children Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, March 25, 2013    Clinical Article

144 Diagnosis and follow up of Bartonella henselae infection in the spleen of an immunocompetent patient by Real-Time Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Journal of Medical Microbiology, March 25, 2013    Clinical Article

145 Role and interpretation of fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography in HIV-infected patients with fever of unknown origin: a prospective study HIV Medicine, March 22, 2013    Clinical Article

146 Two-stage PCR assay for detection of human brucellosis in endemic areas Full Text BMC Infectious Diseases, March 22, 2013    Clinical Article

147 Accuracy of Urine Circulating Cathodic Antigen Test for the Diagnosis of Schistosoma mansoni in Preschool-Aged Children before and after Treatment Full Text PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, March 22, 2013    Clinical Article

148 Ultrasonographic measures of cardiovascular disease risk in antiretroviral treatment-naive individuals with HIV infection AIDS, March 21, 2013    Clinical Article

149 Test performance of blood beta-glucan for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in patients with AIDS and respiratory symptoms AIDS, March 21, 2013    Clinical Article

150 Leptospirosis: current situation and trends of specific laboratory tests Expert Review of Clinical Immunology, March 21, 2013    Review Article

151 Management of infectious endocarditis with mycotic aneurysm evaluated by brain magnetic resonance imaging European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, March 21, 2013    Clinical Article

152 Point-of-care testing improves accuracy of STI care in an emergency department Sexually Transmitted Infections, March 21, 2013    Review Article

153 Immunosuppression in sepsis: a novel understanding of the disorder and a new therapeutic approach The Lancet Infectious Diseases, March 20, 2013    Clinical Article

154 Frequency of electrocardiogram testing among HIV-infected patients at risk for medication-induced QTc prolongation HIV Medicine, March 20, 2013    Clinical Article

155 Evaluation of metabolic changes within the normal appearing gray and white matters in neurologically asymptomatic HIV-1-positive and HCV-positive patients: Magnetic resonance spectroscopy and immunologic correlation European Journal of Radiology, March 20, 2013    Clinical Article

156 Development of a large scale human complement source for use in bacterial immunoassays Journal of Immunological Methods, March 20, 2013    Clinical Article

157 Diagnostic and prognostic markers in sepsis Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, March 19, 2013    Clinical Article

158 Restriction fragment mass polymorphism (RFMP) analysis based on MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for detecting antiretroviral resistance in HIV-1 infected patients Clinical Microbiology and Infection, March 19, 2013    Clinical Article

159 Comparison of the Abbott m2000 RealTime CT Assay and the Cepheid GeneXpert CT/NG Assay to the Roche Amplicor CT Assay for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in ocular samples from Tanzania Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 19, 2013    Clinical Article

160 LUMINEX(R): a new technology for the simultaneous identification of five Entamoeba spp. commonly found in human stools Full Text Parasites & Vectors, March 18, 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 Neoplastic meningitis: Improving accuracy of a sometimes elusive diagnosis Neurology, April 10, 2013    Review Article

4 Evaluation of 10 serological assays for diagnosing Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, March 29, 2013

5 Update on the Antimicrobial Management of Foot Infections in Patients With Diabetes Clinical Diabetes, April 18, 2013    Free full text    Review Article

6 Gentamicin and norfloxacin prophylaxis for transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy Healthcare Infection, April 11, 2013

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

8 2012 HIV Diagnostics Conference: the molecular diagnostics perspective Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics, April 16, 2013

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

10 Screening for Neisseria gonorrhoeae using the BD ProbeTec nucleic acid amplification test in a low prevalence genitourinary medicine clinic International Journal of STD & AIDS, July 24, 2012

11 Clinico-pathological investigations of Rasmussen encephalitis suggest multifocal disease progression and associated focal cortical dysplasia Epileptic Disorders, April 25, 2013

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

13 Advances in sampling and screening for chlamydia Future Microbiology, April 5, 2013

14 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

15 PCR-electrospray ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry: a new tool for the diagnosis of infective endocarditis from heart valves Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, April 1, 2013

16 Prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis and Coinfection with Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the United States as Determined by the APTIMA Trichomonas vaginalis Nucleic Acid Amplification Assay Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 24, 2012

17 Rapid diagnosis of Mycobacterium abscessus endophthalmitis Journal of Medical Microbiology, April 15, 2013

18 Successful treatment of Epstein–Barr virus encephalitis in the setting of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge Antiviral Therapy , April 1, 2013

19 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

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