Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Not all tests are created equal: Identifying C. diff in hospital labs

A study from the microbiology lab at the Lifespan hospitals has found that some lab tests are much more accurate in identifying Clostridium difficile Toxin (C. diff) infection (CDI), which causes diarrhea. The findings indicate ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Diagnosing COVID-19 in just 30 minutes

The year 2020 can be summarized simply by one word—COVID-19—as it was the force that froze the entire world. For more than eight months so far, movement between nations has been paralyzed all because there are no means ...

Biomedical technology

Rapid method shown to detect infection in cystic fibrosis

Southampton researchers have demonstrated a quick and accurate method to diagnose bacterial infections. The technique has the potential to detect infections in cystic fibrosis patients in minutes rather than days.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Unveiling Australia's fastest next-gen mpox diagnostic tool

In a collaborative study published in The Lancet Microbe, a team of scientists, led by the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) and WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research), ...

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