Diagnostic Test for Rapid MRSA Detection Receives Market Clearance
The FDA has authorized marketing of a new diagnostic test, cobas vivoDx MRSA, to detect MRSA bacterial colonization.
Diagnostic Testing
Digital Sepsis Monitoring May Improve Inpatient Outcomes
A digital sepsis alert presents opportunity to improve care for patients who may have sepsis.
Toxin Enzyme Immunoassay Identifies Severe Clostridioides difficile Infections
Toxin enzyme immunoassay more accurately identifies severe C difficile infections from strains more likely to cause recurrence, but otherwise had similar results for complications and mortality compared with the standard nucleic acid amplification test.
Evolutionary History of Hepatitis E Virus Coding Sequences
It appears that the common ancestor of the modern hepatitis E virus (HEV) strains emerged approximately 6800 years ago in the period following the domestication of pigs, and natural selection has played a major role in the evolution of the codon usage of HEV open reading frames (ORFs), according to study results published in BMC…
Syringe Exchange Program Has Positive Effect on HIV Diagnoses
Estimated 10,592 HIV diagnoses averted in Philadelphia, 1,891 diagnoses in Baltimore over 10 years
Crowd Diagnosis of STDs Frequently Sought Online
Crowd diagnosis of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is common online.
Maximum Diameter of Pyogenic Liver Abscess May Predict Prognosis
For patients with pyogenic liver abscess, large maximal diameter of the abscess at admission indicated prolonged hospitalization and poor prognosis.
FDA Clears Test for Detecting HIV Drug-Resistant Mutations
The test may help clinicians tailor HIV therapy for their patients.
Diagnosing Tick-Borne Encephalitis With Immunoassays
Diagnosing tick-borne encephalitis with commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay may lack specificity and need confirmatory testing.
Modifications to Blood Draw Orders Reduce Culture Contamination
In a randomized clinical trial, the use of lithium-heparin tubes for diversion of blood prior to aspiration of culture led to a 60% decrease in blood culture contamination compared with aspiration after obtaining culture.
