Microbiology and immunology

UTIs yield many antibiotic prescriptions - could a new test help selective prescribing?

A new lab-on-a-chip for nucleic acid analysis works with your smartphone

Children entering foster care receive extensive, but not always cost-effective, screening

New devices for detecting tuberculosis may speed up diagnosis and improve treatment

Can the microbiome predict the likelihood of chemotherapy side effects?

As molecular diagnostic methods evolve, so does our approach to microbial testing

After the loss of an infant or child, uncovering the cause of death can be difficult

Minimally invasive autopsies can improve death investigation in resource-limited settings

New tests can speed sepsis diagnosis, ensuring patients get the right treatment fast

An EHR-derived phenotypic disease catalog allows replication of decades of work on HLAs