Sequencing Improves Lung Infection Diagnosis
November 10, 2026
Study of 941 patients highlights how next-generation sequencing can identify difficult-to-detect pathogens and guide antimicrobial treatment
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Prognostic Biomarkers for Chagas Disease
November 3, 2026
New research identifies metabolic signatures that could help predict which patients with Chagas disease are most likely to develop serious cardiac complications
1 min read
Gold-Based Sensor Finds Bugs, Fast
October 30, 2026
New filtration technique detects low concentrations of bacteria and assesses antibiotic susceptibility, offering a potential faster route to diagnosing sepsis and other serious infections
2 min read
Why TB Tests Aren’t Reaching Patients
October 26, 2026
By Jessica Allerton
Primary-care facilities face gaps in molecular testing, chest imaging, culture, and drug-susceptibility testing
6 min read
CRISPR Test Accelerates Mycobacterial Diagnosis
October 21, 2026
Nanodroplet technology identifies multiple mycobacterial species within hours, offering a faster route to targeted treatment decisions
1 min read
New Tick-Borne Virus Identified in China
October 19, 2026
Molecular and antibody assays identified ALTNV in patients with fever after tick exposure
3 min read
Rapid Testing Meets Respiratory Season
October 6, 2026
By Jessica Allerton
Host-response biomarkers may provide complementary information when pathogen-specific tests do not tell the full story
5 min read
Bloodstream Infection Results in Hours
September 25, 2026
Early results support further clinical validation of a direct-from-blood diagnostic workflow
3 min read
Can Drying Drive TB Drug Resistance?
September 23, 2026
Laboratory and genomic analyses link desiccation with rifampin resistance patterns
3 min read
Rethinking Infection Diagnostics in Cystic Fibrosis
September 17, 2026
By Mollie Spindler
A dedicated syndicate is connecting academia, industry, and people with cystic fibrosis to advance diagnostic research
3 min read
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