Search Results for: Laboratory

January 9, 2025January 9, 2025

Prevalence of Multiple RNA Virus Infections in Nine Types of Commonly Used Laboratory Animals in China.

Publication date: Jan 07, 2025 Laboratory animals are widely used in biomedical research. Surveillance of naturally occurring virus in laboratory animals is important to fully understand the results of animal ... Read more

January 9, 2025January 9, 2025

Assessing neighbourhood-scale BTI spray applications and laboratory-based mortality testing on Aedes aegypti larval development.

Chikungunya Literature

Publication date: Jan 08, 2025 Mosquitoes, particularly Aedes aegypti, pose significant public health risks by transmitting diseases like dengue, zika and chikungunya. Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (BTI) is a crucial ... Read more

December 27, 2024December 27, 2024

Relative effectiveness of the second booster COVID-19 vaccines against laboratory confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in healthcare workers: VEBIS HCW VE cohort study (1 October 2022-2 May 2023).

Coronavirus Literature

Publication date: Dec 25, 2024 Repeated COVID-19 booster vaccination was recommended in healthcare workers (HCWs) to maintain protection. We measured the relative vaccine effectiveness (rVE) of the second booster dose ... Read more

December 25, 2024December 25, 2024

Adding Virome Capture Metagenomic Sequencing to Conventional Laboratory Testing Increases Unknown Fever Etiology Determination in Bamako, Mali.

Coronavirus Literature

Publication date: Dec 24, 2024 Unexplained fever poses significant diagnostic challenges in resource-limited settings like Bamako, Mali, where overlapping endemic diseases include malaria, HIV/AIDS, yellow fever, typhoid, and others. This ... Read more

December 24, 2024December 24, 2024

Unlocking learning: exploring take-home examinations and viva voce examinations in microbiology education for biomedical laboratory science students.

Coronavirus Literature

Publication date: Dec 23, 2024 Many educational institutions transitioned to digital distance-based learning and assessment formats in 2020 due to the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. This shift ... Read more

December 23, 2024December 23, 2024

Molecular dissection of laboratory contamination between two schistosome populations.

Tuberculosis Literature

Publication date: Dec 22, 2024 Genomic analysis has revealed extensive contamination among laboratory-maintained microbes including malaria parasites, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and Salmonella spp. Here, we provide direct evidence for recent contamination ... Read more

December 20, 2024December 20, 2024

Detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater using a mobile laboratory setting.

Coronavirus Literature

Publication date: Dec 19, 2024 This study evaluated a point-of-care (POC) device for wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) of SARS-CoV-2 circulation. Wastewater-based epidemiology is a critical tool but faces challenges such as ... Read more

December 19, 2024December 19, 2024

Interferon therapy in alpha and Delta variants of SARS-CoV-2: The dichotomy between laboratory success and clinical realities.

Coronavirus Literature

Publication date: Dec 17, 2024 The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. The emergence of the Alpha and Delta variants of SARS-CoV-2 has led to a renewed ... Read more

December 18, 2024December 18, 2024

Antiviral Use Among Children Hospitalized With Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Illness: A Prospective, Multicenter Surveillance Study.

Coronavirus Literature

Publication date: Dec 17, 2024 Guidelines state that all hospitalized children with suspected or confirmed influenza receive prompt treatment with influenza-specific antivirals. We sought to determine the frequency of, and ... Read more

December 17, 2024December 17, 2024

Laboratory validation of a simplified DNA extraction protocol followed by a portable qPCR detection of M. tuberculosis DNA suitable for point of care settings.

Tuberculosis Literature

Publication date: Dec 16, 2024 Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is a treatable and curable disease, and yet remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Diagnosis is essential ... Read more