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Identify All Relevant Pathogens with Just One Workflow and Easy Analysis

Zahraa Chorghay, PhD

Precision metagenomics offers an efficient and comprehensive approach for characterizing the microbial environment

Antibiotic Sensitivity Test to show multidrug resistance in a Petri plate.

Key Proteins Driving Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Discovered

University of Tsukuba

ABCFs protect bacterial ribosomes, work in synergy with other proteins to convey antibiotic resistance

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CRISPR-Cas9-Based Tool May Help Slow Antimicrobial Resistance Spread

University of Exeter

Researchers apply CRISPR-Cas9 editing to bacterial plasmids, exploit bacteria’s immune system

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Novel, High-Throughput Method for Screening Protein-Secreting Microbes

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Simple approach combines biosensors and microfluidics to screen large-scale libraries for industrially useful bacteria

August 2023: Blood & Microbiology Digital Forum

Today's Clinical Lab

Join Today's Clinical Lab and our speakers at our virtual Blood & Microbiology Digital Forum on August 23, 2023

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Updated SHEA Guidance: Stop Antibiotics upon Closure of Incisions

Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

Medical organizations update strategies for preventing antimicrobial-resistant surgical site infections

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Innovations in Diagnosing Antimicrobial Drug Resistance

Raeesa Gupte, PhD

Advances in sequencing, CRISPR-Cas diagnostics, and optical technology provide innovative alternatives to current AMR diagnostics

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FDA Approves First Orally Administered Fecal Microbiota Product to Prevent CDI Relapse

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Fecal microbiota may aid in the restoration of the gut flora to prevent the recurrence of CDI

3D illustration of Candida auris fungi, an emerging multidrug-resistant fungus

New York State Reported Record-High C. auris Cases in 2022

Swathi Kodaikal, MSc

Surveillance and clinical cases are at an all-time high in NY—a growing concern

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Infectious SARS-CoV-2 Found in Hospital Air

University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre

Unique sample collection and cell culture methods may help analyze the airborne transmission of viruses

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Metagenomic Sequencing: New Tool for AMR Prediction in Bloodstream Infections

European Society of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Accurate results produced by rapid metagenomics help initiate treatment 18–42 hours earlier than conventional tests

Precision Metagenomics for Infectious Disease

Today's Clinical Lab

Join Today's Clinical Lab and Steve Miller, MD, PhD, to learn about metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) for the detection of infectious disease pathogens

Clostridioides difficile infections are considered the leading cause of infectious healthcare-related diarrhea worldwide and substantial costs have been attributed to its management.

Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs Critical to Curb C. difficile Infections

Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

Medical organizations, experts, and representatives update guidance to limit persistent and impactful infections

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More Than Spit: The Untapped Potential of Saliva Collection and Testing

Suparna Mundodi, PhD, MBA

Saliva is easy to handle, inexpensive, and robust as a sample type

Laboratory analysis performed on a blood sample that is extracted from a vein in the arm using a hypodermic needle and vacutainer to test for Sexually transmitted infection.

NIH Study: Doxycycline Reduces STI Incidence by Two-Thirds

National Institutes of Health

Doxycycline may also be used to treat methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections

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Breath Analysis Tech To Help Monitor Gut Health, Microbiome

Owlstone Medical

Collected data can be used to develop personalized health plans for those with digestive health issues

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Shape-Shifting Antibiotics to Combat Drug-Resistant Bacteria

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Click chemistry can help design a wide range of shape-shifting antibiotics that may effectively combat multi-drug resistant bacteria

First Steps Driving Antibiotic Resistance Uncovered

Baylor College of Medicine

Proteins and small molecules involved in DNA repair play a key role in creating bacterial mutants with antibiotic resistance

3D illustration of gram-negative Shigella bacteria

Extensively Drug-Resistant Shigella Strains on the Rise in France

Swathi Kodaikal, MSc

Frequent use of antibiotics and repeat treatment for STIs may drive the selection of extensively drug-resistant Shigella sonnei

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Antimicrobial-Resistant C. auris Rampant in Healthcare Facilities

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Clinical cases screened for C. auris infection spiked from 44 percent in 2019 to 95 percent in 2021