MD&M East

Measuring Porous Microbial Barriers, Part 1

ASTM has worked diligently to develop a microbial barrier test for terminally sterilized packaging. In 1997, the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and International Organization for ...
Labroots

Point-of-Care Testing for Microbial Infectious Diseases: The Urgent Need for New Novel Tests

Infectious diseases have been a major threat to human health throughout history, causing significant economic damage worldwide. In modern medicine, quickly and accurately identifying the germs causing ...
Medical Xpress

mNGS outperforms microbiological tests to diagnose bloodstream infections

Research published in the Journal of Infection investigated the use of metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) in diagnosing bloodstream infections (BSIs) for immunocompromised hematology ...
Nature

Environmental and microbial factors shaping SARS-CoV-2 RNA decay in wastewater: insights from batch tests and a lab-scale sewer pipeline simulator

Wastewater-based surveillance (WBS) is a cost-effective approach for monitoring community health by quantifying pathogens and other biomarkers in wastewater 1,2,3,4. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, WBS ...
Nature

Microbiological risk assessment during the procurement and processing of cells, tissues and breast milk using the MiRCA tool

The Microbiological Risk Classification and Assessment tool (MiRCA) is a valuable instrument elaborated by the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) for evaluation of ...
Phys.org

Study finds evidence of no common blood microbes in healthy humans

There is no stable microbial community residing in the bloodstream of healthy humans, according to a new study led by a UCL researcher. The new Nature Microbiology paper makes an important ...
Forbes

What It Will Take To Enable Anti-Microbial Resistance Tests For STIs

Sexual health is an important aspect of overall well-being, and maintaining it requires a comprehensive understanding of the risks and challenges associated with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) ...
Medical Xpress

Study questions usefulness of rapid microbiological point-of-care respiratory test

A rapid microbiological point-of-care test designed to help GPs identify whether a respiratory infection is caused by a virus did not lead to an expected overall reduction in same-day antibiotic ...
Healthline

What Is a SIBO Breath Test?

The small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) breath test is a noninvasive test that measures the amount of gases produced by bacteria in the small intestine. Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth ...
The Scientist

Regulatory Gaps Plague At-Home Microbiome Tests

Despite its popularity, the science and regulations surrounding microbiome testing are still catching up, highlighting the ...
EurekAlert!

mNGS outperforms microbiological tests to diagnose bloodstream infections – BGI Insight

The research published in the Journal of Infection investigated the use of metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) in diagnosing bloodstream infections (BSIs) for immunocompromised hematology ...