Despite the many advances in diagnostic testing for infectious diseases, detection of Coccidoides infections continues to rely on serologic assessment for anti-fungal antibodies, and what is perhaps more astonishing is that the serologic methods we use today, such as complement fixation and immunodiffusion, were first developed about a century ago. These assays are technically challenging to maintain and perform, and as a result few labs offer this testing, and even if performed on-site, testing can take up to 3 days complete, so there is definitely room for improvement.
So today, we are talking about a study that aimed to modernize and improve our current options and diagnostic approach for Valley Fever, using a simpler and definitely faster lateral flow immunoassay. And as an added bonus, the study was not homo sapien-centric.
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COVID-19 Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis - The Other CAPA (JCM ed.)
WHO Critical Review of the Antibacterial Pipeline (AAC ed.)
Testing for COVID-19 During the Age of Omicron (JCM ed.)
Best Clinical Microbiology Papers of 2021 (JCM ed.)
Treatment of Acinetobacter spp. Infections (AAC ed.)
SARS-CoV-2 Sequencing for Clinical Care and Infection Control (JCM ed.)
Candida auris at the Intersection of the COVID-19 Pandemic (AAC ed.)
COVID-19 Testing - Schools, False Positives, and In-Person Meetings (JCM ed.)
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Treatment of VRE Infections (AAC ed.)
Advances in Serologic Testing for COVID-19 (JCM ed.)
Innovative Clinical Trials for COVID-19 (AAC ed.)
Mythbusting in Susceptibility Testing (JCM ed.)
Antimalarial Drug-Resistance (AAC ed.)
Staphylococcus argenteus: another coagulase positive Staphylococcus (JCM ed.)
β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitor combinations (AAC ed.)
Reconciling Genotypic and Phenotypic Susceptibility Tests (JCM ed.)
Gaps in Laboratory Diagnosis of Fungal Diseases (JCM ed.)
Pandemic Built Environment (mSystems ed.)
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