Validation of the Fortress Diagnostics COVID-19 Total Antibody Assay
Work completed by Jake Walker, Associate Practitioner, Department of Microbiology, South of Tyne and Wear Pathology Laboratory Text written by Jake Walker and Carolyne Horner Background The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has so far resulted in >200 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, and >4 million…
Read MoreCRP point of care testing in the assessment of lower respiratory tract infections in South Powys
IntroductionIn October 2018, Red Kite Health Solutions introduced a pilot of point of care (POC) testing for CRP in to the four practices in South Powys. The pilot followed NICE guidelines with regards to the diagnosis and management of pneumonia in adults to help support clinical decisions with regards to patients presenting with symptoms of…
Read MoreUse of the CTX-M Multi NG Biotech Test for the detection of ESBL-producing Enterobacterales in a routine microbiology laboratory
Work completed by Anna Senior, Student/Medical Laboratory Assistant and Whiston Hospital Microbiology Department Text written by Anna Senior and Carolyne Horner Enterobacterales that produce extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) are an important group of Gram-negative bacteria that cause a wide range of infections and may be resistant to multiple classes of antimicrobial agents. ESBLs fall largely into…
Read MoreUse of the CTX-M and CTX-M Multi NG Biotech Tests in the development of new technologies to detect antibiotic resistance
Dr Lisa M Miller, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of York Written: 21.06.21 Our work is focused on the development of new technologies to detect antibiotic resistance. We work closely with clinicians at York Teaching Hospital NHS Trust with the goal of improving the diagnosis and treatment of complicated urinary tract infections (UTIs). Our research has…
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