Simple and Rapid Assay to Detect Acute Subtype B and Group M HIV-1 Infections
Within recent years, point-of-care (POC) testing has allowed for many individuals to be screened for and provided with HIV test results. It is critical to be able to accurately detect acute HIV...
View ArticleDirect Reading Detection Kits for Surface Contamination by Anti-Neoplastic...
Anti-neoplastic drugs, also known as anti-cancer drugs or chemotherapy, are used in the treatment of many types of cancer. However, these drugs are harmful to healthy cells as well as the cancerous...
View ArticleWest Nile/Zika Virus Chimeras for Inactivated Zika Vaccine and Diagnostic...
Zika virus (ZIKV) is a flavivirus primarily transmitted by infected Aedes mosquitoes. Infection with ZIKV during pregnancy can affect the fetus causing microcephaly, neurological complications, and...
View ArticleDNA Probes to Rapidly Screen Candida glabrata Isolates for Echinocandin...
Candida glabrata is one causative agent of common fungal infections such as candidemia, or Candida (a yeast) present in the bloodstream. Vulnerable populations that can acquire candidemia include...
View ArticlePotential New Drugs for Treating or Preventing Pruritus
NIH scientists have identified new compositions that could potentially be used to treat or prevent pruritus (itchiness). The newly discovered compounds can block a newly identified itch pathway and...
View ArticleThe CDC 2009 Influenza A H1N1 (Flu) Pandemic Real-time RT-PCR Panel including...
CDC researchers have developed probes and primers for detecting the 2009 pandemic influenza A H1N1 virus in patient samples using real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)...
View ArticleChimeric Reporter West Nile/Dengue Viruses and Their Use for Assay Development
CDC researchers have engineered West Nile/dengue virus (WN/DENV) chimeras utilizing the replicative ability of the West Nile (WN) virus but presenting the immunogenic pre-membrane and envelope surface...
View ArticleImmunoassays and Methods to Diagnose Syphilis by Immobilizing a Lipoidal...
Syphilis, a genital ulcerative disease caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum, is associated with significant complications if left untreated. Syphilis rates in the United States have been...
View ArticlePhotoinduced Electron Transfer Fluorescent Primer for Nucleic Acid Amplification
CDC scientists have developed a rapid and cost-efficient method for generating fluorescently labeled primers for PCR and real-time PCR. At present, fluorescent primers are useful for detecting and...
View ArticleMonitoring Public Water Supply for a Variety of Pathogens
The simultaneous concentration and recovery of microbes in drinking water is important for responding to potential water-related events such as pathogen contamination or bioterrorism and could be a...
View ArticleFluorescent Primer(s) Creation for Nucleic Acid Detection and Amplification
CDC researchers have developed technology that consists of a simple and inexpensive technique for creating fluorescent labeled primers for nucleic acid amplification. Fluorescent chemical-labeled...
View ArticleTRIAZOLE DERIVATIVES AS P2Y14 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS
The technology describes the composition of small molecule compounds that are antagonists of the P2Y14 receptor. Also provided are methods of using the compounds, including a method of treating a...
View ArticleP2Y14 Receptor Antagonists Containing A Biaryl Core
The technology discloses composition of compounds that fully antagonize the human P2Y14 receptor, with moderate affinity with insignificant antagonism of other P2Y receptors. Therefore, they are highly...
View ArticleHigh-Throughput COVID-19 Diagnostic Test that Detects Both Viral and Host...
The rapid worldwide spread and impact of COVID-19 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has created a need for accurate, reliable, and readily accessible testing on a...
View ArticleMonoclonal Antibodies Against Coxiella burnetii, the Cause of Q Fever for...
Coxiella burnetii (C. burnetii), the bacterium that causes Q fever, gets transmitted by inhalation and remains extremely stable in the environment. It has a very low infectious dose (very few bacteria...
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