Genomics|Update|Infectious Diseases ► Reviews, News and Commentaries

Genomics|Update|Infectious Diseases

Volume 34  Number 21  May 28 - June 4, 2015

Reviews, News and Commentaries

Wide use of antibiotics allows C.diff to flourish
Brody J. New York Times, May 26, 2015.

We Need Antibiotics. They're Not Profitable To Make. Who Pays?
(blog post) McKenna M. Phenomena: Germination, nationalgeographic.com, May 23, 2015

FDA clears Roche Cobas C. diff test
GenomeWeb, May 26, 2015.[by free subscription only]

Seegene Gets CE Mark for GI Infectious Disease Test
GenomeWeb, May 26, 2015.[by free subscription only].

Brown University Team Creates Strategy to Increase MinIon Read Lengths
Heger M. GenomeWeb, May 26, 2015.[by paid subscription only]

Antibiotic alternatives rev up bacterial arms race
Reardon S. Nature, May 27, 2015.

Ebola teaches tough lessons about rapid research
Hayden EC. Nature, May 27, 2015.

Molecular Diagnostics: Current Research and Applications
(book review) Adams ER. Clin Infect Dis 2015; 60: 1877.

Improving predictions of the risk of resistance development against new and old antibiotics.
Andersson Dan I et al. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. 2015 May 20

New diagnostic tools in clinical parasitology.
Bottieau E et al. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. 2015 Apr 22.

Massive lineage replacements and cryptic outbreaks of Salmonella Typhi in eastern and southern Africa
Wirth T. Nat Genet, May 27, 2015.