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Microbiology Time – December 2024
In the last Microbiology Time of 2024, we dive into GBS and Artificial Intelligence, new techniques for HLA sequencing, and SARS-CoV-2 monitoring on surfaces.
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Microbiology Time – November 2024
COVID-19 biomarkers years after the infection resolution, the effects of wound microbiome on healing, and an antibiotic resistance outbreak in an Irish burn unit. Explore with us the top three picks for this month by following the link below!
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Microbiology Time – October 2024
Let’s dig together into three interesting papers on oropharyngeal cancer and HPV, microbiome and vaginitis, and microFLOQ in forensic DNA testing.
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The first Colibrí™ in Scandinavia will be installed at Helsinki’s HUS Diagnostic Center
Our partners at Mekalasi Oy accomplished a great goal, installing the first two Colibrí™ picking automation in Scandinavia. Discover more about this successful story!
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Microbiology Time – September 2024
In this month’s selected papers, we explored different features of two outbreaks, Candida Auris and Monkeypox, and we discussed the culture methods of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from tongue swabs.
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Microbiology Time – August 2024
To select this month’s studies, we’ve traveled to three continents with an epidemiology study on pneumococcus in Botswana, an update on the British HPV screening program YouScreen, and an E. coli sequencing project in Pakistan.
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Microbiology Time – July 2024
We welcome the long-awaited summer with three great papers: the first analyzes surface characteristics’ effect on human DNA’s recovery for forensic purposes, while the second and third evaluate the impact of different variables on the accuracy and usability of self-collected samples for HPV detection.
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Microbiology Time – June 2024
From the Mongolian grassland to the Belgian plains, we selected the three studies to be published in our Microbiology Time. Read about HPV self-collection in Mongolia, DNA methylation for detecting uterine cancer, and automated Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing with Radian!
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Microbiology Time – May 2024
In the May edition of our Microbiology Time, we have selected three papers that showcase the diverse applications of our products, from HPV self-collection to a validation of an animal model and a zoonosis case study.
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Microbiology Time – April 2024
In this ECCMID month, we selected three studies that span the microbiome and COVID-19 correlation to gastrointestinal diseases and tuberculosis. Read more in April’s Microbiology Time!
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Microbiology Time – March 2024
In the third Microbiology Time of 2024, a study that exploits saliva to evaluate Long Covid in children, the research of a new standardized method for the oral microbiome samples collection, and another paper certifying the effectiveness of self-collection for cervical cancer analysis.
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Microbiology Time – February 2024
In the second Microbiology Time of 2024, we selected a paper proposing salivary micro-RNA as a liquid biopsy marker in oral cancer, a clinical trial evaluating different methods of offering HPV self-sampling kits, and a study investigating the benefits of probiotics in improving microbiota composition in post-menopausal women.
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Microbiology Time – January 2024
In the first edition of this year’s Microbiology Time, a paper on a new protocol to rapidly detect SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces, a systematic review on assessing oral swabs as an alternative to sputum for diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis, and the first paper highlighting the unparalleled value of PhenoMATRIX PLUS in decreasing technologists’ time on negative plates.
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Microbiology Time – December 2023
In the last edition of this year’s Microbiology Time, three exciting topics: a novel bacterial strain in the vaginal microbiome, a case report of bacteria-induced osteomyelitis, and olfactory mucosa markers of frontotemporal dementia.
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Copan’s Artificial Intelligence on Nature Communications
Let’s listen to the Copan people who contributed to the exciting research paper featured in our last Microbiology Time, to understand PhenoMATRIX®’s game-changer performances in enhancing the efficiency and quality of routine activities and decision-making processes in a microbiological lab.
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Microbiology Time – November 2023
November’s Microbiology Time: what a big shot! This month, our scientific update features not one but two studies published in Nature Journals. Colony picking, vaginal microbiome, and AI plate interpretation: read more about these three papers that can’t be missed!
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Microbiology Time – October 2023
Let’s dig together into three thrilling papers on tongue swabs and tuberculosis, self-collection for cervical screening in Italian women, and a study on the correlation between Covid-related olfactory deficit and zinc homeostasis.
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The Ultimate Guide to Forensic Sampling
The new Copan Guide to Forensic Sampling aims to help forensics professionals orient through the jungle of evidence collection methods, choose the appropriate one according to any situation, and ensure the success of their investigation.