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New Blood Test Detects Common Fungal Infection (1 of 3)

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New Blood Test Detects Common Fungal Infection (1 of 3)

image: T2Candida analyzes whole blood for the presence of the fungal pathogen Candida and provides results in approximately three hours. This image relates to a paper that appeared in the April 24, 2013, issue of Science Translational Medicine, published by AAAS. The paper, by Dr. L.A. Neely at T2 Biosystems in Lexington, Mass., and colleagues was titled, "T2 Magnetic Resonance Enables Nanoparticle-Mediated Rapid Detection of Candidemia in Whole Blood." view more 

Credit: John Chomitz for T2 Biosystems


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