Methods of determining infection type are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises measuring the amount of a determinant which is set forth in Tables 1 or 2 in a sample derived from the subject, wherein said amount is indicative of the infection type.

Non-invasive methods of evaluating a broad range of immune checkpoint biomarkers as well as other characteristics such as disease status, pH, Laciohacillm abundance, inflammation, etc., in the local cervicovaginal microenvironment. The immune checkpoint biomarkers and other characteristics may be used to monitor disease status and responses to therapies, stratify patients into groups of predicted non responders and responders with respect to a particular therapy, predicting whether a patient may have toxicity issues with a particular therapy, etc. The methods herein may also help distinguish between different biological processes, such as cancer and dysplasia.

This document discusses, among other things, receiving a plurality of donor fecal samples from a plurality of donors and storing and indexing each respective donor fecal samples using at least one characteristic of the respective donor fecal sample. In an example, the donor fecal sample can be screened and processed for subsequent use in fecal bacteriotherapy to displace pathogenic or undesired organisms in the digestive track of a patient with healthy or desirable gut microbiota.

The present invention, in some embodiments thereof, is directed to a method for isolating a target microorganism from a sample, including contacting a sample with an antibody having specific affinity to the target microorganism, wherein the antibody is produced by immunizing a host organism using a selected target microorganism, wherein the selected target microorganism is selected by contacting the sample with one or more polynucleotide molecules each having specific affinity to one target microorganism, and determining the presence of the target microorganism in the sample.

Provided is a non-invasive and prompt testing method, in which a mucus adhering onto the surface of a mucous membrane is used as a specimen.

A method for collecting a specimen by wiping out a mucus adhering onto the surface of a mucous membrane, when the specimen is collected during an endoscopic examination.

The present disclosure provides compounds useful for the prevention of amyloid formation and the treatment of amyloid related disorders, including synucleopathies such as Parkinson's Disease.

The present invention relates to new species-selective phage endolysins and their use to treat bacterial vaginosis (BV). The present invention provides recombinant endolysins, i.e. domain-swapped endolysins. The invention also relates to said endolysins for use in treating diseases or disorders such as bacterial infections, in particular BV. The invention further relates to polynucleotides encoding said endolysins. Said polynucleotides can also be used for treating such diseases or disorders. Also provided by the present invention is a pharmaceutical composition comprising an endolysin of the invention for use in treating such diseases or disorders. Said endolysins, polynucleotides and pharmaceutical composition may be administered locally, in particular locally into the vagina.

The invention disclosed herein concerns screening and early detection of a variety of disease conditions in seemingly healthy subjects, enabling early intervention and treatment.

The present invention is directed to polyclonal antibodies, specific for the capsular polysaccharides of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup X (NmX), wherein said antibodies are suitable for in vitro detection of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup X in biological fluids without culture. The invention also concerns said polyclonal antibodies in different diagnostic tests and methods, in order to detect NmX. The invention discloses also a rapid diagnostic test for detecting NmX in a biological fluid, as well as a method for obtaining polyclonal antibodies useful for detecting NmX in biological fluids such as cerebrospinal fluid, serum and urine.

Medical devices and methods thereof for determining bacterial infections in blood. The medical devices and methods thereof can utilize a coating including an antibody conjugated to a reporter protein configured to indicate a bacterial infection in a patient's blood by way of an antigen thereof. Exemplary medical devices include, but are not limited to, a catheter assembly, an AV fistula needle set, an extension set for either a catheter assembly or an AV fistula needle set, and a hemodialysis tubing set. The medical devices and methods thereof can utilize immunochromatographic separation of the antibody and an antigen-antibody complex to indicate a bacterial infection in a patient's blood.