Meningitis (inflammation of the protective membrane covering the brain and spinal cord) can be dangerous. Quick, accurate diagnosis is crucial.
Because infants are vulnerable to infection with their still-developing immune systems, fevers during the first months of life are taken seriously.
Babies born before the beginning of the 37th week of pregnancy are considered premature.
Most microbes in and around our bodies are harmless, but some evolve to become deadly threats to individual and public health.
Tuberculosis is highly contagious and can be deadly. Accurate, quick and efficient laboratory diagnosis helps protect patients and others.
Parasites cause a wide range of diseases, from malaria to giardiasis to toxoplasmosis. Laboratory tests are required for diagnosis and to guide treatment.
A type of bacterium, Clostridium difficile (C. diff), causes one of the most common health care-associated infections in the United States.
Exposure to lead can harm young children and babies, even before birth