Promoting Identity Development, Multicultural Attitudes, and Civic Engagement Through Ethnic Studies: Evidence From a Natural Experiment.

This study used a natural experiment design to examine the impact of ethnic studies courses on students' ethnic-racial identity (ERI) development, multicultural attitudes, and civic engagement during the 2021-2022 school year in Minneapolis, MN (N = 535; 33.5% White, 29.5% Black, 21.

Investigating the time to blood culture positivity: why does it take so long?

Bloodstream infections (BSIs) are one of the most serious infections investigated by microbiologists. However, the time to detect a BSI fails to meet the rapidity required to inform clinical decisions in real time. Blood culture (BC) is considered the gold standard for diagnosing bloodstream infections.

Tuberculosis molecular bacterial load assay in the management of tuberculosis.

Purpose Of Review: Treatment monitoring remains a challenge in tuberculosis. The development of the tuberculosis molecular bacterial load assay (TB-MBLA) opens the possibility of real-time treatment monitoring. This review summarizes recent TB-MBLA research and outlines a future research agenda.

Advances in tuberculosis biomarkers: unravelling risk factors, active disease and treatment success.

Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global health threat and demands improved diagnostic and treatment monitoring methods. Conventional diagnostics, such as sputum smear microscopy and culture, are limited by slow results and low sensitivity, particularly in certain patient groups. Recent advances in biomarker research offer promising solutions in three key areas: risk of disease, diagnosis of active disease and monitoring of treatment response.