Microbiology
Oral Bacteria Found in Cerebral Emboli of Stroke Patients
In addition to traditional causative factors, such as hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes mellitus, smoking, and obesity, bacterial inflammation has been suggested to contribute directly or indirectly to the development of the atherosclerosis and atherothrombotic events. More...05 Jun 2019
Rapid Assay Detects Pyrazinamide-Resistant Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) strains, remains one of the most frequent infectious diseases worldwide. Due to its high frequency and the increased risk of co-resistance to other drugs, rapid detection of pyrazinamide (PZA) resistance is essential to control the MDR-TB epidemic. More...27 May 2019
Simple and Inexpensive Ebola Virus Disease Test Developed
Ebola and Marburg viruses can cause severe bleeding and organ failure, with fatality rates reaching 90% in some outbreaks. The diseases spread through direct contact with bodily fluids of an infected person, monkey, gorilla, chimpanzee or bat. More...21 May 2019
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Explored for TB Diagnosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is among the top 10 causes of death worldwide, and the leading cause from a single infectious agent. In 2017, TB caused an estimated 1.3 million deaths among Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-negative people, and an additional 300,000 deaths among HIV-positive people. More...15 May 2019
Serum HBV RNA Quantification Monitors Chronic Hepatitis B Infection
Chronic hepatitis B viral infection is a global health problem, especially in the Asian-Pacific region. Approximately 1.2 million people in the USA and 350 million people worldwide have Hepatitis B. and about 650,000 people die annually from HBV infection related liver failure, liver cirrhosis and liver cancer. More...15 May 2019
Oral HPV-DNA Persists after Oropharyngeal Cancer Treatment
Head and neck cancers affect some 53,000 people in the USA each year, according to the National Cancer Institute, and human papilloma virus (HPV) has been implicated in many of those cases. The diagnosis of cancer can be confirmed by tissue biopsy. More...14 May 2019
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