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Image: Gross and histopathologic features of acute fatal Exserohilum meningitis. Hemorrhage around the base of the brain (Photo courtesy of the American Journal of Pathology).

Pathological Findings Reveal Details of the Fungal Outbreak from Contaminated Steroid Injections

Investigators have described the pathological findings they compiled during the extensive examination of tissue samples obtained from 40 patients infected with the fungus Exserohilum rostratum after having been injected with a contaminated steroid. More...
09 Jul 2013

Enteroviruses Detected in Intestinal Specimens from Children with Advanced Ileocecal Crohn’s Disease

Enteroviruses have been detected in specimens taken from all the children in a small cohort with advanced ileocecal Crohn’s disease., while no enteroviruses were detected in specimens from normal children or from children with colon obstructions not related to Crohn's disease. More...
09 Jul 2013

Gold Nanoparticle-Based Assay Enables Rapid Detection of Dengue Virus

A rapid colorimetric agglutination assay for the detection of Dengue virus comprises reagents that are stable at room temperature and is sensitive and simple enough for field use. More...
08 Jul 2013

Novel Cyclovirus Isolated from Patients with Acute Central Nervous System Infections

A team has isolated an unknown virus from Vietnamese patients suffering from acute central nervous system infections, and used next-generation sequencing techniques to map its entire genome. More...
04 Jul 2013
Image: Electron micrograph of human papilloma virus (Photo courtesy of the German Cancer Research Center).

Blood Test Detects Sexually Transmitted Throat Cancer

A blood test can detect antibodies of human papilloma virus that can cause throat and oral cancers years before the symptoms of the disease become apparent. More...
03 Jul 2013

Fluorescent Immunoassay Rapidly Detects Group A Streptococcus Infections

Group A Streptococcus bacteria are the most common cause of bacterial pharyngitis and also cause rheumatic fever and other potentially serious illnesses. More...
03 Jul 2013

Transcriptome Subtraction Pinpoints Unknown Viruses in Human Serum

An approach based on subtracting viral DNA and RNA from that normally present in human serum and then comparing the results to databases of known viral genomes enables screening patients for the presence of unknown viruses. More...
02 Jul 2013
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