Therapeutic effect of Sepia ink extract against invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in mice
Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology, 2014 Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is a life-threatening disease in immunocompromised patients that requires aggressive therapy. Because of the widespread use of antibiotics, corticosteroids, antitumor drugs, and immunosuppressive drugs, the ...
Sohair R. Fahmy +2 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Enterovirus 71 (EV71) is the major pathogen causing severe neurological complications and hand, foot, and mouth disease. The intestinal mucosal immune system has a complete immune response and immune regulation mechanism, consisting of densely arranged ...
Yuanmin Dong +3 more
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Imaging Cryptococcus spp. Capsule by Differential Interference Contrast Microscopy Using Percoll®
Bio-Protocol, 2019 The most important virulence factor in the Cryptococcus genus is the polysaccharide capsule. This genus includes several species that cause life-threatening invasive disease. An increase in capsule thickness is important during fungal infection.
Hugo Paes +4 more
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A Prospective Longitudinal Study of the Clinical Outcomes from Cryptococcal Meningitis following Treatment Induction with 800 mg Oral Fluconazole in Blantyre, Malawi [PDF]
, 2013 Introduction: Cryptococcal meningitis is the most common neurological infection in HIV infected patients in Sub Saharan Africa, where gold standard treatment with intravenous amphotericin B and 5 flucytosine is often unavailable or difficult to ...
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Materials Today Advances, 2022 Carbon-based electrodes are promising candidates for developing cheap, miniaturized, and disposable biosensors for effective, point-of-care disease management.
Y. Yu +7 more
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ASSESSING PHYTOPHTHORA ZOOSPORE ACTIVITY TO ENHANCE DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND PROMOTE ECOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE OF CHESTNUT INK DISEASE [PDF]
Acta Horticulturae, 2014 Phytophthora cinnamomi and P. cambivora are soil borne oomycetes that cause Chestnut Ink Disease, a lethal and widespread disease of the European chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.). Soil moisture is a key factor for the onset of Phytophthora root rot epidemics.
Gouveia, Maria Eugénia, Nunes, Luís
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Atypical forms of Cryptococcus neoformans in CSF of an AIDS patient
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2008 The microscopic recognition of typical rounded capsulated yeasts in centrifuged cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), stained with India ink, is a common, rapid and effective method for the diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis among AIDS patients.
Amedeo J. Bava +3 more
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Comparison of Antigen Detection and Nested PCR in CSF Samples of HIV Positive and Negative Patients with Suspected Cryptococcal Meningitis in a Tertiary Care Hospital [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Introduction: The cases of cryptococcal meningitis and other forms of cryptococcosis have increased in recent time and the present scenario of the condition with significant morbidity and mortality is actually posing a serious threat to the community,
Sunita Kumari +3 more
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Scabies: Application of the Novel Identify-Isolate-Inform Tool for Detection and Management [PDF]
, 2020 Scabies is a highly contagious, globally prevalent, parasitic skin infestation caused by Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis, also known as the itch mite.
Al-Wabel, Abdussalam +7 more
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3D Printed TCP-Based Scaffold Incorporating VEGF-Loaded PLGA Microspheres for Craniofacial Tissue Engineering [PDF]
, 2017 Objective Vascularization is a critical process during bone regeneration/repair and the lack of tissue vascularization is recognized as a major challenge in applying bone tissue engineeringmethods for cranial and maxillofacial surgeries.
D. Lobner +7 more
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