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Infection
Infection is a disease caused by a pathogenic microorganism (e.g., bacteria, viruses) able to invade tissue.
OCT 12, 2023 | 6:00 AM
Acute coughing is one of the most common reasons for consulting in primary care thus driving considerable antibiotic use and health-care costs. Currently, identification of microbial etiolog...
SEP 28, 2023 | 10:00 AM
Accurate diagnosis of H. pylori infection remains both crucial and challenging today. In line with current guidelines, confirming eradication after antibiotic treatment is essential. Diagnos...
SEP 14, 2023 | 11:00 AM
In the United States, over 40,000 transplantations are performed annually. Ensuring post-transplant success requires diligent monitoring of infectious diseases that are associated with a wid...
SEP 13, 2023 | 9:00 AM
CRISPR-based forward genetic screens can be used to identify essential genes in proliferating human cell lines. Although environmental factors also influence gene essentiality, most CRISPR-b...
SEP 07, 2023 | 10:30 AM
Laboratories performing diagnostic testing for infectious diseases have an obligation to meet the needs of multiple patient populations....
SEP 07, 2023 | 9:00 AM
RNA viruses use a variety of interactions with host proteins to gain entry, to evade immune responses, to promote viral replication, and to promote viral egress and spread. These interaction...
SEP 07, 2023 | 7:30 AM
Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease, cycles between an Ixodes spp. vector and a vertebrate reservoir host, typically small rodents. Humans become infected when they int...
SEP 07, 2023 | 6:00 AM
Prompt and early diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is important to enable appropriate treatment and help prevent further transmission....
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Helicobacter pylori is the primary cause of 78% of gastric cancer cases, providing an opportunity to prevent cancer by controlling a single bacterial pathogen within the complex gastric micr...
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The arenaviruses are an important group of pathogens that includes several agents of severe human disease, with symptoms that include hemorrhagic fever and neurological complications; howeve...
SEP 05, 2023 | 10:30 AM
Intestinal epithelial cells lining the surface of our gastro-intestinal tract form a tight monolayer which serves as the primary barrier separating us from the luminal content of the gut. Th...
