Infections caused by HSV-1 and their typical outbreaks invading the nervous system have been related to neurodegenerative diseases. HSV-1 infection may deregulate the balance between the amyloidogenic and non-amyloidogenic pathways, raising the accumulation of amyloid-beta peptides, one of the ...
Chitosan has wound-healing and antimicrobial properties, activates platelets, accelerates normal blood clotting, and reduces scar formation18,20. Chitosan is characterized as carrying ionizable functional groups that can be used to produce pH-responsive compounds for building nanomaterials-loaded super...
Knowing that in certain cases effective screening for viral infection requires detecting short ssDNA sequences in biological fluids (e.g., blood serum), which constitute biomarkers for the pathogen’s presence60, we proposed herein a strategy to detect a sequence-specific single-stranded DNA (named...
With the intense screening protocols for international travellers they were able to keep infection rates to a minimum, something that wealthy western countries weren’t able to do, even with the advent of vaccines. We spent a few nights in the capital city of Freetown and headed off to Koidu...
HCW, screening for LTBI no active TB 0.37 0.16 0.25 Abbreviations: TB1, TB2, test tubes 1 and 2 of the QFTGplus assay; s/o, suspicion of; w/o, without; HCW, healthcare workers; TB, tuberculosis; LTBI, latent TB infection. a Values above threshold highlighted in bold letters. In a...
The Anti-HIV (1&2) Rapid Test is a serological, lateral flow chromatographic immunoassay for the qualitative detection of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 antibody, type 2 antibody in human whole blood, serum or plasma specimens to aid in the diagnosis of...
Currently, T-cell based gamma interferon (IFNγ) release assays (IGRAs) are acknowledged as the best methods available for the screening of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and also as aid for the diagnosis of active tuberculosis (TB). To our information, the performance of these diagnostic...
infection –– Gastric reflux –– Glandular fever (not within 3 months of the planned Trip) –– Glaucoma –– Gout –– Haemorrhoids –– Hayfever –– Hernia –– High blood pressure –– High Cholesterol –– Hip replacement –– Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) –– Hypothyroidism (...
top. The percent survival ofV. vulnificus-infection mice after treatment with buffer, AuNP-AptHis(5 nM), HPA3PHis(2 mg/kg), or AuNP-AptHis-HPA3PHis(~1 mg/kg of AMP loaded on 5 nM of AuNP-AptHis) until 120 h after infection has been presented. Five mice were used ...
Background Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is a reservoir for new TB cases. Isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) reduces the risk of active TB by as much as 90%, but LTBI screening has limitations. Unlike tuberculin skin testing (TST), interferon-gamm