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Join the Editorial Board of Journal of Infectious Diseases & Microbiology: bit.ly/34Waqs5
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#microbiology #research #infectionprevention #disease
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Extramedullary Plasmacytoma is an immunoproliferative monoclonal disease of the B‐cell‐linage and originates from a transformed plasma cell, or from a clone of these cells.
#immunoglobulin #tumor #infectiousdiseases #plasmacell #bloodsera #monoclonal #Extramedullaryplasmacytoma
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Rasmussen's aneurysm is an inflammatory pseudo-aneurysmal dilatation of a branch of pulmonary artery adjacent to a tuberculous cavity.
#tuberculosis #cavity #infectiousdiseases #hemoptysis #lifethreatening #Rasmussensaneurysm #pulmonaryartery #dilation #microbiology
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Leishmaniasis or kala-azar, a protozoan parasitic human disease caused by Leishmania parasite in the tropical and subtropical regions through the bite of sand fly (Phlebotomus spp).
#leishmaniasis #ulcers #parasites #infectiousdiseases #postkalaazar #microbiology #Phlebotomusspp
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Molecular biology has revolutionized the study of microorganisms in the environment and improved our understanding of the composition, phylogeny, and physiology of microbial communities.
#microbes #DNA #physiology #microbiology #infectiousdiseases #environment #phylogeny
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Pineapple leaf fiber bandages have been found to have antibacterial properties. The antibacterial packaging film made from pineapple leaf cellulose and chitosan has high antibacterial performance.
#fibrebandages #infectiousdiseases #bacteria #chitosan #packagingfilm #cellulose
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Valley fever, also called coccidioidomycosis, is an infection caused by the fungus Coccidioides.
#Coccidioides #Valleyfever #spores #infectiousdiseases #fungus #breathing #coccidioidomycosis #microbology #antifungal
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Cryptosporidiosis is infection with the protozoan Cryptosporidium. The primary symptom is watery diarrhea, often with other signs of gastrointestinal distress.
#protozoan #antigen #Cryptosporidiosis #infectious #gastrointestinaldisorder #nitazoxanide #AIDS #organism #microbiology
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Spores produced by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum are heat-resistant and exist widely in the environment, and in the absence of oxygen they germinate, grow and then excrete toxins.
#bacteria #foodborne #toxins #infectious #botulism #environment #spores #wounds #microbes
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The combination of a painful genital ulcer and tender suppurative inguinal adenopathy suggests the diagnosis of chancroid.
#ulcers #chancroid #infectiousdiseases #adenopathy #suppurative #lymphglands #microbiology #lymphadenopathy #groin #antimicrobial
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Phage therapy has re-emerged in the last few years as a potential solution for antimicrobial-resistant and non-resolving infections.
#clinicaltrials #resistance #infections #phagetherapy #microbes #bacteria #antimicrobialresistant #diseases #therapy #microbiology
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Neoplastic meningitis is a complication of the CNS that occurs among few patients with cancer and is characterized by multifocal neurological signs and symptoms.
#meningitis #radioisotope #infectious #cerebrospinalfluid #cytology #pleomorphic #neurology #microbiology #cancer #MRI
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Several types of Babesia parasites cause babesiosis. Babesia are protozoa, one-celled organisms that are too small to see without a microscope.
#babesia #parasite #babesiosis #infectious #symptomatic #tickbite #protozoa #microscope #organism #protozoa #redbloodcells #microbiology
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Antibody therapy is effective for treating infectious diseases.
#antibodies #covid19 #infectiousdiseases #pandemic #monoclonal #therapy #immunogenicity #antigens #neutralizing #chimera #bacteria #drugresistant #virus #mAbs
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Chancroid is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the small fastidious gram-negative bacterium Haemophilus ducreyi.
#papules #ulcerativecolitis #Haemophilusducreyi #Chancroid #infectious #bleeding #gland #inguinal #erythematous #transmission #pustules #microbiology #genital
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Autophagy sequesters Mycobacterium tuberculosis in in vitro cultured macrophages, loss of autophagy in macrophages in vivo does not result in susceptibility to a standard low-dose infection.
#infectiousdiseases #dendriticcells #tuberculosis #macrophages #lungs #mycobacterium #DNA
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Staphylococcus aureus is a nosocomial bacterium causing infectious diseases, ranging from skin and soft tissue infections to more serious and life-threatening infections.
#nosocomial #cells #infectious #antibacterialdrug #staphylococcus #dehydration #sessile #biofilm #aureus #RNA
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Zika virus (or Zika fever) is an illness that is caused from certain types of mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus).
#zikavirus #fever #infectious #fetus #mosquitoes #brain #Aedesaegypti #microbiology #virus #diseases #female #Aedesalbopictus #infectedmosquito #illness
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Mycology is the discipline of biology that describes and studies a vast group of organisms denominated fungi. This group contains around 90,000 species.
#mycology #eukaryotes #plants #nonmotile #fungi #infectious #puffballs #microscope #chitin #diseases #microbiology #species
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A new study related to Gut Microbiomes has uncovered a unique combination of gut bacteria and viruses. The gut microbiome – billions of bacteria, viruses and fungi that live in the intestines – plays many roles in human health.
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#GutMicrobiomes
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Klebsiella pneumoniae is a gram-negative, encapsulated, non-motile bacterium found in the environment and has been associated with pneumonia in patient populations.
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#Klebsiellapneumoniae #gramnegative #encapsulated #pneumonia
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