Cerebral Aspergillosis in a Patient with p-ANCA Vasculitis: Serial Imaging Observation over 15 Months
Journal Title: Journal of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 4
Abstract
Aspergillosis is well known in a patient with perinuclear Antineutrophilic Cytoplasmic Antibody (p-ANCA)-associated vasculitis and pulmonary renal syndromes.
Building Surveillance Capacity: Lessons Learned from a Ten Year Experience
As Global Health Security partners endeavor to support capacity building globally, it is important to examine prior efforts for building surveillance and laboratory systems for emerging infectious diseases. CDC provides...
Prevalence, Predictors and Treatment Outcome of Type 2 Diabetes among Newly Diagnosed Sputum Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Western Cameroon
There is a growing awareness on a global scale on the possible relationship between tuberculosis (TB) and diabetes mellitus (DM). We conducted a prospective study in sputum positive pulmonary TB patients in two TB manage...
Preliminary Studies of Edible Bird Nest (EBN) Extract Reduced H1N1 Virus Induced Apoptosis on Cultured Cells-In Vitro
The virus infection result in apoptosis of cells included mechanisms to inhibit apoptosis. It seems that both cellular and viral factors are involved depending on types of cells. Edible bird nest (EBN) is a well-known tr...
Inverse Correlation between 25-OH Vitamin D Levels and Severity of Viral Respiratory Illness in Infants
Background 25-OH vitamin D levels above 30 ng/mL activate HCAP-18, which impacts the immune response to respiratory viruses. While emerging data suggests a link between low levels of 25-OH vitamin D and an increased inci...
Quality of Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis in a Community Hospital in Western Qatar
Objective Describe the compliance with Antibiotic Prophylaxis (AP) in selected surgical procedures in a community hospital during a 3.5 year period. Methods Descriptive study was carried out in a 75-bed public hospital...