Main Directory
Articles 2591
CME 2
eCommerce 0
Medical Web Sites Directory 93
Podcasts 94
Web Design and Hosting 2




Direct PCR Detects Resistant H. Influenzae in CSF
Link ID 2756
Title Direct PCR Detects Resistant H. Influenzae in CSF
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/569358?src=rss
Description A PCR (polymerase chain reaction) assay allows direct detection of the multidrug resistance genome of Hemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of children with meningitis, Bangladeshi and UK researchers report in the January issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Infectious Diseases
Keywords
Date Jan 29, 2008
Contact Name
Email
Write a Review   Add to My Favorite   Refer it to Friend   Report Broken Link  

Average Visitor Rating: 0.00 (out of 5)
Number of ratings: 0 Votes
Visitor Rating

 Other links at Articles > Infectious Diseases
1. More Than 350 Sickened in U.S. Salmonella Outbreak
  U.S. food safety officials on Wednesday said more than 350 people have fallen ill in a Salmonella outbreak linked to certain types of tomatoes. Reuters Health Information
Category:   Articles > Infectious Diseases


2. Risk Factors for Retinochoroiditis With Congenital Toxoplasmosis Identified
  Cerebral calcifications, delayed treatment, and female gender are risk factors for retinochoroiditis in young children who have been treated for congenital toxoplasmosis, new research shows. Reuters Health Information
Category:   Articles > Infectious Diseases


3. New Immune Assay Can Help Rule out a Diagnosis of Active TB
  A new interferon-gamma release assay combined with tuberculin skin testing may facilitate exclusion of active tuberculosis in patients with moderate to high probability of infection, British researchers report. Reuters Health Information
Category:   Articles > Infectious Diseases


4. Laboratory Workers Infected With Brucella
  In a report released Thursday, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describe two cases of laboratory-acquired Brucellosis that occurred in Indiana and Minnesota in 2006. Reuters Health Information
Category:   Articles > Infectious Diseases


5. Antiviral Prophylaxis Curbs CMV After Lung Transplant
  Prophylaxis with ganciclovir or its prodrug valganciclovir decreases cytomegalovirus (CMV)-related events and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after lung transplantation, Swiss and German researchers report in the March 15th issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
Category:   Articles > Infectious Diseases




Home      New Listings      Hot Listings      Top Rated      Editor Pick      Add a Listing      Update a Listing      Get Rated      Upgrade a Listing
Valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional   Valid CSS