PURPOSE To identify the Acinetobacter baumannii infection among transfusion dependent thalassemia patients. METHODS A quantitative approach was employed to assess Acinetobacter baumannii infection in transfusion dependent thalassemia patients. Samples were collected from 916 patients, which have shown bacterial growth on MacConkey and blood agar culture media. A. baumannii strains were identi...

Correspondence: Joseph M Tuscano Department of internal Medicine, University of California, Davis Cancer Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA Tel + 1 916 734 3771 Fax + 1 916 734 7946 email [email protected] Abstract: The approach to treating autoimmune disorders is currently undergoing a significant change in focus. As therapies are developed that are more precise in targeting the ...

Schistosoma mansoni causes morbidity in human beings, with the highest prevalence in rural sub-Saharan Africa. Prolonged S. mansoni infection with egg deposition in intestinal blood vessels leads to liver and spleen enlargement, and thus chronic morbidity. The objective of this study was to assess whether preschool-aged children develop severe S. mansoni-related morbidity. Parasitological, clin...