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After seawater baths in Antalya, Turkey, a 55-year-old man suffered from Shewanella algae bacteraemia. Imported/travel-related S. algae infections should be kept in mind, also in usually rather cold geographical areas, as patterns of seawater-associated bacilli infections might change due to warming of seawater caused by climate change.
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Argyria , Brain Ischemia , Skin/pathology , Argyria/diagnosis , Argyria/pathology , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Silver/adverse effectsSubject(s)
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype/isolation & purification , Influenza Vaccines/administration & dosage , Influenza, Human/diagnosis , Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/complications , Vaccination/statistics & numerical data , Humans , Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype/immunology , Influenza, Human/prevention & control , Influenza, Human/virology , Male , Middle Aged , Treatment FailureSubject(s)
Disease Transmission, Infectious , Organ Transplantation/adverse effects , Rabies virus/isolation & purification , Rabies/transmission , Rabies/virology , Tissue Donors , Corneal Transplantation/adverse effects , Humans , Iliac Artery/transplantation , Kidney Transplantation/adverse effects , Liver Transplantation/adverse effects , Subarachnoid Hemorrhage/etiologySubject(s)
Blepharoptosis/etiology , Dengue/complications , Blepharoptosis/physiopathology , Humans , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
A simple double-site sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for Plasmodium falciparum in vitro drug sensitivity tests based on measuring histidine-rich protein 2 (HRP2) is presented. The ELISA uses two commercial monoclonal antibodies and provides a drastically cheaper alternative to the test kits previously used in the HRP2 drug sensitivity test. The assay is simple to establish and perform. The sensitivity is comparable and the drug sensitivity results very closely match those obtained with the commercial ELISA kits (R(2) = 0.979; P < 0.001; mean log difference at the 50% inhibitory concentration = 0.07).
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Antimalarials/pharmacology , Parasitic Sensitivity Tests/methods , Plasmodium falciparum/drug effects , Proteins/metabolism , Reagent Kits, Diagnostic , Adult , Animals , Antibodies, Monoclonal/immunology , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Humans , Plasmodium falciparum/metabolism , Proteins/immunology , Reproducibility of Results , Sensitivity and SpecificityABSTRACT
Because of the worldwide engagement of the German armed forces, tropical diseases may come to the attention of their medical services. In particular, acquired malarial infections, which sometimes become symptomatic only months or even years after soldiers return from military operations, need to be addressed. Other forces, such as the British, U.S., Australian, and Italian armed forces, reported cases of vivax malaria up to approximately 20 months after soldiers returned from military operations. The importance of a sound history and rapid diagnosis, leading to appropriate treatment, is emphasized in this case report of a 27-year-old German soldier who reported for sick call in his unit complaining of a flu-like illness, which later proved to be vivax malaria. The special parasitological features of Plasmodium vivax infection are discussed.
