Bacteria like Escherichia coli cause disease but are also useful in resource regeneration. Its UPEC strain causes cystitis, which is treated by gentamicin. The protein Ys, encoded by the rpoS gene, controls E. coli resistance to antimicrobial agents. We discovered that rpoS delet [....] » Read More
Background: Curvularia is a ubiquitous fungus found in tropical climates and has been reported to grow on marijuana leaves. Rarely, it can infect humans and propagate from the nasal sinuses into the brain. Case: A 28-year-old immunocompetent patient presented with [....] » Read More
Voluntary, anonymous free gift-giving has become nowadays the dominant norm for blood donation for transfusion purposes, in view of its established ability to satisfy the needs in labile blood products in satisfactory conditions of safety and cost. But the economy of blood produc [....] » Read More
Sickle Cell Anemia is an increasing global health genetic problem characterized by chronic hemolytic anemia and tissue damage due to repeated microvascular obstruction by sickle shaped cells. Estimations suggest increasing number of infants born with Sickle Cell Anemia by year [....] » Read More
Abstract: Background: SYNTAX score is one of the risk assessment systems to predict cardiac events in acute coronary syndrome patients. Despite the large number of SYNTAX score benefits, invasive methods such as coronary angiography are necessary to perform the scoring. We hypoth [....] » Read More
Background and aim: Benign prostatic Hypertrophy or hyperplasia (BPH) is a frequent urological complain particularly in old age individuals. Those patients usually have other risk factors (such as ischemic cardiovascular diseases) for which they might be treated with anti-thrombo [....] » Read More
Background: Identifying and understanding the factor that influence health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with leukemia is critical to creating more appropriate clinical, counseling, and social support programs to develop treatment results for these [....] » Read More
Background: HIV-associated lymphoma is the most common subtype of HIV-associated cancers, with a very low incidence. To date, there are only few retrospective studies analyzing the clinical features and prognosis of HIV-associated lymphoma. Therefore, we performed a study to anal [....] » Read More
Rationale and objectives: Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) is the most common cause of anemia worldwide but despite that, it is still commonly missed by many physicians. This paper will present a rare case of three siblings with iron refractory iron deficiency anemia (IRIDA) who were [....] » Read More
Title : AI and machine learning technologies on immunotherapy
Sanghoon Lee, Marshall University, United States
Cancers have long been investigated to be uncovered by differential microenvironmental conditions of malignant tumors for effective cancer diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. Recent advances in whole slide imaging technologies with ultra-high resolution have led to the accurate [....] » Read More
Title : Diagnosis and treatment for plasminogen deficiency type 1 (Plgd-1): An ultra-rare hematologic disorder
Erin Weigel, Kedrion Biopharma, United States
Plasminogen deficiency (PLGD) is an ultra-rare disorder, which is a subset of rare diseases that affect less than 1,000 individuals in a country. PLGD is classified as hypoplasminogenemia (PLGD-1) or dysplasminogenemia (PLGD-2). PLGD-2 is typically an asymptomatic qualitative dis [....] » Read More
Title : Hematological and hepatological findings and complications of HCV
Asif Mahmood, Jiangsu University, China
Hepatitis is the inflammation, irritation or swelling of liver cells, caused by many biotic and abiotic factors. Hepatitis caused by Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is one of the most common bloodborne viral infections in the world and a leading cause of deaths infecting about 2.5 to 3% [....] » Read More
Title : Phlebotomy therapy in sickle cell disease of double heterozygosity HbSC and rare congenital erythrocytosis in hemoglobin variants
Epifania Rita Testa, S Maria degli Angeli Hospital, Italy
Patients affected from high affinity for oxygen hemoglobinopathies with congenital erythrocytosis require phlebotomy therapy. These patients have complex diagnostic classification of polyglobulia that is often delayed by a series of haematological, cardiological, nephrologi [....] » Read More