There is a growing understanding that several infectious agents are acquired in early life and this is the reason why available vaccines target the new born, infants, and adolescents. Infectious agents are associated with cancer development and it is estimated that about 20% of the world's cancer burden is attributed to infectious agents. There is a growing evidence that certain infectious agen...

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The microbial world is complex, dynamic and constantly evolving. Infectious agents reproduce rapidly, mutate frequently, cross the species barrier between animal hosts and humans, and adapt with relative ease to their new environments. Because of these traits, infectious agents are able to alter their epidemiology, their virulence, and their susceptibility to anti-infective drugs. When disease ...

evidences from many studies suggested a polymerase chain reaction (pcr) as a valuable method for diagnosing infectious disease in the transplant recipients. we used this method for detection of toxoplasma, gondii and human cytomegalovirus in blood specimens from patients after bone marrow or kidney transplantation. dna of both infectious agents were detected using two separate sets of nested pr...