6. Clarridge JE III, Raich TJ, Pirwani D, Simon B, Tsai L, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, et al. Strategy to detect and identify Bartonella species in routine clinical laboratory yields Bartonella henselae from human immunodefi ciency virus–positive patient and unique Bartonella strain from his cat. J Clin Microbiol. 1995;33:2107–13. 7. Mediannikov O, Cabre O, Qu F, Socolovschi C, Davoust B, Marié JL, ...

Answer: B A 45-year-old man developed recurrent partial seizures with secondary generalisation. Four years earlier, he had fi rst presented with diplopia from left abducens palsy and right hemiparesthesia, followed by left hemiparesis 1 month later. His magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scan done then is shown in Figure 1. His MRI cervical spine with contrast was unremarkable for any cord ...

To the Editor-We read with interest the findings of Merrill et at. [1] that for zidovudine-resistant isolates of human immunodefi-ciency virus type 1 (HIV-1), the addition of zidovudine to stavu-dine antagonized the antiviral effect of stavudine in vitro as judged by inhibition of p24 antigen production. The combination of the two drugs was, however, synergistic against zidovudine-sensitive str...

with laterocervical and submandibular lymphadenitis. Total lymph node excision was performed with a good outcome for all patients except 1, who required additional treatment with antimicrobial drugs because the infected lymph node was incompletely excised (4). Additionally, a systemic M. bohemicum infection associated with immunodefi ciency was reported recently (10). Treatment recommendations ...

Sažetak Liječenje je zaraze virusom humane imunodefi cijencije (HIV od engl. human immunodefi ciency virus) i nakon više od jednog desetljeća primjene učinkovito. Usprkos tomu što nije potkrijepljeno randomizirnim kliničkim pokusom, današnje smjernice preporučuju ranije započinjanje antiretrovirusnog liječenja. Naime, mnoga opservacijska istraživanja uz analize kliničkog pokusa SMART pokazuju d...

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a malignant proliferation of plasma cells that secrete monoclonal immunglobin (M protein). It accounts for 1% of all cancers and 10% of hematological malignancies. Mean age at diagnosis is 66 years. The most common fi ndings are bone pain, pathological fractures, anemia, bone marrow failure, Infections triggered by neutropenia and immunodefi ciency, and kidney failure a...

21 Immunity is defi ned as resistance to disease, specifi cally infectious disease. The collection of cells, tissues, and molecules that mediate resistance to infections is called the immune system, and the coordinated reaction of these cells and molecules to infectious microbes is the immune response. Immunology is the study of the immune system and its responses to invading pathogens. The phy...

Oropharyngeal candidiasis is the most common fungal infection among patients infected with the human immunodefi ciency virus (HIV), and is treated empirically with topical or systemic antifungals. The objective of the present study was to investigate the possible antifungal action of the hydroalcoholic extract of Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe, Zingiberaceae, on yeasts in this population. S...

Progress He was investigated thoroughly to exclude an underlying infective process. Repeated full blood counts were normal, C-reactive protein was not elevated and erythrocyte sedimentation rate was 27 mm/hr. Anti-nuclear antibody and human immunodefi ciency virus (HIV) serology was negative. Tumour markers such as carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and prostate-specifi c a...

1Oogachaga Counselling and Support, Singapore 2National Skin Centre, Singapore Address for Correspondence: Mr Bryan Choong Chee Hong, 41A Mosque Street Singapore 059519. Email: [email protected] Introduction Earlier this year, the American Psychological Association passed a resolution endorsing its support for a combination approach towards human immunodefi ciency virus (HIV) prevention, one ...