background: the ob­jective of this study was to find an appropriate approach to asymptomatic malaria in elimination setting through a systematic review. methods: a broad search was conducted to find articles with the words ‘malaria’ in their titles and ‘asymptomatic’ or ‘submicroscopic’ in their texts, irrespective of the type of study conducted. the cochrane, medline/pubmed, and scopus databas...

Acatalasemia, a rare congenital abnormality characterized by an apparent lack of the enzyme catalase, was first discovered by Takahara and Miyamoto in 1947 (1, 2). The lack of catalase activity in this disease was initially noted in whole blood, but subsequent studies of the tissues of other organs such as the nasal and oral cavities, the pharynx, bone marrow and liver have revealed a similar a...

We evaluated the hematologic, rheologic, and biochemical features of erythrocytes obtained from 10 relatives of a 5-yr-old black female with hereditary pyropoikilocytosis (HPP) and severe hemolytic anemia. Erythrocyte morphology was normal in the father and five other relatives, but ghost mechanical fragility and drug-induced red cell endocytosis were increased, as was the percentage of spectri...

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a human pathogen that is capable of causing infections of skin and soft tissue, surgical site, respiratory and urinary tract that may results into severe morbidity and mortality [1,2]. It is resistant to all β lactam and other antibiotics like aminoglycosides, tetracycline, macrolides etc [3]. The most important reservoir for its spread are ...

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a human pathogen that is capable of causing infections of skin and soft tissue, surgical site, respiratory and urinary tract that may results into severe morbidity and mortality [1,2]. It is resistant to all β lactam and other antibiotics like aminoglycosides, tetracycline, macrolides etc [3]. The most important reservoir for its spread are ...

Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) produces a disease in cattle characterized by vesicular lesions and a persistent infection with asymptomatic low-level production of virus in pharyngeal tissues. Here we describe the establishment of a persistently infected primary cell culture derived from bovine pharynx tissue (PBPT) infected with FMDV serotype O1 Manisa, where surviving cells were serially...

Background: Cryptosporidium has emerged as an important cause of diarrheal illness worldwide, especially among young children and patients with immune deficiencies. The spectrum of intestinal infection ranges from asymptomatic carrier state to severe diarrhea, depending upon the nutritional and immune status of the host. Materials & Methods: 387children, in the age group from 1 month to 10 year...