Cet article décrit la réalisation et mise en oeuvre du thermocycleur d’une puce PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) par des étudiants ingénieurs de niveau M1/M2 à ESIEE Paris. Les réalisent salle blanche un prototype PCR. Ils mettent une électronique commande pour assurer les cycles chauffage/refroidissement nécessaire duplication brins d’ADN. Le procédé micro-fabrication puces inclut deux étapes p...

background aseptic meningitis is the most common type of meningitis and is characterized by meningeal inflammation that is not linked to identifiable bacterial pathogens in cerebrospinal fluid (csf). objectives this study aimed to evaluate the frequency of aseptic meningitis caused by herpesviruses, namely herpes simplex types i and ii (hsv-1, hsv-2), epstein-barr virus (ebv), cytomegalovirus (...

conclusions in the present study, the highest prevalence was for st5, which is so important for epidemiology and risk of human infection. the report related to st3 in cattle as a subtype of human showed mutual infection between human and cattle. another important point in this study was the st6 report. finally, it seems that gathering epidemiological data is needed for a better understanding of...

background toxoplasma gondii is an obligate, intracellular parasite, which is widely spread in the world. the parasite is able to infect all warm-blooded hosts including human.the infection occures via consumption of food or water containing oocytes, eatingundercooked meats containing tissue cysts, and placenta. undercooked meat consumption is one of the most important ways of toxoplasma transm...