November 14, 2019
Image credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Wikimedia Commons
10/31/2019
Viewpoints
Diana N. J. Lockwood and colleagues evaluate the evidence used to make the WHO guidelines that recommend all leprosy patients, paucibacillary and multibacillary, be treated with three antibacterial drugs and argue that the resulting recommendations are lacking. Read the Viewpoint.
Image credit: US Department of Health and Human Services, Wikimedia Commons
Current Issue October 2019
11/07/2019
Review
Chukwunonso O. Nzelu, Hirotomo Kato, and Nathan C. Peters provide information on the development of the loop-mediated isothermal amplification diagnostic test and highlight recent advances in the field of molecular diagnosis of leishmaniasis and the needs for future research. Read the Review.
Image credit: Nzelu CO, Kato H, Peters NC (2019)
11/14/2019
Viewpoints
Debbie-Ann T. Shirley and colleagues summarize 10 reasons why amebiasis is a global health problem in need of further attention to develop innovative and inexpensive point-of-care diagnostic and surveillance tools, novel treatment options, and effective preventive strategies to help end amebiasis transmission. Read the Viewpoint.
Image credit: CDC’s Division of Parasitic Diseases, Wikimedia Commons
10/28/2019
Research Article
Valerie A. Paz-Soldan and colleagues explore locals' thoughts in Peru and Cambodia about the possible availability of rapid diagnostic test devices to diagnose dengue and malaria at home and what would motivate them to use such a device instead of going directly to a health facility for the diagnosis. Read the Author Summary.
Image credit: Paz-Soldan VA, Morrison AC, Sopheab H, Schwarz J, Bauer KM, Mckenney JL, et al. (2019)
10/31/2019
Research Article
Yongxuan Hu and colleagues provide the basis for the development of a new therapeutic approach to treat chromoblastomycosis and ALA-PDT combined with oral antifungal drugs constitutes a promising alternative method for the treatment of refractory and complex cases. Read the Author Summary.
Image credit: Hu Y, Qi X, Sun H, Lu Y, Hu Y, Chen X, et al. (2019)
11/01/2019
Research Article
Jiaqi Wang and colleagues present results that contribute to an explanation for the preventable mechanism of β-glucan against Leptospira infection and reveal that β-glucan and other immunostimulants can be potent and valuable agents for controlling Leptospira infection. Read the Author Summary.
Image credit: Wang J, Jin Z, Zhang W, Xie X, Song N, Lv T, et al. (2019)
11/11/2019
Research Article
By Paulo Manrique and colleagues. Read the Author Summary.
Image credit: Ed Uthman, Wikimedia Commons
10/28/2019
Research Article
By Anna M. Stewart-Ibarra and colleagues. Read the Author Summary.
Image credit: DFID - UK Department for International Development, Wikimedia Commons
10/28/2019
Research Article
By Mio Ayana, Bruno Levecke, and colleagues. Read the Author Summary.
Image credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Wikimedia Commons
11/06/2019
Research Article
By Anthony C. Fredericks and colleagues. Read the Author Summary.
Image credit: Fredericks AC, Russell TA, Wallace LE, Davidson AD, Fernandez-Sesma A, Maringer K (2019)
By Daniel Eid Rodríguez and colleagues
By Víctor Hugo Peña-García and Rebecca C. Christofferson
By Trung Tuan Vu and colleagues
By Anita C. Wadagni and colleagues
By Epco Hasker, Paritosh Malaviya, and colleagues
By Johnny Vlaminck, Piet Cools, Bruno Levecke, and colleagues
By Johnny Vlaminck, Bruno Levecke, and colleagues
By Mio Ayana, Johnny Vlaminck, Bruno Levecke, and colleagues
By Piet Cools, Johnny Vlaminck, Bruno Levecke, and colleagues
Connect with Us