New rapid test tells difference between bacterial and viral infections
Updated: 2011-06-29 19:03:00
Science Blog : Science news straight from the source About Our Bloggers Buy Something Subscribe by Email Subscribe to RSS New rapid test tells difference between bacterial and viral infections June 29, 2011 Scientists are reporting development and successful testing of a rapid and accurate test to tell the difference between bacterial and viral infections . Those common afflictions often have similar symptoms but vastly different treatments antibiotics work for bacterial infections but not for viruses . The report appears in ACS’ journal Analytical Chemistry Robert Marks , Daria Prilutsky , and colleagues cite the importance of determining the source of an infection in order to quickly start the right treatment . If left untreated until results of a throat culture , for instance , are in
A single review of Reye’s syndrome in Hong Kong has been published. [1,2] 27 cases were treated at Queen Mary Hospital during 1979 to 1985 – a period of low activity for both Varicella and Scarlet Fever – see graph] Where a drug history was available, only 15% had received aspirin prior to the onset [...]
There is a striking similarity between reported incidence of varicella and scarlet fever in Hong Kong. [1,2] In order to present data to scale on the following graphs, I have compared numerical incidence and death statistics for scarlet fever against comparable rates per 100,000 for varicella. References: 1. Berger SA. Infectious Diseases of Hong Kong, [...]
Rates of scarlet fever in Hong Kong declined considerably since the 1970′s, but have been increasing during the past decade. Only six fatal cases were recorded during 1946 to 2006 – the last in 1970. As seen in the following graph, scarlet fever rates in Macau have paralleled those of Hong Kong. [1-3] References: 1. [...]
Urogenital chlamydia infection was integrated into the Danish national reporting scheme in 1994. Increasing disease rates have also been encountered in Sweden and Norway, and have been characterized by a growing percentage of male patients. [1,2] Prevalence surveys: 5.0% of men seen in general practice (2005 publication) 1.3% of women above age 30 in Arhus [...]
Recent reports from Serbia remind us that Anthrax continues to occur in the republics of former Yugoslavia. Highest rates of human disease are reported in Macedonia (see graph). 1,2 References: 1. Berger SA. Infectious Diseases of Serbia and Montenegro, 2011. 437 pp, 212 graphs, 1035 references. Gideon e-books, http://www.gideononline.com/ebooks/country/infectious-diseases-of-serbia-and-montenegro/ 2. Berger SA. Anthrax: Global Status, [...]