ALLMedicine™ Viral Infections Center

Dec 4th, 2020 - Hospitalisations for acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) carry significant morbidity and mortality. Respiratory viral infections (RVIs) are the most common cause of AECOPD and are associated with worse clinical outcomes. During the COVID-19 pande...

Dec 4th, 2020 - Molecular testing such as nasopharyngeal viral polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (NVP) is available now in most hospitals and widely used to identify respiratory viral infections (RVIs) in solid organ transplantation (SOT) recipients. A retrospectiv...

Nov 27th, 2020 - Whether virulent human pathogenic coronaviruses (SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2) are effectively transmitted by aerosols remains contentious. Transmission modes of the novel coronavirus have become a hot topic of research with the importance of ai...

Oct 31st, 2020 - Earlier pubertal development is only partially explained by childhood body mass index (BMI); the role of other factors like childhood infections is less understood. Using data from the LEGACY Girls Study (2011 - 2016), we prospectively examined th...

Sep 16th, 2020 - Plant viruses maintain intricate interactions with their vector and non-vector insects and can impact the fitness of insects. However, the details of their molecular and cellular mechanisms have not been studied well. We compared the transcriptome...

Jun 30th, 2016 - Infectious diseases are important causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with cancer. The NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) for Prevention and Treatment of Cancer-Related Infections characterize the major patho.

Jan 7th, 2021 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a proof-of-principle study, researchers demonstrated that a two-gene RNA signature can distinguish bacterial from viral infections in blood samples from children, paving the way to a point-of-care (POC) test that cou...

Dec 4th, 2020 - Hospitalisations for acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) carry significant morbidity and mortality. Respiratory viral infections (RVIs) are the most common cause of AECOPD and are associated with worse clinical outcomes. During the COVID-19 pande...

Dec 4th, 2020 - Molecular testing such as nasopharyngeal viral polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (NVP) is available now in most hospitals and widely used to identify respiratory viral infections (RVIs) in solid organ transplantation (SOT) recipients. A retrospectiv...

Nov 27th, 2020 - Whether virulent human pathogenic coronaviruses (SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2) are effectively transmitted by aerosols remains contentious. Transmission modes of the novel coronavirus have become a hot topic of research with the importance of ai...

Oct 31st, 2020 - Earlier pubertal development is only partially explained by childhood body mass index (BMI); the role of other factors like childhood infections is less understood. Using data from the LEGACY Girls Study (2011 - 2016), we prospectively examined th...

Jan 7th, 2021 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a proof-of-principle study, researchers demonstrated that a two-gene RNA signature can distinguish bacterial from viral infections in blood samples from children, paving the way to a point-of-care (POC) test that cou...

Apr 21st, 2017 - A randomized study of 340 Swedish women showed that use of oral contraceptives adversely affected quality of life -- including mood and energy level -- compared with a placebo. (Tech Times) SIGA Technologies said its drug to treat smallpox and oth...

Jul 31st, 2014 - WHAT IS SUBACUTE ­THYROIDITIS? Subacute thyroiditis is also known as de Quervain thyroiditis or granulomatous giant cell thyroiditis. 1,2 The most common cause of thyroid pain, it is a self-limited inflammatory disorder in which a painful tender go.

Apr 2nd, 2014 - On a typical mid-winter day, patients with upper respiratory symptoms fill waiting rooms. Viral infections (colds and flu) are immediate suspects, but for some patients, underlying allergy may be adding to the misery.

Apr 15th, 2013 - Changes to the bacterial communities that reside on the human penis after circumcision may protect against certain viral infections, including HIV, according to a study published online April 16 in mBio. Male circumcision is associated with a lowe...