Publications by authors named "A Biber"
We present the investigation of a Burkholderia pseudomallei strain isolated from the urine of a 56-year-old male returning from a recreational trip to Thailand. The patient initially presented with fever and chills, and lobar as well as bladder and prostate involvement was demonstrated on imaging. Treatment first involved trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, the backbone of melioidosis therapy, but was discontinued upon the discovery of resistance to the drug through antimicrobial sensitivity testing via broth microdilution.
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- A new optical modulation biosensing (OMB) platform was developed for a rapid and sensitive extraction-free saliva test, which showed a sensitivity of 90.7% compared to the standard swab tests.
- The OMB assay is user-friendly, cost-effective, and suitable for high-throughput testing, making it a promising option for large-scale population screening for respiratory viruses.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to characterize overlooked cases of patients with monkeypox infection in the 2022 outbreak.
Methods: Clinical characteristics of 26 patients who were misdiagnosed with other diseases were described.
Results: Of the 26 patients who were misdiagnosed, six (23%) were given a diagnosis of bacterial tonsillitis, six (23%) were diagnosed with primary syphilis, five (19.
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- Infection with SARS-CoV-2 variants, like Beta, Gamma, and WA1, leads to the development of protective antibodies that can recognize multiple virus variants, including Delta and Omicron.
- Researchers studied the types of antibodies produced in response to these infections and found a consistent pattern in their ability to bind to different viral variants, indicating a strong cross-reactive immune response.
- The study also discovered that despite variations in the virus's antigens, similar gene usage and shared B cell clones were activated, suggesting that vaccines designed from a single ancestral variant can still effectively protect against newer strains.