Cytomegalovirus in donors for fecal microbiota transplantation, the phantom menace?

Background: Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) has become the preferred treatment for recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infections (CDI). However, donor screening is a complex process that varies between countries. The primary objective of screening is to prevent the transfer of potential pathogens from the donor to the recipient via feces.

Evaluation of the reverse transcription strand invasion based amplification (RT-SIBA) RSV assay, a rapid molecular assay for the detection of respiratory syncytial virus.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes acute respiratory infections. Rapid RSV diagnosis has an impact on patient management. In a newly developed molecular assay, named reverse transcription strand invasion based amplification (RT-SIBA) RSV assay, RSV RNA is reverse transcribed to cDNA and amplified and detected under isothermal reaction conditions.

Relapsing Pityriasis Rosea With HHV-7 Reactivation in an 11-Year-Old Girl.

Pityriasis rosea (PR) usually presents as acute exanthema with oval erythematous-squamous lesions localized on the trunk, arms, and legs with spontaneous remission. We present an unusual case of PR with frequent relapses during a period of 7 years. An 11-year-old white female patient presented with many pruritic erythematous oval lesions on her trunk.