Publications by authors named "Bernhard Haeupler"
Article Synopsis
- Rarely, other types of Taenia species, besides Taenia solium, can cause cysticercosis in humans.
- In a study of 12 suspected human cysticercosis cases, researchers used molecular techniques to investigate the infections.
- They unexpectedly found infections caused by Taenia crassiceps and Taenia serialis, which typically infect rodents and sheep, linked to eggs released by foxes and dogs.
Introduction: The aim of the study was the evaluation of panfungal PCR protocols with subsequent sequence analysis for the diagnostic identification of invasive mycoses in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue samples with rare tropical mycoses.
Materials And Methods: Five different previously described panfungal PCR/sequencing protocols targeting 18S and 28S ribosomal RNA gene fragments as well as internal transcribed spacer 1 and 2 fragments were evaluated with a collection of 17 formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue samples of patients with rare and/or tropical invasive mycoses, comprising chromoblastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, cryptococcosis, histoplasmosis, mucormycosis, mycetoma/maduromycosis, and rhinosporidiosis, in a proof-of-principle analysis.
Results: The primers of the panfungal PCRs readily and predominantly reacted with contaminating environmental fungi that had deposited on the paraffin blocks.
Article Synopsis
- - Pentastomiasis, caused by the parasite Armillifer grandis, is a rising snake-borne disease in tropical regions, affecting humans and often going unnoticed in asymptomatic cases.
- - A study focused on both molecular and morphological techniques to diagnose a cluster of these infections in a rural area has revealed a potential silent epidemic.
- - The research highlights the critical role of molecular diagnostics in identifying infections, especially in remote areas where local resources may be insufficient for comprehensive examination.