Immune cell infiltration and modulation of the blood-brain barrier in a guinea pig model of tuberculosis: Observations without evidence of bacterial dissemination to the brain.

Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection, is a chronic inflammatory disease. Although typically associated with inflammation of the lungs and other peripheral tissues, increasing evidence has uncovered neurological consequences attributable to Mtb infection. These include deficits in memory and cognition, increased risk for neurodegenerative disease, and progressive neuropathology.

Xerophilic Aspergillaceae Dominate the Communities of Culturable Fungi in the Mound Nests of the Western Thatching Ant ().

The nests of mound-building ants are unexplored reservoirs of fungal diversity. A previous assessment of this diversity in the nests of suggested that water availability may be a determinant of the composition of this mycota. To investigate this question, we recovered 3594 isolates of filamentous Ascomycota from the nests of and adjacent, non-nest sites, employing Dichloran Rose Bengal agar (DRBA), Dichloran Rose Bengal agar containing glycerol (DRBAG), and malt extract agar containing sucrose (MEA20S).

The safety and tolerability of berdazimer gel 10.3% in Japanese patients with molluscum contagiosum.

Background: Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a contagious viral skin infection. Berdazimer gel, 10.3% (SB206 12%) is approved in the United States as the first topical, at-home MC prescription medication.

Impact of the Radiology Scholars Certificate Program: Does It Persist Years After Program Completion?

Rationale And Objective: The Radiology Scholars Certificate Program (RSCP) is an elective course for preclinical medical students which aims to improve radiology knowledge, dispel misconceptions regarding the field, and train future clinicians who have a greater understanding of the scope of the field. Previously, we have shown that students demonstrate improved knowledge of radiological topics as well as improved perception of radiology as a field after completing the program. In this study we attempt to determine whether these effects persist up to two years following program completion.