Is Better Standardization of Therapeutic Antibody Quality in Emerging Diseases Epidemics Possible?

During the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic many efforts have gone into the investigation of the SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies as possible therapeutics. Currently, conclusions cannot be drawn due to the lack of standardization in antibody assessments. Here we describe an approach of establishing antibody characterisation in emergent times which would, if followed, enable comparison of results from different studies.

Thrombosis of the internal jugular vein after tympanoplasty caused by interaction of oral contraceptives and hereditary hypofibrinolysis.

This case report describes a case of venous thrombosis in a young woman who had undergone tympanoplasty due to chronic otitis media. Other than that she was healthy. According to the anamnesis she stopped taking oral contraceptive pills (OCP) a month before the surgery.