Geohelminths: Use in the Treatment of Selected Human Diseases.

Research on the therapeutic use of parasites has been ongoing since the development of the "hygiene hypothesis". Parasites can stimulate the Th2-dependent response and suppress the Th1-dependent response, which is intensified in many diseases, especially allergic and autoinflammatory ones. In this review, we present the types of parasites used in helminth therapy and the range of diseases in which they may be useful.

Effective Treatment of Acinetobacter baumannii Ventriculitis With Interventricular Colistin: A Case Report.

Cerebrospinal fluid shunts are the primary treatment for hydrocephalus. However, prolonged external ventricular drain (EVD) use can lead to central nervous system (CNS) infections such as ventriculitis. In the ICU setting, nosocomial infections with gram-negative, multi-drug resistant (MDR) organisms such as (AB) prevail, leading to poor outcomes.