and brain abscess in an immunocompetent patient: case report.

Introduction: Brain abscess is the most common focal infectious neurological injury. Until the nineteenth century this condition was fatal, however the development of neuroimaging for early diagnosis, neurosurgery and antibiotic therapy in the twentieth century has led to new therapeutic strategies decreasing mortality from 50 % in the 1970s to less than 10 % nowadays. In this context we report a case of brain abscess with a dental origin.

[Contribution of hematology analyzers (Sysmex XN-Series) in the rapid diagnosis of malaria: case reports].

Malaria is a potentially severe disease, particularly in Africa. In Europe, the majority of malaria cases come from travelers returning from endemic areas. The non-specific symptomatology may not alert the clinician if this notion of travel is not addressed.

Biochip array technology for new psychoactive substances detection in biological samples: Evaluation of the specificity of the Randox Evidence Investigator.

Background: The need to detect new psychoactive substances in biological samples is of crucial interest. In this paper, the specificity of a benchtop immunoanalyzer commercialized by Randox was evaluated on real patient samples.

Method: The Evidence Investigator was assessed to screen for NPS on 80 serum and urine samples coming from patients admitted to the emergency department.