Cryptosporidium spp. in captive snakes from 26 provinces in China: Prevalence, molecular characterization, and symptoms.

Snakes are sometimes regarded as pets and are used in traditional Chinese medicine. Cryptosporidium spp. are frequently identified in snakes, representing an important pathogen and causing gastrointestinal diseases.

Liver abscess caused by Clostridium haemolyticum infection after transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma: A case report.

Rationale: Liver abscesses caused by Clostridium species infection are extremely rare.

Patient Concerns: The authors report the first case of a liver abscess due to Clostridium haemolyticum, which occurred after transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) for hepatocellular carcinoma, in a 76-year-old woman who presented with right upper quadrant pain and fever.

Diagnoses: Computed tomography of the abdomen after the second TACE showed an air-filled abscess around a compact, lipiodolized lesion in the right hepatic lobe.

In vivo study on splenomegaly inhibition by genistein in Plasmodium berghei-infected mice.

Spleen plays an important role in removing old and damaged red blood cells and malaria-infected erythrocytes. When malaria parasites invade the spleen and induce splenomegaly, splenic function tends to be impaired. Thus, the inhibition of splenomegaly is strongly required to protect the spleen.