The diagnosis of infectious disease is best achieved, and appropriate therapy best effectuated, by isolation and identification of the causative agent. With appropriate exercise of foresight, the necessary procedures can be carried out readily on tissue samples obtained at surgery for morphologic study. Close cooperation among involved specialists permits microbiologic investigation of surgical specimens to be carried out routinely with results highly beneficial to patient care. Four cases illustrating the value of such studies in facilitating diagnosis and treatment are described.
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January 2025
Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1019 - UMR 9017 - CIIL - Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, F-59000 Lille, France.
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has reached a significant level of maturity in biology, demonstrated by the diversity of modes for obtaining not only topographical images but also insightful mechanical and adhesion data by performing force measurements on delicate samples with a controlled environment (e.g., liquid, temperature, pH).
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State Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine/School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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