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View article: Antibiotic use in rural Kenyan livestock: navigating misuse, experience gaps and AMR risks
Antibiotic use in rural Kenyan livestock: navigating misuse, experience gaps and AMR risks Open
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an escalating global health threat, with the greatest risk observed in low- to middle-income countries, particularly in the global south. The World Health Organization advocates for a One Health approach t…
View article: Erratum: Towards an inclusive conference experience: evaluation of the Education and Outreach Symposium at the Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2024
Erratum: Towards an inclusive conference experience: evaluation of the Education and Outreach Symposium at the Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2024 Open
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1099/acmi.0.000995.v3.].
View article: ‘Prevalence, experience and awareness of substandard and falsified medicines among the public and healthcare professionals in Jordan’
‘Prevalence, experience and awareness of substandard and falsified medicines among the public and healthcare professionals in Jordan’ Open
Introduction This study aimed to assess the awareness, experiences and perspectives on substandard and falsified (SF) medicines among the general public and healthcare professionals in Jordan. SF medicines pose a global public health conce…
View article: Towards an inclusive conference experience: evaluation of the Education and Outreach Symposium at the Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2024
Towards an inclusive conference experience: evaluation of the Education and Outreach Symposium at the Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2024 Open
The Microbiology Society Education and Outreach Symposium serves as a platform for microbiology educators to share contemporary practices with an international audience. The Symposium is held yearly during the Microbiology Society’s Annual…
View article: Molecular typing of Campylobacter jejuni diarrhoeal isolates in a hospital in Makokou, Gabon by enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus PCR
Molecular typing of Campylobacter jejuni diarrhoeal isolates in a hospital in Makokou, Gabon by enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus PCR Open
Context . Campylobacter jejuni is responsible for 80% of the cases of human foodborne bacterial enteric infections worldwide. However, limited data on its genetic diversity exist, especially using the enterobacterial repetitive intergenic …
View article: Towards an Inclusive Conference Experience: Evaluation of the Education & Outreach Symposium at the Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2024
Towards an Inclusive Conference Experience: Evaluation of the Education & Outreach Symposium at the Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2024 Open
The Microbiology Society Education & Outreach Symposium serves as a platform for microbiology educators to share contemporary practices with an international audience. The Symposium is held yearly during the Microbiology Society’s Annual C…
View article: Beyond lectures: leveraging competition, peer discussion and real-world scenarios in a digital card game to enhance learning of microbiology and immunology concepts
Beyond lectures: leveraging competition, peer discussion and real-world scenarios in a digital card game to enhance learning of microbiology and immunology concepts Open
Teaching the complex interactions between hosts and pathogens is a fundamental yet educationally challenging aspect of life science and healthcare education. The intricate mechanisms of the immune system can pose significant barriers to st…
View article: Evaluation of the Education & Outreach Symposium at the Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2024
Evaluation of the Education & Outreach Symposium at the Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2024 Open
The Microbiology Society Education & Outreach Symposium serves as a platform for microbiology educators to share contemporary practices with an international audience. The Symposium is held yearly during the Microbiology Society’s Annual C…
View article: Beyond Lectures: Leveraging Competition, Peer Discussion, and Real-World Scenarios in a Digital Card Game to Enhance Learning of Microbiology and Immunology Concepts
Beyond Lectures: Leveraging Competition, Peer Discussion, and Real-World Scenarios in a Digital Card Game to Enhance Learning of Microbiology and Immunology Concepts Open
Teaching the complex interactions between hosts and pathogens is a fundamental yet educationally challenging aspect of life science and healthcare education. The intricate mechanisms of the immune system can pose significant barriers to st…
View article: 8390 It's not Cancer: Establishing the Diagnosis of Hyaline Trabecular Tumor
8390 It's not Cancer: Establishing the Diagnosis of Hyaline Trabecular Tumor Open
Disclosure: R.A. Zielinski: None. M. Khalifa: None. M. Dillon: None. M. Kaur: None. Background: Hyaline trabecular tumor (HTT) is a rare benign follicular thyroid neoplasm characterized by extensive intra-trabecular hyaline stromal materia…
View article: Beyond Lectures: Leveraging Competition, Peer Discussion, and Real-World Scenarios in a Digital Card Game to Enhance Learning of Microbiology and Immunology Concepts
Beyond Lectures: Leveraging Competition, Peer Discussion, and Real-World Scenarios in a Digital Card Game to Enhance Learning of Microbiology and Immunology Concepts Open
Teaching the complex interactions between hosts and pathogens is a fundamental yet educationally challenging aspect of life science and healthcare education. The intricate mechanisms of the immune system can pose significant barriers to st…
View article: How to facilitate NHS professionals to recognise and use skills gained from global health engagement when back in the UK workforce? A participatory action research project to design, pilot and evaluate a series of online leadership workshops
How to facilitate NHS professionals to recognise and use skills gained from global health engagement when back in the UK workforce? A participatory action research project to design, pilot and evaluate a series of online leadership workshops Open
Objectives Leadership knowledge and skills are known to be developed by health professionals during global health experiences overseas. However, volunteers struggle to recognise and use these new skills on return to their workplace. A seri…
View article: Multiplex Lateral Flow Assay and the Sample Preparation Method for the Simultaneous Detection of Three Marine Toxins
Multiplex Lateral Flow Assay and the Sample Preparation Method for the Simultaneous Detection of Three Marine Toxins Open
A multiplex lateral flow immunoassay (LFA) has been developed to detect the primary marine biotoxin groups: amnesic shellfish poisoning toxins, paralytic shellfish poisoning toxins, and diarrhetic shellfish poisoning toxins. The performanc…
View article: Current Trends and Challenges for Rapid SMART Diagnostics at Point-of-Site Testing for Marine Toxins
Current Trends and Challenges for Rapid SMART Diagnostics at Point-of-Site Testing for Marine Toxins Open
In the past twenty years marine biotoxin analysis in routine regulatory monitoring has advanced significantly in Europe (EU) and other regions from the use of the mouse bioassay (MBA) towards the high-end analytical techniques such as high…
View article: Progression of Mineral Ion Abnormalities in Patients With Jansen Metaphyseal Chondrodysplasia
Progression of Mineral Ion Abnormalities in Patients With Jansen Metaphyseal Chondrodysplasia Open
Except for T410R, the other PTHR1 mutations were associated with indistinguishable mineral ion abnormalities and cause similarly severe growth impairment. Hypercalciuria persisted into adulthood. An inverse agonist ligand effectively reduc…
View article: G33(P) Overview of rare renal diseases at a paediatric renal centre through the national registry of rare kidney diseases (radar) in the united kingdom
G33(P) Overview of rare renal diseases at a paediatric renal centre through the national registry of rare kidney diseases (radar) in the united kingdom Open
Aims Rare kidney diseases need better understanding and the starting point is collection of clinical data. Therefore our centre is participating in RaDaR which is a UK Renal Association initiative designed to gather information. RaDaR recr…
View article: Epigenomic Modifications Mediating Antibody Maturation
Epigenomic Modifications Mediating Antibody Maturation Open
Epigenetic modifications, such as histone modifications, DNA methylation status, and non-coding RNAs (ncRNA), all contribute to antibody maturation during somatic hypermutation (SHM) and class-switch recombination (CSR). Histone modificati…
View article: Tracking the amphibian pathogens <i>Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis</i> and <i>Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans</i> using a highly specific monoclonal antibody and lateral‐flow technology
Tracking the amphibian pathogens <i>Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis</i> and <i>Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans</i> using a highly specific monoclonal antibody and lateral‐flow technology Open
Summary The fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis ( Bd ) causes chytridiomycosis, a lethal epizootic disease of amphibians. Rapid identification of the pathogen and biosecurity is essential to prevent its spread, but current laboratory‐bas…
View article: Contribution of murine IgG Fc regions to antibody binding to the capsule of<i>Burkholderia pseudomallei</i>
Contribution of murine IgG Fc regions to antibody binding to the capsule of<i>Burkholderia pseudomallei</i> Open
Immunoglobulin G3 (IgG3) is the predominant IgG subclass elicited in response to polysaccharide antigens in mice. This specific subclass has been shown to crosslink its fragment crystallizable (Fc) regions following binding to multivalent …
View article: Rapid diagnostics for melioidosis: a comparative study of a novel lateral flow antigen detection assay
Rapid diagnostics for melioidosis: a comparative study of a novel lateral flow antigen detection assay Open
The rapid diagnosis of septicaemic melioidosis will have an impact on reduction of mortality. Currently, this relies almost exclusively upon culture of the causative agent Burkholderia pseudomallei from clinical samples. In acute sepsis, b…