Rapid diagnosis of bacterial meningitis by real-time PCR and fluorescence in situ hybridization (Publications)
Real-time PCR and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) were evaluated as rapid methods for the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis and compared to standard diagnostic procedures. For PCR, a LightCy
Identification of thermotolerant <em>Campylobacter</em> species by fluorescence in situ hybridization (Publications)
Thermotolerant Campylobacter spp. (Campylobacter jejuni, C. coli, C. lari, and C. upsaliensis) are leading causes of food-borne diarrhea in humans. In this study, the usefulness of fluorescence in sit
Detection and differentiation of chlamydiae by fluorescence in situ hybridization (Publications)
Chlamydiae are important pathogens of humans and animals but diagnosis of chlamydial infections is still hampered by inadequate detection methods. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) using rRNA-
Mediators of gender effects on depression among cardiovascular disease patients in Palestine (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Among patients suffering from coronary heart disease (CHD) and comorbid depression, women experience a higher burden compared to men. Little is known on the characteristics that differenti
Impact of environmental changes on infectious diseases: key findings from an international conference in Trieste, Italy in May 2017 (Publications)
Elsevier's 2(nd) conference on "Impact of Environmental Changes on Infectious Diseases" (IECID), convened in May 2017 in Trieste, Italy, brought together some 120 researchers from more than 20 countri
National and sub-national exposure to ambient fine particulate matter PM2.5 and its attributable burden of disease in Iran from 1990 to 2016 (Publications)
Ambient particulate matter is a public health concern. We aimed (1) to estimate national and provincial long-term exposure of Iranians to ambient particulate matter (PM)
(+/-)-Alternarlactones A and B, two antiparasitic alternariol-like dimers from the fungus <em>Alternaria alternata</em> p1210 isolated from the... (Publications)
Two new dimeric compounds of the alternariol class, (+/-)-alternarlactones A (1) and B (2), were isolated along with 11 known compounds from the fungus Alternaria alternata P1210. Their structures wer
The molecular clock of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> (Publications)
The molecular clock and its phylogenetic applications to genomic data have changed how we study and understand one of the major human pathogens, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), the etiologic agent o
