CLINICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ASPECTS RELATED TO THE DETECTION OF ADENOVIRUS OR RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS IN INFANTS HOSPITALIZED FOR ACUTE LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION

OBJECTIVE: To characterize and compare clinical, epidemiological, and laboratory aspects ofinfants with acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) associated with the detection of adenovirus(ADV) or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).METHODS: A preliminary respiratory infection surveillance study collected samples of nasopharyngeal aspirate (NPA) for

Abstract Background Heterotrichous ciliates are common members of microeukaryote communities which play important roles in both the transfer of material and the flow of energy in aquatic food webs.This group has been known for over two centuries due to their large body size and cosmopolitan distribution.Nevertheless, species identification and phyl

BackgroundMutations in a novel gene, UBIAD1, were recently found to cause the autosomal dominant eye disease Schnyder corneal dystrophy (SCD).SCD is characterized by an abnormal deposition of cholesterol and phospholipids in the cornea resulting in progressive corneal opacification and visual loss.We characterized lesions in the UBIAD1 gene in new

Göran Högberg1,2, Davide Nardo3, Tore Hällström4,5, Marco Pagani6,71Department of Women's and Children's Health, Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Unit, Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; 2BUP Huddinge Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Stockholm, S