Moraxella Catarrhalis

Moraxella Catarrhalis Lipooligosaccharide Based Conjugate Vaccines for the Prevention of Otitis Media and Respiratory Infections by nih.gov Posted Tue 15 Jun 2010 5:00pm Description of Invention: Moraxella catarrhalis is one of the three leading causative agents of otitis media in children. This is due in part to the current immunizations of children with Streptococcus pneumoniae polysaccharide and conjugate vaccines to prevent otitis media. The proportion of otitis media caused by pneumococ ... Read on »

Peptide Mimotope Candidates for Otitis Media Vaccine by nih.gov Posted Tue 15 Jun 2010 5:00pm Description of Invention: This technology describes peptide mimotopes of lipooligosaccharides (LOS) from nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) and Moraxella catarrhalis that are suitable for developing novel vaccines against the respective pathogens, for which there are currently no licensed vaccines. The mimotopes not on ... Read on »

Children’s Health: Do Bacteria Promote Asthma? by Environmental Health Posted Mon 31 Dec 2007 9:00pm Children’s Health: Do Bacteria Promote Asthma? Formal Correction: This article has been formally corrected to address the following errors. Jump to Ca ... Read on »

Is It Time To Stop Treating Acute Sinusitis? by Paul Sax Posted Tue 14 Feb 2012 8:55pm From the pages of JAMA comes this startling clinical trial : A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of adults with uncomplicated, acute rhinosinusitis [who] were recruited from 10 community practices in Missouri between November 1, 2006, and May 1, 2009 … [Subjects received a] ten-day course of either amoxicillin (1500 mg/d) or placebo ad ... Read on »

Bacterial Bronchitis Frequent in Children With Chronic Wet Cough by Poh Tin Tan Posted Wed 25 Jan 2012 12:49am From Medscape Education Clinical BriefsNews Author: Laura Newman, MACME Author: Désirée Lie, MD, MSEd01/11/2012Clinical ContextAccording to the current study by Zgherea and colleagues, chronic wet cough, defined as a wet cough that lasts for 4 weeks or more, is easily recognized by parents and pediatricians. Also, it is a major debilitating findi ... Read on »

DTap-IPV-Hib Vaccine Linked to Seizures by Jennifer Lance Patient Expert

Posted Sun 26 Feb 2012 12:00am Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to for updates on this topic. Image via Wikipedia The plethora of vaccines recommended for infants these days has led to combination shots to reduce the number of pokes children endure. I fear these combo shots more than single doses, as I worry about th ... Read on »

Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff - Establishing the Performance Characteristics of In Vitro Di by FDA Posted Wed 11 May 2011 12:00am DRAFT GUIDANCE This guidance document is being distributed for comment purposes only. Document issued on: May 11, 2011 You should submit comments and suggestions regarding this draft document within 90 days of publication in the Federal Register of the notice announcing the availability of the draft guidance. ... Read on »

Antibiotics in nutshell!!! by Dr. Virashri R. Complimentary & Alternative Medicine

Posted Fri 25 Sep 2009 10:13pm An antibiotic is a substance or compound that kills or inhibits the growth of bacteria. Antibiotics can be broadly classified as either bactericidal or bacteriostatic. Bactericidals kill bacteria directly where bacteriostatics prevent cell division. Antibiotics which target the bacterial cell wall (penicillins, cephalosporins), or cell membrane (po ... Read on »

Black Elderberry Extract Combats Respiratory Infections by WorldHealth.net Posted Thu 31 Mar 2011 10:15pm Posted on 2011-03-31 06:00:00 in Functional Medicine | Infection Protection | Respiratory | Black elderberries (Sambucus nigra L.) have been used as a folk ... Read on »

You Look Familiar! by Jeff W. Medical Student

Posted Tue 03 Mar 2009 3:10pm This week during clinic I walked into an exam room behind my attending. She introduced herself and then she introduced me as a medical student. The fifth grader in the room exclaimed, “You look familiar!” I just laughed and asked, “Oh?” “You look like that guy on MythBusters,” the kid told me. I just laughed again. The guy on Mythbusters ... Read on »

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