Introduction: Fishbone is the most common foreign body found in the oropharynx.Conventionally patients with suspected fishbone in the throat would have mirror laryngoscopy followed by lateral soft tissue X-ray to look for the fishbone or observe impacts caused by the fishbone i.e.soft tissue swelling or air in upper esophagus.However, the most comm
Multiple-bead assay for the differential serodiagnosis of neglected human cestodiases: Neurocysticercosis and cystic echinococcosis.
BackgroundNeurocysticercosis (NCC), and cystic echinococcosis (CE) are two neglected diseases caused by cestodes, co-endemic in many areas of the world.Imaging studies and serological tests are used in the diagnosis of both parasitic diseases, but cross-reactions may confound the results of the latter.The novel multiplex bead-based assay with recom
Insight into the Salivary Gland Transcriptome of Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois).
The tarnished plant bug (TPB), Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois) is a polyphagous, phytophagous insect that has emerged as a major pest of cotton, alfalfa, fruits, and vegetable crops in the eastern United States and copyright.Using its piercing-sucking mouthparts, TPB employs a "lacerate and flush" feeding strategy in which saliva injected in