摘要:
Methods and devices using a co-radial arrangement of serial siphon structures composed of siphon valves each separated by a capillary valve to save radial space in a fluidic system. Such serial siphon valves allow to sequentially distribute liquids in a fluidic system upon application of successive centripetal accelerations and decelerations applied to a rotary platform.
摘要:
Four highly conserved genes, encoding translation elongation factor Tu, translation elongation factor G, the catalytic subunit of proton-translocating ATPase and the RecA recombinase, are used to generate species-specific, genus-specific, family-specific, group-specific and universal nucleic acid probes and amplification primers to rapidly detect and identify algal, archaeal, bacterial, fungal and parasitical pathogens from clinical specimens for diagnosis. The detection of associated antimicrobial agents resistance and toxin genes are also under the scope of the present invention.
摘要:
The present invention relates to methods of detection, as well as assays, reagents and kits for the specific detection of 15 clinically important respiratory viruses including influenza A and B viruses, human respiratory syncytial viruses, human metapneumoviruses, human enteroviruses, all serotypes of rhinoviruses, 7 serotypes of adenoviruses, parainfluenza viruses types 1, 2, 3, and 4, as well as coronaviruses NL, 229E, OC43, and SARS-CoV. The present invention allows for the detection of each of these respiratory viruses in a single assay.
摘要:
This invention relates to a vaginal/ano-rectal applicator for the uniform delivery of any topical formulations to treat and/or prevent any infection and/or abnormal conditions of mucosa cavity caused by any pathogen and/or disease. The present applicator comprises a longitudinally extending body that has proximal and distal ends. The proximal end is located close to the external site of a mucosal cavity accessible to a user. The body has external perforations, made as a series of slots or holes, for uniform distribution of any formulation to be delivered to the user's mucosal cavity. Upon insertion of the applicator and expulsion of the formulation in the mucosal cavity, the formulation, which is contained in a reservoir, travels through a diffusion channel having a small volume, prior to being expelled through the perforations.
摘要:
The present invention relates to DNA-based methods for universal bacterial detection, for specific detection of the common bacterial pathogens Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus mirabilis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus saprophyticus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis as well as for specific detection of commonly encountered and clinically relevant bacterial antibiotic resistance genes directly from clinical specimens or, alternatively, from a bacterial colony. The above bacterial species can account for as much as 80% of bacterial pathogens isolated in routine microbiology laboratories.
摘要:
A method is disclosed for the treatment of viral diseases comprising the administration of antiviral agents encapsulated in liposomes. Also provided are formulations of liposomes for the treatment of viral diseases and more particularly for the treatment of infections caused by viruses like human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV). These formulations of liposomes are composed of specific classes of lipid components and contain an entrapped drug effective against the viral disease. These liposomal formulations of antiviral drugs allow high cellular penetration in different cell lines, good in vitro antiviral efficacy against HIV and CMV replication, efficient in vivo targeting of HIV reservoirs and a marked improvement of the pharmacokinetics of drugs.
摘要:
Four highly conserved genes, encoding translation elongation factor Tu, translation elongation factor G, the catalytic subunit of proton-translocating ATPase and the RecA recombinase, are used to generate species-specific, genus-specific, family-specific, group-specific and universal nucleic acid probes and amplification primers to rapidly detect and identify algal, archaeal, bacterial, fungal and parasitical pathogens from clinical specimens for diagnosis. The detection of associated antimicrobial agents resistance and toxin genes are also under the scope of the present invention.