This content is machine translated RSV-related COPD exacerbations Combination of test methods could increase diagnosis rate Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is increasingly recognized as a major pathogen in frail older adults and a cause of exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Although there are studies...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Zika Update and interesting facts about diagnostics Zika is on the minds of the world’s public. However, the interpretation of Zika diagnostics is not trivial. Due to cross-reactivity, interpolation of Zika IgM/IgG antibodies is difficult. Dengue and…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium Modifications of neoadjuvant therapy New evaluations of the GeparSepto trial were presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. In this study, nab-paclitaxel is compared with solvent-containing paclitaxel as part of the neoadjuvant treatment…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Breast Cancer Three-dimensional tumor models as a prognostic tool Using so-called spheroid models of breast tumors, German researchers have been able to predict the response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy with great accuracy. This method is based on the “replication” of…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Normal and pathological findings CSF diagnostics in infectious diseases of the central nervous system Central nervous system (CNS) infections often lead to changes in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). CSF examination allows not only the detection of inflammation in the CNS and thus the localization of…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Encephalitis Despite many treatment options, lethality remains high At the annual meeting of the Swiss Neurological Society in late October 2014, a session focused on encephalitides. These acute life-threatening diseases are rare, but the different etiologies and therapies…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Sexually transmitted diseases Do we have a handle on STDs? At the 21st Symposium Medicine in the Manege at Circus Knie , the focus was on sexually transmitted diseases, which are a serious problem worldwide. There was discussion of what is…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Second St. Gallen EORTC Conference Multimodality treatment of advanced rectal cancer. Which drugs are suitable for neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy? If there is a complete clinical response, should we wait or operate? And which patients benefit from adjuvant treatment? These were some of…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Female tumors From the “old-fashioned” CMF to the modern T-DM1 Over the past two decades, the prognosis of breast carcinoma has improved significantly. As a rule, 75% of patients are cured today. The introduction of modern chemotherapeutic agents, particularly taxanes,…
