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The bacteria responsible for stomach ulcers have been linked to Parkinson's disease, according to researchers in the USwho observed mice infected with Helicobacter pylori developing Parkinson's like symptoms. The study, presented at a meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, argues that infection could play "a significant role".
BBC News (Microbiologia) - Mar, 24 Maggio 2011
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An open-label follow-up study showed that immunity to infection with Plasmodium falciparum can be induced experimentally in malaria-naive volunteers through immunisation by bites of infected mosquitoes while simultaneously preventing disease with chloroquine prophylaxis. This persistent immunity resulted associated with parasite-specific production of interferon gamma and interleukin 2 by pluripotent effector memory cells in vitro.
The Lancet (Microbiologia) - Mar, 24 Maggio 2011
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The first-choice treatment in case of pediculosis is the use of a permethrin-based cream or a pyrethrum-based lotion. With this international randomized, double-blinded trial, two second-choice treatments have been compared in patients and cohabitants infested by lice and recently unsuccessfully treated with topic pyrethrum-based or malathion-based therapies. Over 800 subjects belonging to 376 families, all affected by head lice infestation, have received a single dose (according to their body weight) of ivermectin or a malathion-based lotion at 0.5%. Treatment was repeated after a week.
MedNews (Microbiologia) - Lun, 21 Marzo 2011
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