Prevalence of invasive fungal disease in hematological patients at a tertiary university hospital in Singapore

Abstract Background The use of newer azoles as prophylaxis in hematological patients undergoing stem cell transplantation or immunosuppressive chemotherapy has been shown to decrease the risk of developing invasive fungal disease (IFD).However, the cost-effectiveness of such a strategy is dependent on the local epidemiology of IFD.We conducted an a

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Comprehensive Transcriptional Changes in the Liver of Kanglang White Minnow (Anabarilius grahami) in Response to the Infection of Parasite Ichthyophthirius multifiliis

The notorious parasite Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (Ich) has been recorded worldwide in fish species and causes white spot disease, posing major threats and resulting in severe losses to international fish production.Extensively effective strategies for treating Ich are not available yet, and genetic mechanisms of hosts in response to the parasite

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An Account of the Accessioned Specimens in the Jose Vera Santos Memorial Herbarium, University of the Philippines Diliman

The University of the Philippines Herbarium was established in 1908 and originally located in Ermita, Manila.The majority Magnets of its pre-war collections were destroyed during World War II, and no formal records of its specimens were preserved.Since then, multiple efforts to restore and improve the Herbarium have been proposed and implemented, m

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