Novel mycobacterium identified
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Italian researchers reported their identification of Mycobacterium tusciae, a novel mycobacterium excised from the lymph node of a child with cervical lymphadenitis, to the 98th General Meeting of the American Society of Microbiology in Atlanta, GA. The bacteria was identified through an examination of its lipid and genetic features. The bacterial strain appeared susceptible to ciprofloxacin, clarithromycin, ethambutol, rifabutin and rifampin and other antibiotics.
Publication Name: World Disease Weekly Plus
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Rhinosporidiosis reported in U.S. AIDS patient
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A case of nasal rhinosporidiosis in a 33 year-old AIDS patient has been documented by Texas researchers and presented to the 98th General Meeting of the American Society of Microbiology held on May 17-21, 1998 in Atlanta, GA. The patient reported chronic sinusitis, unrelieved by oral antibiotics. Researchers believed that the rhinosporidiosis may have been caused by immunosuppression, which is prevalent among AIDS patients.
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Rapid AIDS test undergoes New York field trial
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Doctors from Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center in New York City presented the findings of a clinical trial on the MedMira Rapid HIV Screen developed by MedMira Laboratories Ltd of Canada, to the 98th General Meeting of the American Society of Microbiology in Atlanta, GA. The clinical trials showed that the test was 99 percent accurate and cheaper than the prevailing AIDS test kits available in the market.
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