Drug Resistance in Leishmania Parasites – Consequences, Molecular Mechanisms and Possible Treatments

Drug Resistance in Leishmania Parasites-1

Alicia Ponte-Sucre • Emilia Dı´az • Maritza Padro´n-Nieves Editors 2013 Therapeutic unresponsiveness presents a formidable obstacle to the efficient clinical management of many diseases. This is especially true in the case of greatly neglected diseases, such as leishmaniasis, for which the drugs currently in clinical use are limited to few antiquated and toxic compounds. The […]

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Diabetes and Viruses

Diabetes and Viruses-1

Keith W. Taylor ● Heikki Hyöty Antonio Toniolo ● Arie J. Zuckerman Editors 2013 While the term “the global epidemic of diabetes” is used frequently both by the popular media and in the medical literature, it is not used in the context of infection. The late Keith Taylor re fl ects on the historical background […]

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Astrovirus Research – Essential Ideas, Everyday Impacts, Future Directions

Astrovirus Research

Stacey Schultz-Cherry Editor 2013 Since the discovery of astroviruses in 1975, the astrovirus fi eld has continued to make new and exciting discoveries. Although typically overshadowed by other enteric viruses like rotavirus and norovirus, astroviruses are increasingly recognized as a major source for outbreaks of gastroenteritis and diarrhea in animals, including humans and birds worldwide. […]

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