Guest contribution: Article series on the subject of state-of-the-art mycology in dermatology, 11th article by Prof Hans-Jürgen Tietz, Director of the Institute of Fungal Diseases in Berlin, Germany Fungal cultures and their aesthetically pleasing structures will always hold a special place in my heart, but even I must admit that the introduction of PCR into […]
Emerging infectious diseases is a term for new infectious diseases in humans that have either newly appeared in a population or have already existed but are rapidly increasing in incidence or geographic range. The term also covers diseases that are caused by novel pathogens. These have developed from bacteria or viruses that were previously harmless
Traditionally, Christmas is the time to reflect on what you have achieved and to turn your attention to those who are less well off. After the very challenging, but also successful last two years, we at EUROIMMUN have decided to support charitable projects for the benefit of disadvantaged children financially at the end of this
In October 2021, the organisation KDIGO (Kidney Disease: Improving Clinical Outcomes) published an updated version of the clinical guideline for the management of patients with glomerulonephritis. This guideline contains recommendations for diagnostics in primary membranous nephropathy, an autoimmune kidney disease that is characterised in most cases by the occurrence of autoantibodies against PLA2R and/or THSD7A. The
It is becoming increasingly clear that not only antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 play a role in building immunity against the coronavirus. T cells, as part of the cellular immune response, also have a major function in the development of immune memory to SARS-CoV-2. Findings from research into immunity to related viruses such as SARS-CoV-1 and MERS-CoV (Middle-East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) have shown that cellular immune responses against these coronaviruses
