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Under the skin

October 4, 2011 by micrognome Leave a Comment

Under the skin: some of the bugs, worms and other nasties that worry, irritate or just bore the living daylights out of us

Filed Under: Featured, μGnews, μGnomics Tagged With: botfly, CLM, cutaneous larva migrans, dermatobia, helminths, insects, jigger flea, parasites, spiders, tunga, under the skin, worms

Charcot-Leyden crystals

February 26, 2011 by micrognome Leave a Comment

The clinical significance of Charcot-Leyden crystals revealed: stools, sputa, nasal secretions or tissues? No matter – MicroGnome has trawled the Web for you.

Filed Under: Featured, μGnostics Tagged With: allergic, Charcot-Leyden, crystals, eosinophilia, parasites, parasitic infections

Numero – number

January 12, 2011 by micrognome 1 Comment

Infection is a numbers game, so it is suprising that clinical microbiology is a mainly qualitative science. Here are some thoughts on the problem of zero, the myth of one and how to get your ducks in a row.

Filed Under: Featured, μGnotes Tagged With: bacteria, fungi, infectious dose, language of infection, numbers, parasites, viruses