By replacing both breathing and circulatory buffering, a novel artificial lung bought critical time after lung removal, revealed irreversible damage, and made transplantation possible when no other options remained. Study: Bridge to transplant using a flow-adaptive extracorporeal total artificial lung system following bilateral pneumonectomy. Image Credit: AbirArt007 / Shutterstock.com A recent case report published in Med … Read more
P.vulgatus is a member of BFG. BFG is a symbiotic gram negative obligate anaerobic bacterium that commonly colonizes the mucosal surface of the human colon. BFG are residents of the healthy intestinal microbiota, but are frequently isolated from anaerobic infections [6]. It is an important member of the normal microbial community (approximately 25%) and participates … Read more
The immune system typically can ramp up the body’s defenses to clear out an invading threat without issue. Glitches can happen, however, with sepsis occurring when the mustered army of cells also attacks the body’s own tissues and organs as if they were enemy combatants. Sepsis is dangerous, particularly when it isn’t treated early, and … Read more