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Saturday, January 10, 2009

Safety of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors while receiving venom immunotherapy.

29 Sep 2008 BACKGROUND: Case reports have raised concern about concurrent use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-Is) in patients receiving venom immunotherapy (VIT). No surveys have been performed on the number of venom allergic patients who take ... Read more...

Molecular crosstalks in Leishmania-sandfly-host relationships.

30 Aug 2008 Sandflies (Diptera: Phlebotominael are vectors of Leishmania parasites, causative agents of important human and animal diseases with diverse manifestations. This review summarizes present knowledge about the vectorial part of Leishmania life cycle ... Read more...

In vivo imaging reveals an essential role for neutrophils in leishmaniasis transmitted by sand flies.

13 Aug 2008 Infection with the obligate intracellular protozoan Leishmania is thought to be initiated by direct parasitization of macrophages, but the early events following transmission to the skin by vector sand flies have been difficult to examine directly. ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Insect Bites and Stings'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Safety of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors while receiving venom immunotherapy. 29 Sep 2008
• Images in clinical medicine. Bedbug bites. 2 Sep 2008
• Molecular crosstalks in Leishmania-sandfly-host relationships. 30 Aug 2008
• Immunology. Neutrophil soldiers or Trojan Horses? 13 Aug 2008
• In vivo imaging reveals an essential role for neutrophils in leishmaniasis transmitted by sand flies. 13 Aug 2008
• Illness and injury to travellers on a premium expedition along the Asian Silk Route. 7 Aug 2008
• [Arthropod bite reactions and pyodermias] 30 Jul 2008
• [Mosquitoes. As carriers of infectious diseases they are increasingly important] 30 Jul 2008
• The potential direct impacts on human health resulting from the establishment of the painted apple moth (Teia anartoides) in New Zealand. 23 Jul 2008
• Caterpillar-induced bleeding syndrome in a returning traveller. 13 Jul 2008
• Efficacy of topical permethrin as repellent against Aedes aegypti's bites. 13 Jul 2008
• Canine leishmaniosis--new concepts and insights on an expanding zoonosis: part two. 2 Jul 2008
• Analysis of safety, risk factors and pretreatment methods during rush hymenoptera venom immunotherapy. 30 Jun 2008
• Monitoring of basophil sensitization to antigens of the cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis felis): a new tool for the diagnosis of feline flea bite hypersensitivity? 30 Jun 2008
• Tick-borne lymphadenopathy: a new infectious disease in children. 29 Jun 2008
• Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection in a child. 29 Jun 2008
• Spatial targeted vector control is able to reduce malaria prevalence in the highlands of Burundi. 29 Jun 2008
• [Anaphylaxis] 29 Jun 2008
• Identification of factors associated with the development of insect bite hypersensitivity in horses in The Netherlands. 29 Jun 2008
• [Denial] 29 Jun 2008

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Technical information about 'Insect Bites and Stings'

Definition: Bites and stings inflicted by insects.

Descriptor UI: D007299

Alternative terms: Insect Bites and Stings; Insect Stings; Insect Sting; Sting, Insect; Stings, Insect; Insect Bites; Bite, Insect; Bites, Insect; Insect Bite;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C21.613.127.441;

Technical Notes: coord IM with specific insect (IM); DF: INSECT BITES