Influence of climate change on legionellosis and minimizing the health consequences of Legionella In the period from August to September 2023, 166 people in Poland were infected with Legionella of which 23 died. The water supply system of the city of Rzeszów was found to be contaminated with the bacteria [1]. There was another outbreak [...]
A new protein known as κappa-free light chains (κ-FLC) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has been identified as a biomarker for the early prognosis of individual disease progression in multiple sclerosis (MS). The kappa type of FLCs, which circulate predominantly as monomers (22 kDa) in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid, are formed in excess by plasma [...]
Qualitätskontrolle in der Liquordiagnostik - Standard oder ökonomiebasiert? Zu diesem Thema führte unsere Dipl. Biologin und Medical Device Consultant Frau Dr. Dagmar Michel Ende Februar 2024 ein Interview mit Prof. Dr. med. Dr. rer. nat. Manfred Uhr, dem Leiter des Klinischen Labors des Max-Planck-Institutes für Psychiatrie in München. Prof. Manfred Uhr ist Facharzt für [...]
