The Medical journal of Australia
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A case of cerebral abscess due to Listeria monocytogenes in a patient receiving immunosuppressive treatment is reported. Early diagnosis was facilitated by a cerebral scan.
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By means of electron microscopy and ultracentrifugation techniques rotavirus-like particles have been found in 84 of 269 specimens of faeces collected from infants and young children admitted to the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Camperdown, N. S. ⋯ Rotaviruses were found in specimens collected from five newborn infants with diarrhoea, and in a subsequent survey of the nursery when 23 neonates without diarrhoea were present, 12 (52 %) were found to be excreting virus. Morphologically similar viruses were found in six of 16 faecal specimens from newborn calves with gastroenteritis (scours), and an antigenic relationship between the rotaviruses of human and bovine origin has been demonstrated.
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Small countries can, and in fact have a duty, to carry out cancer research. To be effective research must be carried out by teams of no fewer than eight to 10 full-time professional research workers, adequately funded on a relatively long-term basis.