1. A RAPID TEST FOR FUNGUS THAT CAUSED
INJECTION DEATHS IS ANNOUNCED AND
BLOOD-BASED BIOMARKERS MAY LEAD TO
EARLIER DIAGNOSIS OF PARKINSON´S
DISEASE
MARIA CAMILA JARAMILLO MONSALVE
MEDCINE STUDENT

4. INTRODUCTION
Polymerase chain reaction
allows amplification of small
DNA fragments
Real time PCR is a useful method
for the detection and
quantification of infectious agents

5. A RAPID TEST FOR FUNGUS THAT
CAUSED INJECTION DEATHS IS
ANNOUNCED
Newswise. January 9 of 2013.
Source newsroom: University of
Medicine and Dentistry of New
Jersey (UMDNJ)

6. A RAPID TEST FOR FUNGUS THAT CAUSED
INJECTION DEATHS IS ANNOUNCED
Marketing of a contaminated
steroid medication by an
infectious fungus causes
some patients deaths.
The detection of this fungus
in biofluids is difficult,
because he tends not to be
free-floating in the samples.

7. A RAPID TEST FOR FUNGUS THAT CAUSED
INJECTION DEATHS IS ANNOUNCED
The development of a
sensitive and effective essay
allows a rapid detection of
the fungus in samples.
The essay is very useful
to get an early
diagnostic.

8. A RAPID TEST FOR FUNGUS THAT CAUSED
INJECTION DEATHS IS ANNOUNCED
The assay is based on the
use of molecular TEST FOR FUNGUS THAT CAUSED
A RAPID
beacon
technology in real time PCR. IS ANNOUNCED
INJECTION DEATHS
This is a fast method
to detect the fungus
and prevent
consequences

9. OBSERVATION
I think that the creation of specific
and immediate assay to detect the
presence of the infecting fungus can
decrease the consequences of a
mistake that could cost the lives of
many people, and provide an
effective way to create another
similar methods to detect infectious
diseases quickly to lower the rates of
morbimortality

10. BLOOD-BASED BIOMARKERS
MAY LEAD TO EARLIER
DIAGNOSIS OF PARKINSON´S
DISEASE
Science Daily
Sok Kean Khoo, David Petillo, Un
Jung Kang, James H. Resau, Brian
Berryhill , Jan Linder, Lars Forsgren,
Leslie A. Neuman, Aik Choon
Tan. Plasma-Based Circulating
MicroRNA Biomarkers for
Parkinson's Disease. Journal of
Parkinson's Disease, Volume 2/Issue 4
(December 2012) DOI: 10.3233/JPD-
012144

11. BLOOD-BASED BIOMARKERS MAY LEAD
TO EARLIER DIAGNOSIS OF PARKINSON´S
DISEASE
Parkinson´s disease is a
neurodegenerative
process.
The differential diagnostic is
based in the evaluation of motor
functions through a subjective
clinical rating scales.

12. BLOOD-BASED BIOMARKERS MAY LEAD
TO EARLIER DIAGNOSIS OF PARKINSON´S
DISEASE
The loss of dopaminergic
neurons causes motor
abnormalities, specific of
Parkinson´s disease.
That’s the reason why its
diagnosis take a lot of
time.

13. BLOOD-BASED BIOMARKERS MAY LEAD
TO EARLIER DIAGNOSIS OF PARKINSON´S
DISEASE
The researchers identified
and tested the first blood-
based circulating microRNA
biomarkers for PD.

14. OBSERVATION
I think it´s amazing how the
search for diagnostic methods
more specific and sensitive, they
can give a pertinent treatment
for PD patients and this way to
prevent motor and cognitive
irreversible consequences.

15. MEDICAL UTILITY
The new molecular
techniques to detect
infectious agents or
diseases allows an early
diagnostic.

16. MEDICAL UTILITY
This methods can
anticipate therapeutic
interventions and prevent
the fatal consequences.

17. MEDICAL UTILITY
The detection of
fungal infections in
drugs
An effective way to prevent
the sale of contaminated
medicaments.

18. MEDICAL UTILITY
Blood-based biomarkers pretends
improving the PD diagnostic to
prevent irreversible loss of motor
abilities

19. BIBLIOGRAPHY
[http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/1301201
45842.htm] checked on Juanary 7th of 2013.”Blood
Based Biomarkers May Lead to Earlier Diagnosis of
Parkinson's Disease”
[http://www.newswise.com/articles/a-rapid-test-for-
fungus-that-caused-injection-deaths-is-announced]
checked on January 6th of 2013. “A Rapid Test for
Fungus That Caused Injection Deaths Is Announced”
Martínez, Lina María; Vargas, Natalia ; Toro, Eduardo;
Pamplona, Ana P; Quevedo, Esteban O. “Biología
molecular”. Ed 7. 2012 . Pp 121

20. Felicia Simion