Wonkwang University Hospital

Repeat Meningitis/Encephalitis Syndromic Panel Testing After an Index-Negative Result: A Retrospective Laboratory-Record Study

Syndromic molecular panels rapidly detect predefined central nervous system pathogens, but the incremental microbiological yield of repeating the same panel after an index-negative result is uncertain. We retrospectively analyzed 313 meningitis/encephalitis (ME)-panel episodes fr...

Extracellular Vesicles as Molecular Regulators of Viral Infection: Implications for COVID-19 and Future Viral Pandemics

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), exposed critical gaps in global preparedness for rapidly evolving viral pandemics. Though current antiviral treatments have shown some efficacy in managing COVID-19, subst...