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another look at pereyra's stint urethropexy.	twenty-five women with stress incontinence had stint urethropexy as described by pereyra. unqualified success was achieved in only 53%. these cases are analyzed and criteria suggested for selecting patients suitable for stint urethropexy.	2002	127387
the relationship of changes in serum estradiol and progesterone during the menstrual cycle to the thyrotropin and prolactin responses to thyrotropin-releasing hormone.	the responses of serum tsh and prl to trh (500 microgram) were studied in normal young women in the early follicular, periovulatory, and midluteal phases of the menstrual cycle in order to examine the relationship of these responses to the levels of estradiol relationship of these responses to the levels of estradiol (e2) and progesterone. each woman was studied twice in each phase in order to assess intraindividual variability. there was no significant difference in either the tsh or prl respon ...	2002	122427
fracture strength of class i versus class ii restored premolars tested at the marginal ridge. 2. cavosurface bonding and cavosurface plus internal enamel bonding.	the purpose of this study was to test the difference between the strength of the marginal ridge of extracted teeth with a class i composite resin restoration and the strength of the marginal ridge of teeth with a class ii amalgam restoration with retention grooves. a statistically significant difference in fracture strengths was found among groups. no statistically significant difference was found among restored preparations, beveling technique, and restorative material. statistically significan ...	2002	2094870
syphilis--cdc recommended treatment schedules, 1976.		2002	134988
assessment of the role of laparoscopic ovarian biopsy.	seventy-four patients with either endocrine and/or infertility problems were subjected to laparoscopic ovarian biopsy. the patients were divided into 4 categories: those with primary amenorrhea, secondary amenorrhea, ovarian androgenic hyperfunction, and infertility. the results were critically examined to evaluate the procedure in the investigation and treatment of each of these disorders. it was concluded that laparoscopic ovarian biopsy is most helpful in primary amenorrhea but justified in s ...	2002	135212
[yearly changes in antibacterial activities of cefozopran against various clinical isolates between 1996 and 2000--i. gram-positive bacteria].	the in vitro antibacterial activities of cefozopran (czop), an agent of cephems, against various clinical isolates obtained between 1996 and 2000 were yearly evaluated and compared with those of other cephems, oxacephems, carbapenems, and penicillins. fifteen species, 1,062 strains, of gram-positive bacteria were isolated from the clinical materials annually collected from january to december, and consisted of methicillin-susceptible staphylococcus aureus (mssa; n = 127), methicillin-resistant s ...	2002	12071093
phenotypic and genotypic characterisation of blood isolates of coagulase-negative staphylococci in the newborn.	coagulase-negative staphylococci (cns) are the leading cause of late-onset sepsis in newborns (>72 h of age). our aim was to determine whether phenotypic and/or genotypic differences existed between blood isolates of cns regarded as inducers of sepsis or as contaminants. ninety-seven bloodisolates of cns recovered from newborns at the neonatal intensive care unit, orebro, sweden in 1983-1997 were analysed. twenty-nine of them (30%) were classified as sepsis isolates and 68 (70%) as contaminants. ...	2002	12076269
antimicrobial activity of imipenem against isolates from complicated urinary tract infections.	antimicrobial activity of imipenem was measured using 4725 strains isolated from patients with complicated urinary tract infections (cutis) between 1988 and 2000. imipenem was inactive against methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus and staphylococcus epidermidis, enterococcus faecium and some non-fermenting gram-negative rods. resistant strains (mic>16 mg/l) were observed in staphylococcus haemolyticus (22%), enterococcus faecalis (4%), enterococcus avium (8%), serratia marcescens (5%) and ...	2002	12135849
microbiology of acute otitis externa.	to isolate and characterize bacteria and fungi from acute otitis externa (aoe) and to obtain susceptibility profiles on each bacterial isolate.	2002	12169893
organization of the antiseptic resistance gene qaca and tn552-related beta-lactamase genes in multidrug- resistant staphylococcus haemolyticus strains of animal and human origins.	a part (12 kb) of a plasmid containing the beta-lactamase genes of tn552, the disinfectant resistance gene qaca, and flanking dna has been cloned from a staphylococcus haemolyticus isolate and sequenced. this region was used to map the corresponding regions in six other multiresistant s. haemolyticus isolates of human and animal origin. the organizations of the genetic structures were almost identical in all isolates studied. the beta-lactamase and qaca genes from s. haemolyticus have >99.9% ide ...	2002	12384372
sensitivity and rapidity of blood culture bottles in the detection of cornea organ culture media contamination by bacteria and fungi.	to test the bactericidal activity of standard organ culture medium, and to compare the sensitivity and rapidity of blood culture bottles with conventional microbiological methods for detection of bacteria and fungi inoculated in a standard cornea organ culture medium.	2002	12446379
in vitro activity of quinupristin/dalfopristin, linezolid, telithromycin and comparator antimicrobial agents against 13 species of coagulase-negative staphylococci.	to determine in vitro susceptibilities of a large series of speciated coagulase-negative staphylococci (cns) against three new antibiotics, linezolid, quinupristin/dalfopristin and telithromycin.	2002	12461014
[staphylococcus haemolyticus and bacteremia].		2002	12582440
[post-marketing surveillance of antibacterial activities of cefozopran against various clinical isolates--i. gram-positive bacteria].	as a post-marketing surveillance, the in vitro antibacterial activities of cefozopran (czop), an agent of cephems, against various clinical isolates were yearly evaluated and compared with those of other cephems, oxacephems, penicillins, and carbapenems. changes in the bacterial sensitivity for czop were also evaluated with the resistance ratio calculated with breakpoint mic. sixteen species (1,913 strains) of gram-positive bacteria were isolated from the clinical materials annually collected fr ...	2002	11977919
evaluation of the vitek 2 system for identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of medically relevant gram-positive cocci.	a study was conducted to evaluate the new vitek 2 system (biomérieux) for identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing of gram-positive cocci. clinical isolates of staphylococcus aureus (n = 100), coagulase-negative staphylococci (cns) (n = 100), enterococcus spp. (n = 89), streptococcus agalactiae (n = 29), and streptococcus pneumoniae (n = 66) were examined with the id-gpc identification card and with the ast-p515 (for staphylococci), ast-p516 (for enterococci and s. agalactiae) and as ...	2002	11980942
basal ganglia-thalamocortical circuits: parallel substrates for motor, oculomotor, "prefrontal" and "limbic" functions.	the central theme of the "segregated circuits" hypothesis is that structural convergence and functional integration occurs within, rather than between, each of the identified circuits. admittedly, the anatomical evidence upon which this scheme is based remains incomplete. the hypothesis continues to be predicated largely on comparisons of anterograde and retrograde labeling studies carried out in different sets of animals. only in the case of the "motor" circuit has evidence for the continuity o ...	2002	2094891
[concept of evolution in the work of karl ernst von baer and his place in histroy of evolutionary thinking].		2002	139715
[cost benefit analysis of the program for the improvement of perinatal mortality and morbidity in austria (author's transl)].	a retrospective cost benefit analysis is initiated for the program to improve the perinatal mortality and morbidity in austria which was started by the federal ministry for health and environment in 1974. based on the official registry of birth in austria the expenses for the intensive maternity care and delivery are calculated. from 1974-1978 the perinatal mortality of 2,514 children was prevented. it is assumed that for each prevented case of perinatal mortality two cases of cerebral damage we ...	2002	118075
[clinical, forensic and psychosomatic perspectives of treatment evaluation (author's transl)].		2002	140352
level dependence of critical bandwidth: notched-noise masking paradigm.	the effect of increased stimulus level on critical bandwidth was investigated. noise-masked, pulsed-tone thresholds were obtained by a bekesy tracking procedure from 4 practiced normal-hearing adults at .5, 1, 2, and 4 kc/s. tones were placed symmetrically within a band-reject region. critical bandwidth was taken as the frequency separation between noise bands at which masked tonal threshold began to change and was found to increase fairly regularly as the spectrum level of the noise increased f ...	2003	262463
[state of health of workers in the present-day manufacture of acrylionitrile].		2003	182620
testing for possible effects of cedar wood shavings and diet on occurrence of mammary gland tumors and hepatomas in c3h-a-vy and c3h-avy-fb mice.	c3h-a-vy and c3h-a-vy-fb mice transferred from our colony to the laboratory of dr. j. r. sabine in australia had a markedly reduced incidence of both hepatomas and mammary tumors. sabine and co-workers (j natl cancer inst 50: 1237-1242, 1973) attributed the low incidence of tumors in their laboratory compared to the high incidence in this laboratory to the fact that we routinely use red cedar shavings in the bedding, whereas they use sawdust, predominantly doublas fir. results of tests in this l ...	2003	165299
attitudes of college students toward sexual behavior of disabled persons.	empirical data on attitudes toward sexual behavior of disabled persons were gathered from a written, sentence-completion task in which 110 college students engaged. the task consisted of 36 sentence stubs, 18 of which probed attitudes toward sex. to facilitate expression of attitudes rather than values, respondents were instructed to respond rapidly with the first thoughts that came to mind. responses were scored as positive or negative. negative responders took significantly less time to comple ...	2003	156530
survey of methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from the fingers of nursing students.	to clarify the state of methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci (mrcns) contamination in the hospital environment, we compared mrcns isolated from the fingers of 40 nursing students who had not yet experienced clinical practice and 40 who had just completed clinical practice in the hospital. fourteen mrcns strains were detected in 13 students (32.5%) after clinical practice; staphylococcus epidermidis in 9 students, staphylococcus haemolyticus in 3, and staphylococcus saprophyticu ...	2003	12673404
use of drotrecorgin alfa--recombinant activated human protein c in treatment of septic shock in the course of therapy for nephrolithiasis.	septic shock is the most dangerous complication of nephrolithiasis management utilizing percutaneous methods.	2003	12761458
[species affiliation of staphylococci isolated in purulent infections].	the microflora was studied of the clinical material taken from those patients presenting with different pyo-septic diseases. it has been ascertained that a key role in the etiology of the above diseases must be referred to gramme-positive micro-organisms--to coagulase-negative staphylococci among their number. of these, s. haemolyticus and s. epidermidis were found with high frequency.	2003	12889369
application of molecular typing methods to characterize nosocomial coagulase-negative staphylococci collected in a greek hospital during a three-year period (1998-2000).	a total of 143 methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci (mr-cns) collected between 1998 and 2000 at the university hospital of patras, greece, were characterized by antibiogram and genomic typing to define the clonal types endemic in this hospital and their evolution during the 3-year period. these isolates corresponded to 93 methicillin-resistant staphylococcus epidermidis (mrse) and 50 other mr-cns, which were isolated from patients in different wards, exclusively from blood and ...	2003	12959406
[prostate histopathology of nih category iv prostatitis detected by sextant prostate needle biopsy from the patients with high prostatic specific antigen].	asymptomatic prostatitis is classified as category iv in nih classification of prostatitis syndrome (1999). no report concerning this category has been present. we investigated this category histopathologically and clinically, in order to clarify the histopathological distribution and its correlation to the clinical features, in this study. among 785 patients who were suspected prostate cancer because of their high prostatic specific antigen (psa) values and to have a sextant prostate needle bio ...	2003	14515754
[yearly changes in antibacterial activities of cefozopran against various clinical isolates between 1996 and 2001--i. gram-positive bacteria].	the in vitro antibacterial activities of cefozopran (czop), an agent of cephems, against various clinical isolates obtained between 1996 and 2001 were yearly evaluated and compared with those of other cephems, oxacephems, carbapenems, and penicillins. a total of 1,274 strains in 15 species of gram-positive bacteria were isolated from the clinical materials annually collected from january to december, and consisted of methicillin-susceptible staphylococcus aureus (mssa), methicillin-resistant sta ...	2003	14567254
intestinal microflora in early infancy: composition and development.	the neonatal intestinal microbiota is a complex ecosystem composed of numerous genera, species and strains of bacteria. this enormous cell mass performs a variety of unique activities that affect both the colonic and systemic physiology. its primary activities include nutritive, metabolic, immunological and protective functions. most studies of infants have been based on faecal samples using the classical plating techniques with culturing on specific media. the limitations of these methods must ...	2003	14599042
[post-marketing surveillance of antibacterial activities of cefozopran against various clinical isolates--i. gram-positive bacteria].	as a post-marketing surveillance, the in vitro antibacterial activities of cefozopran (czop), an agent of cephems, against various clinical isolates were yearly evaluated and compared with those of other cephems, oxacephems, penicillins, and carbapenems. changes in the bacterial susceptibility for czop were also evaluated with the resistance ratio calculated with breakpoint mic. sixteen species (2,363 strains) of gram-positive bacteria were isolated from the clinical materials annually collected ...	2003	14692380
[selected features determine pathogenicity of staphylococcus haemolyticus].	the study have been done on s. haemolyticus strains isolated from patients hospitalized an surgical unit. aim of the study was to determine pathogenic traits of s. haemolyticus: slime producing, adhesion to biomaterials, antibiotics susceptibility and the profiles of surface proteins. among 44 s. haemolyticus strains, in the test-tube method, there have been 38% labeled as slime producing and 62% as non-producing. in the plate method at 48% slime production was noticed, while 52% strains did not ...	2003	14702664
[composition of ame encoding gene in gram positive cocci--study on spread of aminoglycoside resistance].	aminoglycoside modifying enzymes (ames) are major factors which confer aminoglycoside resistance on bacteria. composition of six genes encoding ames (including lately described aph 2"-genes) was investigated by pcr for 16 clinical isolates of enterococcus faecalis, 16 clinical isolates of coagulase-positive (s. aureus) and 13 clinical isolates of coagulase negative staphylococci (s. haemolyticus, s. epidermidis) collected in gdańsk region (northern poland) in the years 1998-2001. diversity of am ...	2003	15103988
[prevalence of aa(6')-aph(2")ia gene among high-level aminoglycoside resistant enterococci and staphylococci].	according to new reports the aac (6')-aph (2")ia gene is no longer the only gene encoding resistance to gentamycin in gram-positive cocci and therefore the current method for predicting synergism aminoglycosides with bacterial cell wall active agents in this bacteria may need revision. to further our knowledge of aminoglycoside resistance mechanism in gram-positive cocci in gdańsk region we tested presence of aac (6')-aph (2")ia gene among 22 enterococcal (e. faecalis) and 41 staphylococcal (s. ...	2003	15103989
studies on the structure of the fragment d moiety of abnormal fibrinogens: influence of calcium ions.		2003	154750
ventriculography with water-soluble contrast medium in stereotactic neurosurgery.		2003	207122
[introduction of legal precedents in nursing accidents. 11. accidents caused by intramuscular injections].		2003	253811
[preliminary data (31 cases) on the cyto-histological and clinical correlates in papillary neoplasms of the urothelium].		2003	262298
the hospital as the site for acupuncture research: applied and basic. part ii.		2003	296177
[smith-mccort syndrome (author's transl)].	an 13-year-old mentally normal boy with short-trunked dwarfism is discribed as a case of the smith-mccort syndrome (smc-syndrome). his disease has been observed radiologically, clinically an histologically for many years. according to spranger (23) this disorder differs from the dyggve-melchior-clausen disease (dmc-syndrome) by lacking oligophrenia. beside a characteristic flattening of the vertebral bodies both syndromes show a lacelike appearance of the iliac crest (crest sign) as a significan ...	2003	154455
the relationship of the pulp and periodontium.		2003	149297
some aspects of the genetics and etiology of spontaneous diabetes mellitus.		2004	525205
[ultrasonic localization for closed renal biopsy].		2004	520913
a microcomputer-based signal acquisition system suitable for use in the pharmacological and physiological laboratory [proceedings].		2004	497605
a review of the value of radiation therapy for adenocarcinoma of the rectum and sigmoid.		2004	387561
3-methyl-3-sulfanylhexan-1-ol as a major descriptor for the human axilla-sweat odour profile.	this study sets out to redress the lack of knowledge in the area of volatile sulfur compounds (vscs) in axillary sweat malodour. sterile odourless underarm sweat (500 ml) was collected from 30 male volunteers after excessive sweating. five strains of bacteria, corynebacterium tuberculostearicum, corynebacterium minutissimum, staphylococcus epidermidis, staphylococcus haemolyticus, and bacillus licheniformis, were isolated and characterised for their ability to generate an authentic axillary odou ...	2004	17191896
coexistent neuroblastoma and hirschsprung's disease--another manifestation of the neurocristopathy?	abnormalities of neural crest development may be manifested in a wide variety of ways ranging from von recklinghausen's disease to sipple's syndrome -- pheochromocytoma and medullary thyroid carcinoma. we report here yet another manifestation -- coexistent multiple neuroblastomas and hirschsprung's disease in a newborn. in a review of the english literature we have found the combination of neuroblastoma and hirschsprung's disease recorded only once previously [2]. however, the relationship betwe ...	2004	471559
effect on plaque growth of xylitol and sucrose-containing chewing gums.	two experiments tested the effects of xylitol or sucrose-containing chewing gums on plaque formation. in the first experiment the 18 subjects maintained their normal dietary habits, and in the second they received a sucrose-free diet during the 3-day experimental periods. plaque formation was assessed gravimetrically and/or planimetrically. when the dietary habits were not altered, neither the sucrose nor the xylitol-containing chewing gums had significant effects on the plaque scores. when sucr ...	2004	353085
[can the gap between "alternative nutrition" and "officially recommended nutrition" be bridged?].		2004	492392
moorcroft: the first modern eye-surgeon in punjab.		2004	387585
[emergency medical service in greater copenhagen].		2004	545772
[acute renal failure in alcoholic myopathy (author's transl)].	two chronic alcoholics developed acute renal failure from alcoholic myopathy (acute alcohol-induced rhabdomyolysis). severe muscle pain developed and was associated with transitory oligo-anuric renal failure, requiring dialysis in one patient. in addition to the typical history and clinical symptoms, excessive elevation of muscle enzymes, especially creatine-kinase, and the appearance of myoglobin in serum are characteristic. brown discoloration of the urine and a falsely positive test for "bloo ...	2004	446285
the effect of situational contingencies on female retaliative behavior.	most studies that have found sex differences in aggression have reported that males are more aggressive than females. recent evidence, however, suggests that the expectation of female nonaggressiveness may be unwarranted. the present study attempted to reconcile these differences by considering the contingencies of female aggression. thirty females competed in a task designed to measure aggression (a) alone, (b) in the presence of a silent observer, or (c) in the presence of a supportive observe ...	2004	521901
immunologic factors in liver disease.		2004	4572214
defective neutrophil oxidative burst in preterm newborns on exposure to coagulase-negative staphylococci.	the neutrophil oxidative burst is a product of the regulated assembly of the multicomponent oxidase enzyme. our aim was to compare the oxidative burst in term (n = 10) and preterm newborns <31 wk gestational age (n = 10) after stimulation with coagulase-negative staphylococci in vitro. strains of streptococcus epidermidis with different invasive and slime-producing properties, one strain of s. haemolyticus, and one strain of group b-streptococcus were investigated. a whole-blood flow cytometric ...	2004	15155865
glycopeptide resistance in staphylococcus aureus: is it a real threat?	following the discovery in 1992 that resistance to vancomycin could be transferred in vitro from a strain of staphylococcus haemolyticus to staphylococcus aureus, the threat that a similar event could happen in vivo has existed. in 1996, the threat became a reality in japan followed by reports of low-level heteroresistant s. aureus from elsewhere in the world. however, the threat has not gone away; indeed it has become more intimidating within the past 2 years with the isolation of higher-level ...	2004	15160298
in vitro combined bactericidal activity of cefpirome and glycopeptides against glycopeptides and oxacillin-resistant staphylococci.	infections caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci are becoming increasingly important, particularly those of nosocomial origin, as the organisms are frequently multi-resistant. new antimicrobial strategies are needed. the bactericidal activity of a combination of cefpirome with either vancomycin or teicoplanin against 12 strains of methicillin-resistant staphylococci with a decreased susceptibility to teicoplanin was determined in vitro by a time killing method. strains mu3 and mu50 of staph ...	2004	15164965
purification and characterization of recombinant staphylococcus haemolyticus dna gyrase and topoisomerase iv expressed in escherichia coli.	the subunits of dna gyrase and topoisomerase iv from staphylococcus haemolyticus were expressed in escherichia coli, purified to homogeneity, and used to reconstitute active enzymes that were sensitive to known topoisomerase inhibitors. this represents the first description of a method for isolating type ii topoisomerases of a coagulase-negative staphylococcal species.	2004	15215131
evaluation of the uro-quick, a new rapid automated system, for the detection of well-characterized antibiotic-resistant bacteria.	the uro-quick system has been employed to detect antibiotic resistance in genotypically and/or phenotypically well-characterized bacterial species including those that might not be easily identified by routine procedure. in order to achieve full agreement between the antibiotic susceptibility results obtained by the reference method (nccls) and the uro-quick system, the optimal experimental conditions (inoculum size, time of incubation and antibiotic concentration) for each strain to be used by ...	2004	15216942
antimicrobial-resistance and enterotoxin-encoding genes among staphylococci isolated from expressed human breast milk.	resistance traits and the presence of enterotoxin-encoding genes were investigated in staphylococcus isolates obtained from expressed human breast milk. a total of 54 staphylococcal isolates identified as staphylococcus epidermidis (53.6 %), staphylococcus warneri (20.4 %), staphylococcus haemolyticus (13 %) and staphylococcus aureus (13 %) were investigated. by using a disc-diffusion method, higher rates of resistance, including intermediate resistance, were observed for penicillin (87 %) and e ...	2004	15272063
comparison of the bbl chromagar staph aureus agar medium to conventional media for detection of staphylococcus aureus in respiratory samples.	screening for staphylococcus aureus has become routine in certain patient populations. this study is the first clinical evaluation of the bbl chromagar staph aureus agar (csa) medium (bd diagnostics, sparks, md.) for detection of s. aureus in nasal surveillance cultures and in respiratory samples from cystic fibrosis (cf) patients. s. aureus colonies appear mauve on csa. other organisms are inhibited or produce a distinctly different colony color. s. aureus was identified from all media by slide ...	2004	15297498
differential regulation of th1/th2 in relevant tissues for sepsis pathogenesis with a limulus anti-lps factor-derived peptide increases survival in gram-positive sepsis.	severe sepsis and septic shock are important causes of death in intensive care units. although gram-negative infections were predominant in the 1960s, gram-positive infections have increased in the past two decades and now account for about half of the cases of severe sepsis. in this study, we examined the effect of a limulus anti-lps factor (lalf)-derived peptide on lung and liver th1/th2 cytokine mrna levels during a gram-positive sepsis. we also examined the morphopathological changes observe ...	2004	15313432
prevalence of methicillin-resistant, coagulase-negative staphylococci in neonatal intensive care units: findings from a tertiary care hospital in india.	this study was undertaken to determine the antimicrobial resistance pattern and species of coagulase-negative staphylococci (cns) isolated from the blood and skin of neonates with clinical suspicion of late-onset septicaemia (>72 h post-delivery) admitted to neonatal intensive care units, with particular reference to the phenotypic and genotypic expression of methicillin resistance. blood culture specimens were collected by venipuncture from 660 such neonates in brain heart infusion broth. skin ...	2004	15314204
methicillin-resistant staphylococci isolated from animals.	staphylococci isolated from animals (n=311) were screened for methicillin resistance by oxacillin agar screening. oxacillin-resistant strains were tested for the presence of the meca gene by pcr. isolates were identified by standard techniques and 16s rdna analysis, and their antimicrobial susceptibilities were tested using an agar diffusion method. meca-positive strains were further analyzed using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (pfge). from 11 multidrug-resistant staphylococci, 6 were meca-po ...	2004	15381271
comparative evaluation of coagulase-negative staphylococci (cons) adherence to acrylic by a static method and a parallel-plate flow dynamic method.	the main goal of this work was to evaluate the adhesion to acrylic of several clinical strains of staphylococcus epidermidis and staphylococcus haemolyticus using both static and dynamic adhesion methods, and to compare the results obtained with these two methods. adhesion was evaluated using the static slide method with different washing procedures, and the parallel plate flow chamber method. the extent of s. epidermidis adhesion, assessed by both methods, was greater than that of s. haemolytic ...	2004	15501653
antimicrobial efficacy of a new antibiotic-loaded poly(hydroxybutyric-co-hydroxyvaleric acid) controlled release system.	failure of orthopaedic devices, mainly femoral hip replacements, due to infection is of increasing medical importance. there is a need for improved antibiotic delivery systems in the treatment of orthopaedic infections and here we have evaluated polyhydroxyalkanoate formulations for their suitability as a constant delivery system for gentamicin.	2004	15537698
isolation and molecular characterization of multiresistant staphylococcus sciuri and staphylococcus haemolyticus associated with skin and soft-tissue infections.	the isolation, molecular identification and genotyping of multiresistant staphylococcus sciuri and staphylococcus haemolyticus from skin and soft-tissue infections are reported. accurate and full identification of three coagulase-negative staphylococcal isolates was achieved using pcr, while the api staph method failed to identify an isolate of s. haemolyticus fully. the pcr assay, which detects polymorphism in the 16s-23s rrna spacer region, is shown to be potentially useful for rapid and accur ...	2004	14663105
early bacterial keratitis after laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy.	we report a case of bacterial keratitis that occurred after laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy. the patient presented with a decrease in visual acuity and pain 2 days after the procedure. culture was positive for staphylococcus haemolyticus. the infiltrate slowly resolved with topical antibiotics, and the best corrected visual acuity improved to 20/20. although bacterial keratitis occurs rarely after refractive surgery, patients should be informed of the potential risk for visual loss caus ...	2004	15617940
evaluation of phenotypic methods for methicillin resistance characterization in coagulase-negative staphylococci (cns).	coagulase-negative staphylococci (cns) are the major cause of nosocomial infections. methicillin-resistant strains are particularly important because they narrow therapeutic options. detecting methicillin resistance among cns has been a challenge for years. the objective of this study was to determine the accuracy of an agar screening test (0.6 and 4 microg oxacillin ml(-1)), disc diffusion and the automated microscan system to characterize methicillin resistance among cns. one hundred and seven ...	2004	15585497
methicillin-resistant staphylococcal bacteremia in patients with hematologic malignancies: clinical and microbiological retrospective comparative analysis of s. haemolyticus, s. epidermidis and s. aureus.	although staphylococcus haemolyticus (sh) represents an emerging etiology of methicillin-resistant (mr) coagulase-negative staphylococcal nosocomial bacteremia, little is known of clinical significance of this infection. thus, we performed case-control retrospective comparative analysis of mrsh bacteremias (mrshb), methicillin-resistant s. epidermidis bacteremias (mrseb), and methicillin-resistant s. aureus bacteremias (mrsab) in patients with hematologic malignancies. most patients in the three ...	2004	15700845
[adhesion dependence of coagulase-negative staphylococci to biomaterials and pia polysaccharide synthesis on icaadbc operon presence].	both staphylococcus epidermidis and staphylococcus haemolyticus are important causes of infections associated with catheters and other medical devices. this infections result in significant morbidity, mortality and economic cost. it has recently been shown that not only s. epidermidis but also s. haemolyticus can produce slime and carries the ica operon responsible for and slime production. in the operon, coexpression of icaa and icad is required for full slime synthesis. this study is focused o ...	2004	15773498
adjuvant chemotherapy of high-grade osteosarcoma of the extremity. updated results of the multi-institutional osteosarcoma study.	the multi-institutional osteosarcoma study (mios) was designed to determine whether intensive multiagent adjuvant chemotherapy improves the outcome of patients with nonmetastatic high-grade osteosarcoma of the extremity as compared with concurrent controls. after definitive surgery of the primary tumor, patients were randomly assigned to immediate adjuvant chemotherapy or to observation without adjuvant treatment. updated results of this trial indicate that the projected six-year event-free surv ...	2004	1884563
proposed usp microbial limits.		2004	1770408
insulin degradation in vivo: a high-performance liquid chromatographic analysis.	the metabolism of insulin in vivo was investigated using an isocratic reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic (rp-hplc) method. after intravenous injection of a14-[125i]insulin into normals, eight labelled insulin derivatives were found in plasma (peaks 1-8). two of them (peaks 1 and 7) showed an elution pattern identical with those of reference [125i]monoiodotyrosine and intact a14-[125i]insulin, respectively. of the other six peaks, five (2-6) eluted before and one (peak 8) afte ...	2004	2094722
surgical considerations of early gastric cancer.	metastasis to lymph nodes was seen more higher rate in protruding lesion, especially in type iia and iia + iic than in concaving lesion. in view of the metastasis to the secondary regional lymph nodes or the third regional lymph nodes, care should be taken in the eradication of lymph node in early gastric cancer of type iic. five-year survival rate was 88.9% of the resected cases of early gastric cancer.	2005	1234083
[b- and t-lymphocytes in children].		2005	1081215
[potassium-selective hemoanalysis using the valinomycin-disc-electrode (author's transl)].		2005	540120
bilateral adrenocortical uptake of ga-67 spect during septicemia in a heart transplant patient.	gallium-67 scintigraphy is a valuable agent in the management of fever of unknown origin. the use of spect increases its sensitivity and may demonstrate unexpected findings. we report on a heart-transplanted 55-year-old man with postsurgical fever of unknown origin. ga-67 spect showed bilateral abnormal adrenal gland uptake that disappeared after intensive antibiotic therapy as assessed by a new ga-67 scintigraphy obtained 3 months later. unilateral and bilateral adrenal uptake of gallium has be ...	2005	15827412
coagulase-negative staphylococcal meningitis in adults: clinical characteristics and therapeutic outcomes.	we wanted to analyze the clinical characteristics and therapeutic outcomes of adult meningitis caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci (cons).	2005	15827871
investigation of staphylococcus strains with heterogeneous resistance to glycopeptides in a turkish university hospital.	the hetero-glycopeptide intermediate staphylococci is considered to be the precursor of glycopeptide intermediate staphylococci especially vancomycin intermediate staphylococcus aureus (visa). for this purpose, we aimed to investigate the heterogeneous resistance to glycopeptide and their frequencies in 135 staphylococcus strains.	2005	15871748
microarray-based detection of 90 antibiotic resistance genes of gram-positive bacteria.	a disposable microarray was developed for detection of up to 90 antibiotic resistance genes in gram-positive bacteria by hybridization. each antibiotic resistance gene is represented by two specific oligonucleotides chosen from consensus sequences of gene families, except for nine genes for which only one specific oligonucleotide could be developed. a total of 137 oligonucleotides (26 to 33 nucleotides in length with similar physicochemical parameters) were spotted onto the microarray. the micro ...	2005	15872258
components and antibacterial activity of the roots of salvia jaminiana.	the acetone extract of the roots of salvia jaminiana, containing the sterols campestanol, stigmasterol and sitosterol, and five known diterpenoids, ferruginol, cryptanol, 6,7-dehydroroyleanon, 6-hydroxysalvinolone and microstegiol, remarkably inhibited the growth of bacillus subtilis, staphylococcus aureus atcc 25923 and streptococcus alpha-hemolitic.	2005	15893885
comparative assessment of antibiotic susceptibility of coagulase-negative staphylococci in biofilm versus planktonic culture as assessed by bacterial enumeration or rapid xtt colorimetry.	to quantitatively compare the antibiotic susceptibility of biofilms formed by the coagulase-negative staphylococci (cons) staphylococcus epidermidis and staphylococcus haemolyticus with the susceptibility of planktonic cultures.	2005	15980094
genotypic versus phenotypic characterization, with respect to susceptibility and identification, of 17 clinical isolates of staphylococcus lugdunensis.	to compare different methods for the identification and determination of susceptibility to penicillin and methicillin of staphylococcus lugdunensis.	2005	15994248
increasing ciprofloxacin resistance among prevalent urinary tract bacterial isolates in the gaza strip.	this study aims to assess common organisms causing urinary tract infection (uti) in the gaza strip, palestinian authority and to examine the incidence of ciprofloxacin resistance in the strains of bacteria isolated from patients suspected with uti over a six-month period.	2005	16123829
survey of extreme solvent tolerance in gram-positive cocci: membrane fatty acid changes in staphylococcus haemolyticus grown in toluene.	we exploited the unique ecological niche of oil fly larval guts to isolate a strain of staphylococcus haemolyticus which may be the most solvent-tolerant gram-positive bacterium yet described. this organism is able to tolerate 100% toluene, benzene, and p-xylene on plate overlays and saturating levels of these solvents in monophasic liquid cultures. a comparison of membrane fatty acids by gas chromatography after growth in liquid media with and without toluene showed that in cells continuously e ...	2005	16151101
increase of faecal bifidobacteria due to dietary oligosaccharides induces a reduction of clinically relevant pathogen germs in the faeces of formula-fed preterm infants.	in a previous study on formula-fed preterm infants, we were able to demonstrate that dietary oligosaccharides (a mixture of 90% galacto-oligosaccharides and 10% fructo-oligosaccharides in a concentration of 1 g/dl) stimulate the growth of faecal bifidobacteria. in the present explorative analysis of this study, we focus on the effect of the dominance of bifidobacteria on the presence of clinically relevant pathogens (staphylococcus aureus, staphylococcus epidermidis, staphylococcus haemolyticus, ...	2005	16214763
spectrum and antibiotic resistance of uropathogens isolated from hospital and community patients with urinary tract infections in two large hospitals in kuwait.	to determine the spectrum of microbial etiology and antibiotic resistance pattern of the uropathogens that cause urinary tract infections in 2 large teaching hospitals in kuwait over a period of 1 year.	2005	16220013
whole-genome sequencing of staphylococcus haemolyticus uncovers the extreme plasticity of its genome and the evolution of human-colonizing staphylococcal species.	staphylococcus haemolyticus is an opportunistic bacterial pathogen that colonizes human skin and is remarkable for its highly antibiotic-resistant phenotype. we determined the complete genome sequence of s.haemolyticus to better understand its pathogenicity and evolutionary relatedness to the other staphylococcal species. a large proportion of the open reading frames in the genomes of s.haemolyticus, staphylococcus aureus, and staphylococcus epidermidis were conserved in their sequence and order ...	2005	16237012
effects of growth in the presence of subinhibitory concentrations of dicloxacillin on staphylococcus epidermidis and staphylococcus haemolyticus biofilms.	low concentrations of antibiotics can inhibit microbial adherence to medical device surfaces. however, little is known about the changes that occur in the physiology of bacteria within biofilms formed in the presence of subinhibitory (sub-mic) concentrations of antibiotics. in this study, the densities and matrix compositions of biofilms formed by two coagulase-negative staphylococcus species in the absence and in the presence of sub-mic concentrations of dicloxacillin were evaluated. biofilms f ...	2005	16332862
identification of coagulase-negative staphylococci other than staphylococcus epidermidis by automated ribotyping.	as routine identification of coagulase-negative staphylococci is problematic, the performance of automated ribotyping was evaluated for identification of coagulase-negative staphylococci other than staphylococcus epidermidis. in total, 177 isolates were tested, comprising 149 isolates from blood samples, 15 isolates that were not identified by internal transcribed spacer (its)-pcr in a previous study, and 13 reference strains. the identification results were compared with those obtained by the a ...	2005	15715714
erroneous reporting of coagulase-negative staphylococci as kocuria spp. by the vitek 2 system.	misidentification of coagulase-negative staphylococci (cons) may delay appropriate treatment. we investigated 20 clinical isolates identified as kocuria spp. by the vitek 2 system. all were identified as cons by 16s rrna gene sequencing (18 staphylococcus epidermidis, 1 staphylococcus haemolyticus). four kocuria isolates were shown to be identical to cons from the same patient by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. isolates identified by vitek 2 as kocuria most likely represent misidentified cons, ...	2005	15750130
the binding of mbl to common bacteria in infectious diseases of children.	to purify mannan-binding lectin (mbl) from human serum and detect its binding ability to several kinds of bacteria common in infectious diseases of children.	2005	15593393
rapid detection of methicillin resistance in teicoplanin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci by a penicillin-binding protein 2' latex agglutination method.	thirty-five clinical isolates of coagulase-negative staphylococci with decreased glycopeptide sensitivity were examined by a penicillin-binding protein (pbp2') latex agglutination (la) test and were compared to the detection of the meca gene by pcr, and oxacillin susceptibility determined minimum inhibitory concentrations. the latex test demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity for detecting methicillin resistance in coagulase-negative staphylococci after pbp2' induction with oxacillin.	2005	15649543
evaluation of six commercial identification kits for the identification of staphylococcus aureus isolated from bovine mastitis.	comparison of six commercially available in human medicine well-established slide agglutination systems for the identification of staphylococcus aureus.	2005	15659199
spread of clones of multidrug-resistant, coagulase-negative staphylococci within a university hospital.	to detect putative clonal dissemination of multidrug-resistant, coagulase-negative staphylococci (cns) in a university hospital in northern sweden.	2005	15693412
the discovery of a multi-resistant staphylococcus haemolyticus clone in the hospital and community environment in south western nigeria.	among clinically significant isolates of coagulase negative staphylococci, staphylococcus haemolyticus is ranked second after staphylococcus epidermidis. it has been associated with septicemia in newborns and various infections in persons with compromised host defenses and implanted foreign bodies. the existence of a multi-resistant staphylococcus haemolyticus clone was discovered during a study on patients with skin and soft tissue infections at two local health clinics and in a referral hospit ...	2005	15695837
genomic characterization of oxacillin-resistant staphylococcus epidermidis and staphylococcus haemolyticus isolated from brazilian medical centres.	studies on the genetic diversity of oxacillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococcal (cns) isolates are important for the control and prevention of infections. the present study evaluated the clonal diversity of oxacillin-resistant staphylococcus epidermidis (orse) and staphylococcus haemolyticus (orsh) strains, isolated from patients in nine brazilian medical centres by using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (pfge) after digestion of bacterial dna using smai. pfge analysis of orse (n=44) a ...	2005	15571849
management of pathological fractures at the mayo clinic.		2005	1234120
letter: restless legs: precipitated by beta blockers, relieved by orphenadrine.		2005	1214686