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isolation of escherichia fergusonii from the feces and internal organs of a goat with diarrhea.a fecal sample from a 42-year-old goat with a 2-month history of poor weight gain and diarrhea yielded a moderate growth of an organism resembling salmonella spp. on macconkey agar. the organism was identified as escherichia fergusonii. the animal was euthanized. samples of intestine, lung, liver, and kidney yielded the same organism, e. fergusonii.200717616063
the definition of local control. response to parsons. 20072045314
distribution of liposomes in tuberculous mice.the dynamics of the distribution of liposomes for use as drug carriers for the treatment of tuberculosis is studied. while the free radiolabel injected into mice was rapidly excreted by the kidneys, the same label trapped within liposomes was retained for longer periods in the liver, spleen and lung. there were variations in the distribution and retention times of liposomes of different composition. when the distribution of liposomes in healthy and tuberculous mice was compared, a greater accumu ...20072238128
nonsquamous tumors of the head and neck in the geriatric population.thyroid tumors, salivary gland tumors, and non-hodgkin's lymphoma are described. psychosocial issues involving the geriatric patient are discussed. case reports of a number of geriatric tumor patients are included.20072074986
is national health insurance imminent?what is meant by the rhetoric about "reforming" health care financing and who is driving this movement? mahrenholz details the whole frightening situation.20071876196
mechanisms of aminoglycoside nephrotoxicity.aminoglycosides continue to be widely used for the treatment of serious gram-negative infections. ten to fifteen per cent of all courses of therapy are complicated by declines in renal function, despite close monitoring of serum drug levels. the proposed pathogenesis and biochemical mechanisms of renal dysfunction caused by these commonly used therapeutic agents are discussed.20082650936
cardiac hypersensitivity to 5-aminosalicylic acid. 20082566070
multidrug-resistant escherichia fergusonii: a case of acute cystitis.we report a case in which escherichia fergusonii, an emerging pathogen in various types of infections, was associated with cystitis in a 52-year-old woman. the offending strain was found to be multidrug resistant. despite in vitro activity, beta-lactam treatment failed because of a lack of patient compliance with therapy. the work confirms the pathogenic potential of e. fergusonii.200818256229
analytical comparison of nine pcr primer sets designed to detect the presence of escherichia coli/shigella in water samples.the analytical performance of 9 different pcr primer sets designed to detect escherichia coli and shigella in water has been evaluated in terms of ubiquity, specificity, and analytical detection limit. of the 9 pcr primer sets tested, only 3 of the 5 primer sets targeting uida gene and the primer set targeting tuf gene amplified dna from all e. coli strains tested. however, of those 4 primer sets, only the primer set targeting the tuf gene also amplified dna from all shigella strains tested. for ...200919482328
cryptic lineages of the genus escherichia.extended multilocus sequence typing (mlst) analysis of atypical escherichia isolates was used to identify five novel phylogenetic clades (ci to cv) among isolates from environmental, human, and animal sources. analysis of individual housekeeping loci showed that e. coli and its sister clade, ci, remain largely indistinguishable and represent nascent evolutionary lineages. conversely, clades of similar age (ciii and civ) were found to be phylogenetically distinct. when all escherichia lineages (n ...200919700542
first enteric escherichia fergusonii from italy. 200920046110
characterisation of escherichia fergusonii isolates from farm animals using an escherichia coli virulence gene array and tissue culture adherence assays.escherichia fergusonii has been associated with a wide variety of intestinal and extra-intestinal infections in both humans and animals but, despite strong circumstantial evidence, the degree to which the organism is responsible for the pathologies identified remains uncertain. thirty isolates of e. fergusonii collected between 2003 and 2004 were screened using an escherichia coli virulence gene array to test for the presence of homologous virulence genes in e. fergusonii. the iss (increased ser ...200918585745
misidentification of a variant biotype of escherichia coli o157:h7 as escherichia fergusonii by vitek 2 compact. 200919116349
[preparation of the colon for elective surgery].mechanical bowel preparation and antibiotic therapy have been conclusive to decrease morbi-mortality in elective colon surgery. two methods were compared: the traditional laxative and three days solution enemas method, and the 3-6 hours total intestinal irrigation method. we evaluated the patient's acceptance, intraoperative bowel preparation, and postoperative. we included 31 patients distributed in both groups and with similar procedures. our results showed up 80% effectiveness in colon cleani ...20092772480
hypersensitivity myocarditis and hepatitis associated with imipramine and its metabolite, desipramine.we present two cases of myocarditis and hepatitis with histologic characteristics of hypersensitivity-mediated drug reactions associated with imipramine and its metabolite, desipramine. in one case, death was directly attributed to myocarditis; in the second case, the patient died of an acute myocardial infarct, but myocarditis may have played a contributory role. one patient was taking imipramine, and therapeutic concentrations of imipramine and desipramine were documented in postmortem blood. ...20092760582
[osteolytic foci: cancer or not?]. 20092797229
perceived distributions of the characteristics of in-group and out-group members: empirical evidence and a computer simulation.this research studied 2 properties of perceived distributions of the characteristics of social category members: the probability of differentiating (making distinctions) among category members and the perceived variability (variance) of category members. the results of 4 experiments supported the hypothesis that greater familiarity with a social group leads to greater perceived differentiation and variability regarding that group. in-group members formed more differentiated and variable distribu ...20092760805
withering look at serum digoxin requests. 20092867337
[clinical significance of the quantification of obesity. the quetelet index and its use].the degree of obesity, ie. the quantity of excessive stored adipose tissue, affects substantially morbidity and mortality on cardiovascular, metabolic, and other diseases. while the quantity of an adipose tissue is practically impossible to determine, it is necessary to use the body weight, adjusted for the stature. the quetelet's index (body mass index, bmi) is the best one from height-weight indices. values of bmi define categories of normal weight, overweight, and obesity, which have differen ...20092790909
car radiator burns: a report on 72 cases.seventy-two cases of car radiator burns (crb) were treated in the burns unit, hamad medical corporation, doha, qatar, over a 6-year period (1982-87). all the patients were males and most were between 20 and 40 years old. chest wall, face and right upper limb were the commonest sites involved. most of the patients suffered from relatively minor scalds. the scenario of the accidents as well as the topography of the burned areas were characteristic to this particular type of injury. the exceptional ...20092765150
morphological evidence of an altered bone marrow microenvironment in patients with acute nonlymphoblastic leukemia and myelodysplastic disorders.type iv nuclear bodies are classified as true intranuclear inclusions that ultrastructurally contain numerous densely packed 20- to 30-nm osmiophilic granules surrounded by a microfibrillar cortex. in the present study, we have found statistically significant ultrastructural differences in the frequency and size of type iv nuclear bodies in the in vitro bone marrow fibroblastic cells (fc) derived from eight nonleukemic subjects and 13 patients with acute nonlymphoblastic leukemia (anll) and myel ...20103028850
[fibrinolytic therapy of thromboembolic vascular occlusions: experiences based on 87 patients]. 20102974192
abnormal degradation of erythrocyte membrane proteins in down's syndrome. 20102953697
generic versus branded carbamazepine. 20102884519
an anthropometric assessment of huntington's disease patients and families.an anthropometric investigation was designed to evaluate patterns of physical deterioration in huntington's disease (hd). in this study a comprehensive set of measurements was taken including height, weight, body circumferences, skinfold thickness, and craniofacial, linear, and breadth components of the body, on 44 normal, 26 affected, and 70 at-risk individuals between 14 and 88 years of age. the anthropometric data were converted to z-scores using standards to adjust for age and sex difference ...20102932916
carbohydrate structures of nonspecific cross-reacting antigen-2, a glycoprotein purified from meconium as an antigen cross-reacting with anticarcinoembryonic antigen antibody. occurrence of complex-type sugar chains with the gal beta 1----3glcnac beta 1----3gal beta 1----4glcnac beta 1----outer chains.nonspecific cross-reacting antigen-2 (nca-2) is a glycoprotein purified from meconium as a closely correlated entity with carcinoembryonic antigen (cea). as in the case of cea, only asparagine-linked sugar chains are included in nca-2. in order to elucidate the structural characteristics of the sugar chains of nca-2, they were quantitatively released from the polypeptide backbone by hydrazinolysis and reduced with nab3h4 after n-acetylation. the radioactive oligosaccharides were fractionated by ...20102808357
increasing resistance in community-acquired urinary tract infections in latin america, five years after the implementation of national therapeutic guidelines.the worldwide increasing resistance to antibiotics has complicated antimicrobial treatment of urinary tract infections (utis), especially in latin america. this study aimed to report the present etiology and antimicrobial susceptibility of utis, and the effects of the national guidelines for utis introduced in 2003.201020637675
identification and characterization of novel phosphate regulon genes, ecs0540-ecs0544, in escherichia coli o157:h7.in response to environmental phosphate limitation, the transcriptional activator phob of escherichia coli (e. coli) activates transcription of the phosphate regulon (pho regulon) genes that are involved in phosphate utilization. at least 31 of pho regulon genes have been identified and well characterized in e. coli by numerous studies using non-pathogenic k-12 derivative strains. in this study, we searched for phob-regulated promoters from a lacz-fused genomic library of the e. coli o157:h7 saka ...201020640580
examination of equine glandular stomach lesions for bacteria, including helicobacter spp by fluorescence in situ hybridisation.the equine glandular stomach is commonly affected by erosion and ulceration. the aim of this study was to assess whether bacteria, including helicobacter, could be involved in the aetiology of gastric glandular lesions seen in horses.201020298612
first description of an extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase-producing multidrug-resistant escherichia fergusonii strain in a patient with cystitis.extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase (esbl)-producing organisms have captured the attention of clinicians and laboratorians and are agents of nosocomial and community onset infections (j. d. pitout and k. b. laupland, lancet infect. dis. 8:159-166, 2008). esbls in many enterobacteriaceae and in nonfermenting gram-negative organisms have been described (k. bush and g. a. jacoby, antimicrob. agents chemother. 54:969-976, 2010). we present the first case of a clinical isolate of multidrug-resistant esc ...201020410344
characterization of genes expressed in response to cadmium exposure in the earthworm eisenia fetida using ddrt-pcr.the transition metal cadmium is a pervasive and persistent environmental contaminant that is both a human toxicant and a carcinogen. to inhibit cadmium-induced damage, cells increase the expression of genes encoding stress-response proteins. the transcription of many stress-responsive genes, including those that encode metallothioneins, glutathione-s-transferases (gsts) and heat shock proteins have been reported. the aim of this work was to investigate in eisenia fetida the genes whose expressio ...201020674023
use of citrate adonitol agar as a selective medium for the isolation of escherichia fergusonii from a captive reindeer herd.escherichia fergusonii is an emerging potentially zoonotic organism which has been recovered from a broad range of human and animal sources. efforts to recover e. fergusonii from mixed flora hitherto however have been constrained by the lack of a suitable selective medium for its isolation. this paper reports for the first time the recovery of e. fergusonii from reindeer carcases in a wildlife park and the use of citrate adonitol agar to selectively screen for the presence of this organism in fa ...201020153938
congenital adrenal hyperplasia. 20102887945
[primary transport of acute patients. optimal use of rescue resources exemplified by the canton of graubünden]. 20113927607
bacteriocinogeny in experimental pigs treated with indomethacin and escherichia coli nissle.to evaluate bacteriocinogeny in short-term high-dose indomethacin administration with or without probiotic escherichia coli nissle 1917 (ecn) in experimental pigs.201121350709
plasmid typing and resistance profiling of escherichia fergusonii and other enterobacteriaceae isolates from south korean farm animals.in this study, we focused on determining the distribution and prevalence of major plasmid replicons in +¦-lactam-resistant escherichia fergusonii and enterobacteriaceae of animal and human origin. a high degree of plasmid variability and multiple plasmid replicons were observed among the isolates. the incf and inci1 replicons were the most prevalent in e. fergusonii and salmonella enterica serovar indiana isolated from swine and poultry in south korea, respectively. the presence of broad-host-ra ...201121398479
ability of three dna-based assays to identify presumptive escherichia coli colonies isolated from water by the culture-based mfc agar method.we tested the ability of three pcr assays, targeting uida and tuf genes to correctly identify escherichia coli colonies isolated from water and we compared them to two ß-glucuronidase-based culture methods (colilert(®) and readycult(®)), in terms of specificity and sensitivity. e. coli isolates recovered on mfc agar were first tested for the presence of the uida positive colonies were presumed to be e. coli. for further characterization, uida-negative colonies were subsequently identified using ...201121420142
novel lipopeptide biosurfactant produced by hydrocarbon degrading and heavy metal tolerant bacterium escherichia fergusonii klu01 as a potential tool for bioremediation.escherichia fergusonii klu01, a propitious bacterial strain isolated from oil contaminated soil was identified to be hydrocarbon degrading, heavy metal tolerant and a potent producer of biosurfactant using diesel oil as the sole carbon and energy source. the biosurfactant produced by the strain was characterized to be a lipopeptide. the minimum active dose and critical micelle concentration of the biosurfactant were found as 0.165±0.08µg and 36mg/l, respectively. in spite of being an excellent e ...201121802283
escherichia fergusonii bacteremia in a diabetic patient with pancreatic cancer.although escherichia fergusonii has been identified for decades, it has rarely been recovered from clinical specimens and its clinical significance remains unclear. we describe a case of e. fergusonii bacteremia in a diabetic patient with pancreatic cancer. the isolate was confirmed by three commercial identification systems and 16s rrna gene sequence analysis. the patient's clinical condition gradually improved, and repeated blood cultures were negative after antibiotic treatment with an in vit ...201121918030
[acute drug poisoning: epidemiology, general etiology and contributions of biological toxicology]. 20113222647
rapid concentration and molecular enrichment approach for sensitive detection of escherichia coli/shigella in potable water samples.in this work, we used a rapid, simple, and efficient concentration and recovery procedure combined with a dna enrichment method (dubbed crename), that we coupled to an escherichia coli/shigella-specific real-time pcr (rtpcr) assay targeting the tuf gene, to sensitively detect e. coli/shigella in water. this integrated method was compared to the usepa culture-based method 1604 on mi agar in terms of analytical specificity, ubiquity, detection limit, and rapidity. none of the 179 non-e. coli/shige ...201121764965
oesophageal pain exacerbated by propranolol. 20113113570
rectal lymphoid tissue. 20113209187
hemispheric specialization of abacus experts in mental calculation: evidence from the results of time-sharing tasks.hemispheric specialization for mental calculation and verbal tasks in abacus (soroban in japanese) experts and control subjects was tested using time-sharing tasks. in experiment 1, the effects of auditorily presented mental calculation and news-listening tasks on sequential finger tappings were examined. the results revealed that in the mental calculation condition, abacus experts showed greater interference effects on left hand tapping, whereas control subjects showed greater interference effe ...20113194051
cleavage lines of the oral mucosa in japanese cadavers.cleavage lines were experimentally reproduced in the oral mucosa of japanese cadavers. they were investigated macroscopically and histologically. the reproduced cleavage lines showed little directional variation by sex or age. from the histological findings, the mucosal cleavage lines were interpreted to represent cleavage split along the direction of connective tissue fibres in the lamina propria.20113165386
core biochemistry required for the biological sciences undergraduate. 20113208981
age dependence of flow velocity in cerebral arteries. 20113212841
spondylolisthesis with unilateral pars interarticularis defect and contralateral facet joint degeneration. a case report. 20113175761
aids policy development within the department of defense. 20113100984
histocompatibility antigens in adult obliterative bronchiolitis with or without rheumatoid arthritis.we compared hla antigens in 28 patients with obliterative bronchiolitis (16 with rheumatoid arthritis) with those in 150 normal controls, to determine their relationship to drug toxicity and to the pathogenesis of obliterative bronchiolitis (ob). there was a significantly increased prevalence of hla-b40 in the whole group and in patients with ob and rheumatoid arthritis (ra). there was increased frequency of hla-a2 and a28 within the whole group and in those with ob alone. hla-a3 and b5 were com ...20113133152
effects of cost sharing on physiological health, health practices, and worry.in a randomized trial of the effects of medical insurance on spending and the health status of the nonaged, we previously reported that patients with limited cost sharing had approximately one-third less use of medical services, similar general self-assessed health, and worse blood pressure, functional far vision, and dental health than those with free care. of the 20 additional measures of physiological health studied here on 3,565 adults, people with cost sharing scored better on 12 measures a ...20113119520
theory testing research: methodological issues. 20113105422
alcohol-related symptoms in heterogeneous families of hospitalized alcoholics.heterogeneity in the clinical symptoms of alcohol abuse was examined in 243 men and 305 women from families of hospitalized alcoholics, who had demonstrated different patterns of inheritance of susceptibility to alcoholism. discriminant analysis was utilized to identify nine alcoholic symptoms that distinguished male relatives of alcoholic men from those of alcoholic women. inability to abstain from alcohol, fighting and reckless driving while intoxicated, and alcohol treatment other than alcoho ...20113067614
may non-invasive methods replace catheterization in quantification of aortic stenosis? 20113042401
carbon dioxide laser treatment for chondrodermatitis nodularis chronica helicis. 20113246231
carbon dioxide laser treatment for chondrodermatitis nodularis chronica helicis. 20113246231
abdominal operations without nasogastric tube decompression of the gastrointestinal tract.the routine use of nasogastric (ng) drainage during and after abdominal surgery was examined. one hundred and fifty patients who underwent various abdominal operations with a levine tube served as a control group (retrospective group). the tubeless study group (prospective group) of 150 patients was randomly and blindly divided into three equal subgroups. subgroup a patients were operated on without any ng tube. the tube in subgroup b patients was inserted after induction of anesthesia and remov ...20113190004
neuropsychological improvement following endarterectomy as a function of outcome measure and reconstructed vessel.30 patient receiving right or left carotid reconstruction and 15 medically matched controls were compared pre- and post-surgically on measures of motor speed, sustained vigilance, verbal memory and verbal and nonverbal intellectual function. the group receiving right sided vessel reconstruction demonstrated the largest post-operative improvement in intellectual function in any of the groups. the findings suggest that increased blood perfusion following right sided endarterectomy facilitates the ...20123416605
[esophageal scintigraphy and ph measurement in asthmatic adults suspected of having gastroesophageal reflux].fifty-five adults with asthma were explored by gastroesophageal scintigraphy (ges) and ph monitoring (3 postprandial hours, 12 nocturnal hours). for their asthma, all patients received theophylline twice a day. associated digestive symptomatology led to investigations for gastroesophageal reflux (ger). twelve hours ph monitoring, the reference method, was validated in 13 normal volunteers. during 12 hr ph monitoring, 4 criteria were studied: number of ger, percentage of time at ph 4, number of g ...20123732745
[new applications of cytogenetics in the diagnosis of congenital defects]. 20123320906
arteriolar oxygen reactivity: where is the sensor?the hypothesis that arterioles are intrinsically sensitive to oxygen was tested by comparing arteriolar diameter responses with local and global po2 changes in superfused hamster cheek pouch preparations. local po2 changes were produced by microapplication of fluid onto the surface of occluded or unoccluded aparenchymal arterioles or by cannulation and perfusion of arterioles in situ. global changes refer to po2 changes in the superfusate flowing over the entire preparation. local, effective po2 ...20123318502
focal dermal hypoplasia syndrome (goltz syndrome): the first dental case report. 20123466146
measurement of monoclonal immunoglobulin concentrations in hybridoma cultures by competitive inhibition enzyme immunoassay. 20123523131
the detection of facial anomalies with ultrasound. 20123318472
macroscopic and microscopic evidence of prosthetic fixation with porous-coated materials.the host response to porous-coated prostheses appears favorable; there is little evidence of any adverse tissue response or significant osteoclastic activity except in grossly loose specimens. while the nature of retrieval specimens makes any statistical correlation problematic, some generalizations can be made. femoral hip prostheses are most likely to present bone ingrowth along the lateral quadrant of their porous coating. the frequency of bone ingrowth of femoral components was nearly twice ...20123416524
report of the u.k. government's advisory committee on irradiated and novel foods. 20123486847
proteins of cervical mucus. 20124174289
robert k. nixon. 20123294758
absence of effect of cigarette smoking on serum concentrations of some anticonvulsants in epileptic patients. 20123595036
staging and therapy of orbital lymphomas.ten patients with non-hodgkin's lymphoma primarily affecting the orbital region were evaluated at michael reese hospital and medical center, chicago, between 1976 and 1983. diagnoses were based on the histopathologic classification systems of the working formulation of the non-hodgkin's lymphomas and rappoport. sequential staging procedures performed at the time of diagnosis included liver-spleen scans, technecium-99 bone scans, gallium 67 scans, computerized axial tomograms of the orbit and abd ...20123484664
quantitative electromyography of the masticatory muscles of pteropus giganteus (megachiroptera).mastication has been studied by cinematography and quantitative electromyography while flying foxes, pteropus giganteus, were freely feeding on standardized pieces of apple, soaked raisin, and banana. the primarily orthal mandibular movements are caused by mainly bilaterally symmetrical firing of all the masticatory muscles. asymmetric activity in the superficial and deep masseter and medial pterygoid causes slight protrusion early in opening. slight lateral deviations at the end of opening and ...20123373541
isolation and epidemiological characterization of heat-labile enterotoxin-producing escherichia fergusonii from healthy chickens.escherichia fergusonii has been associated with a wide variety of intestinal and extraintestinal infections in both humans and animals. the aim of this study was to demonstrate the presence of heat-labile enterotoxin (lt)-producing e. fergusonii in healthy chickens and its plasmid-mediated lt toxin gene transfer to other enterobacteriaceae. we tested faecal samples from 184 chicken flocks (consisting of 109 broilers and 75 layers) of 78 commercial chicken farms for the presence of the lt gene us ...201222771038
pathogenic and multidrug-resistant escherichia fergusonii from broiler chicken.an escherichia spp. isolate, ecd-227, was previously identified from the broiler chicken as a phylogenetically divergent and multidrug-resistant escherichia coli possessing numerous virulence genes. in this study, whole genome sequencing and comparative genome analysis was used to further characterize this isolate. the presence of known and putative antibiotic resistance and virulence open reading frames were determined by comparison to pathogenic (e. coli o157:h7 tw14359, apec o1:k1:h7, and upe ...201222252367
evidence of interspecies o antigen gene cluster transfer between shigella boydii 15 and escherichia fergusonii.an environmental bacterial isolate, iso10, previously found to show serological cross-reactivity with type-specific shigella boydii 15 antisera was subjected to further molecular and serological analyses that revealed interspecies transfer of the o antigen gene cluster. western blot analysis of iso10 cell surface extracts and purified lipopolysaccharides demonstrated strong cross-reactivity with s. boydii 15-specific monovalent antisera and a lipopolysaccharide gel banding profile similar to tha ...201223030400
isolation, identification and characterization of human intestinal bacteria with the ability to utilize chloramphenicol as the sole source of carbon and energy.five aerobic intestinal bacterial strains that utilized chloramphenicol (cap) as sole carbon and energy source were isolated from fecal samples collected from healthy volunteers. based on 16s rrna gene sequence analysis, four of the five strains were identified as klebsiella pneumoniae and one as escherichia fergusonii. the degradation rate of strain i-10-chl (e. fergusonii) varied with the initial concentration of cap. the ph value also had an effect on the degradation rate of cap and bacterial ...201222757630
[left ventricular wall thickness in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: comparisons of measurements by magnetic resonance imaging, cineangiography, and echocardiography].to evaluate the usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging (mri) in measuring regional wall thickness of the left ventricle, 11 patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (hcm) were imaged. the measurements were compared with those obtained by two-dimensional echocardiography (2d-echo) and cineangiography. regional wall thickness was ascertained at six locations including the base, middle, and apex of the interventricular septum (ivs) and left ventricular posterior wall (lvpw) from the two selected ...20123267712
some findings on the pathology of the motor nerves of the limbs during medical diseases: the possibility of proximal involvement with conservation of distal excitability. 20124103553
[bicondylar fractures].late results after operative treatment of 59 bicondylar fractures were excellent in 38% and fair or poor in 35%. classic y- and t-types are rare (30.5%), while comminution and soft tissue lesions (50.7%) are frequent and worsen the prognosis. in about three-fourths of fractures functional rehabilitation is possible after internal fixation according to ao principles. with advanced age and poor bone stock early functional nonoperative treatment is advisable, even though nonunion must be expected t ...20123405601
[principles of geriatric pharmacology. 1. pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics]. 20123255626
[tuberculosis in necropsies]. 20123347110
getting sense out of sequence data. 20123374613
artificial insemination with cryopreserved donor semen: a decade of experience.ten years' experience of artificial insemination with cryopreserved donor semen for 1023 courses in 783 women resulting in 572 pregnancies is reported. a simple approach with multiple inseminations timed on the basis of cycle length, temperature charts, mucus symptoms and signs was used. the life table pregnancy rate was 61% after 12 cycles of treatment and 75% after 24 cycles. women had a significantly higher rate of pregnancy in second and subsequent courses of treatment, and the pregnancy rat ...20123382608
panic disorder and agoraphobia: fear of fear or fear of the symptoms produced by hyperventilation?two versions of the fear-of-fear hypothesis of panic disorder are discussed. the fear-of-the-somatic-effects-of-fear version, which is distinguished from the classical conditioning version, is compared with the hyperventilation theory of panic disorder and agoraphobia. the fear-of-the-somatic-effects-of-fear hypothesis is criticized on the basis of its inability to explain adequately (a) the initiation of panic attacks, (b) the growth in intensity of panic attacks, and (c) the termination of pan ...20123325529
paraaortic lymph node irradiation in cervical carcinoma without prior lymphadenectomy.a study of complications associated with paraaortic irradiation was undertaken in patients with uterine cervical cancer who had not undergone prior lymphadenectomy. between 1975 and 1984, 29 highly selected patients received paraaortic irradiation as part of their definitive treatment for cervical carcinoma. paraaortic fields were irradiated to a total dose of 4,200-5,000 rad (42-50 gy), in fractions of 150-180 rad (1.5-1.8 gy). an anteroposterior-posteroanterior technique was generally used. al ...20123588914
paraaortic lymph node irradiation in cervical carcinoma without prior lymphadenectomy.a study of complications associated with paraaortic irradiation was undertaken in patients with uterine cervical cancer who had not undergone prior lymphadenectomy. between 1975 and 1984, 29 highly selected patients received paraaortic irradiation as part of their definitive treatment for cervical carcinoma. paraaortic fields were irradiated to a total dose of 4,200-5,000 rad (42-50 gy), in fractions of 150-180 rad (1.5-1.8 gy). an anteroposterior-posteroanterior technique was generally used. al ...20123588914
[continuing education in switzerland]. 20123457451
the vulnerable elderly. 20133639104
[mechanically evoked somatosensory potentials]. 20133904787
depression and urinary free cortisol. 20133697593
integrating political education into nursing curriculum. 20133647896
[views on the public health and economic aspects of fertilization in vitro]. 20133682893
usefulness of postoperative enzymes for diagnosis of perioperative myocardial infarction following aortocoronary bypass. 20133879714
the clinical spectrum of granulomatous prostatitis: a report of 200 cases.granulomatous prostatitis, reviewed in 200 tissue-diagnosed cases, occurred in 0.8 per cent of the benign inflammatory prostatic specimens. often the disease followed a recent urinary tract infection (71 per cent) and was suspicious clinically for prostatic cancer (59 per cent). the diagnosis usually was made by needle biopsy or at transurethral prostatectomy (94 per cent). most cases of granulomatous prostatitis were classified as nonspecific. the recently identified entity of post-transurethra ...20133599248
biodegradation of crude oil by pseudomonas aeruginosa and escherichia fergusonii isolated from the goan coast.petroleum hydrocarbons are major pollutants of the marine environment. bioremediation is a promising approach for treating such contaminated environments. the present study aims at isolating naturally occurring bacteria from the coast of goa, india and to study their hydrocarbonoclastic capacity. pseudomonas aeruginosa and escherichia fergusonii were isolated from a crude oil-contaminated sediment sample using diesel oil as the sole carbon source. the capability of the enriched culture to degrad ...201324045123
escherichia fergusonii associated with pneumonia in a beef cow.an adult angus cow developed hyperthermia, prostration, and respiratory distress, dying 36 hours after the onset of clinical signs. the main finding during postmortem examination was a severe focally extensive pneumonia. icterus and a chronic mastitis were also noticed. histologic examination of the lungs detected fibrinonecrotic pneumonia, with large number of oat cells and intralesional gram-negative bacterial colonies. samples from lung lesions were collected, and a pure growth of escherichia ...201326464912
psychological dimensions of distress in chronic pain patients: a factor analytic study of symptom checklist-90 responses. 20133794030
purification of the constituent enzyme fractions of mycobacillin synthetase.the final purification of the three-fraction enzyme complex mycobacillin synthetase was done by hydroxyapatite column chromatography and sucrose-density-gradient centrifugation; each of the fractions obtained migrates as a single component in sds/polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis and gel electrofocusing. the mr of the enzyme fractions a, b and c by gel filtration is 260 000, 190 000 and 105 000, and that by sds/polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis is 252 000, 198 000 and 108 000 respectively. non ...20133741392
[gorham syndrome. presentation of a case].a case report on a female patient who developed a squamofrontal tumour on the right side without any neurological deficit. after extirpation the histological diagnosis was "disappearing bone" disease. this disease pattern is rarely described in literature and has several synonyms. the histological appearance is described.20133785496
growth rate score to screen for intrauterine growth retardation.intrauterine growth retardation (iugr) can result in severe after effects on brain function and school performance and should be screened for at all antenatal clinics as early as possible. this paper presents a method of scoring intrauterine growth rates based in 3 factors: serial measurements of symphysis-fundus height, abdominal girth, and maternal weight. the graph presented was drawn from data on measurements of 100 normal pregnancies among zulu women living in rural areas. measurements of t ...20133765083
bacterial diversity in meconium of preterm neonates and evolution of their fecal microbiota during the first month of life.the establishment and succession of bacterial communities in infants may have a profound impact in their health, but information about the composition of meconium microbiota and its evolution in hospitalized preterm infants is scarce. in this context, the objective of this work was to characterize the microbiota of meconium and fecal samples obtained during the first 3 weeks of life from 14 donors using culture and molecular techniques, including dgge and the human intestinal tract chip (hitchip ...201323840569
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