Publications

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 ...	2013	3741392
granulomatous pneumonia and hepatitis associated with providencia rettgeri infection in a crocodile monitor lizard (varanus salvadorii).	the present report describes a case of granulomatous pneumonia and hepatitis in a male crocodile monitor lizard (varanus salvadorii). during the necropsy of the monitor lizard, multifocal to coalescing pale yellow lesions were observed in both lung lobes, as well as similar, though milder, changes in the liver, and an ulcerative lesion on the food pad of the right hindlimb. histopathologically, the presence of multiple necrotising, chronic granulomas containing bacterial clumps were observed in ...	2013	23439291
isolation of ndm-producing providencia rettgeri in brazil.		2013	23869051
providencia rettgeri: an unusual cause of central nervous system infections.	providencia, unlike other enterobacteriaceae, is a lesser known causative agent of hospital-acquired and community-acquired neuroinfection. two cases of meningitis and one patient with subdural empyema, where providencia rettgeri was the causative agent, are reported. to the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of hospital-acquired and community-acquired meningitis or empyema caused by p rettgeri.	2013	23811573
isolation of carbapenem-resistant ndm-1-positive providencia rettgeri in mexico.		2013	23620464
isolation of genetically unrelated bla(ndm-1)-positive providencia rettgeri strains in israel.		2013	23486709
effects of methanol extract of wedelia chinensis osbeck (asteraceae) leaves against pathogenic bacteria with emphasise on bacillus cereus.	the antibacterial activity of the methanol extract of wedelia chinensis leave was studied and tested against three pathogenic gram positive bacteria (bacillus cereus, b. subtilis and stapylococcus aureus) and three pathogenic gram negative bacteria (escherichia coli, proteus rettgeri and pseudomonas aeruginosa) by the disk diffusion assay and broth dilution methods. the extract exhibited favourable antibacterial activity against the bacterial cells but was more potent against gram positive bacte ...	2013	24403653
[investigation of the presence of new delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1 (ndm-1) by pcr in carbapenem-resistant gram-negative isolates].	bacteria producing new delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1 (ndm-1) exhibit high level resistance to beta-lactams including carbapenems. this broad-spectrum resistance limits treatment options for infections caused by ndm-1 producers. ndm-1 was first isolated from an indian patient in sweden; since then, ndm-1 producing isolates have been identified in many countries including turkey. in this study, we investigated the presence of ndm-1 by pcr method in various gram-negative isolates recovered from cl ...	2013	23621739
biosorption of aluminum, cobalt, and copper ions by providencia rettgeri isolated from wastewater.	twenty-three bacterial isolates from polluted water and soil were screened for heavy metals resistance (i.e., al(3+), co(2+), and cu(2+)). the most potent isolate was identified by morphological characteristics, biochemical tests and confirmed by api20e kits as providencia rettgeri mam-4. removal of al(3+) from aqueous solution by p. rettgeri is more efficient (∼fourfold) than that by b. cereus atcc 11778 (a comparison strain) at concentration of 200 mg l(-1) al(3+). p. rettgeri was able to remo ...	2013	22915136
initial management of cutaneous malignant melanoma.	appropriate initial surgical management of primary cutaneous malignant melanoma is important since no effective treatment exists once the tumour metastasizes. the author reviews methods of initial treatment, excisional biopsy with adequate margins being the most common. he also reports results from a questionnaire survey on the type of microstaging used at hospitals across canada. two thirds of the pathologists who responded to the questionnaire preferred to use both clark's and breslow's method ...	2013	3719498
alcohol and the brain: neuropsychological correlates.		2013	3597943
computers in clinical laboratory management in singapore.	in 1974, an off-line mini-computer system was introduced in the clinical biochemistry laboratories of the government department of pathology in singapore. with the resiting of the 24-hour emergency biochemistry laboratory on the same floor as the haematology department within the new singapore general hospital, an on-line computer system was installed in 1983 to serve both the emergency biochemistry and haematology laboratories. an almost identical on-line system was also purchased in 1984 to re ...	2013	3754707
painful piezogenic pedal papules in patients with ehlers-danlos syndrome.	painful piezogenic pedal papules were observed in 10 of 29 patients with ehlers-danlos syndrome. the diagnosis was made by examining each patient while he or she stood with full body weight on the heels and by observing the appearance of the painful papules on the medial, posterior, and lateral aspects of both heels. biopsy specimens of papules demonstrated a thickened and dense dermis. the subcutaneous fibrous trabeculae were thin, with resultant poor compartmentalization of the fat. painful pi ...	2013	3624559
the role of blood transfusion in the age of cyclosporine.		2013	3515691
the role of blood transfusion in the age of cyclosporine.		2013	3515691
lesser omental thickness in normal children: baseline for detection of portal hypertension.	the lesser omentum between the left lobe of the liver and the aorta at the level of the celiac axis harbors the left gastric vein and artery, lymphatics, nerves, and some fatty tissue. in one study, it was found to be thickened in most of 50 children with portal hypertension, but normal values were not established. lesser omental thickness was measured in 150 children without systemic, liver, or renal disease, and it was found that it did not exceed 1.7 times the diameter of the aorta at the sam ...	2014	3898783
[significance of current life conflicts for psychological disorders].		2014	3993105
[metabolism of malignant melanomas. biochemical studies].		2014	4346243
[treatment of some otorhinolaryngologic diseases with sea buckthorn oil].		2014	4272753
[treatment of some otorhinolaryngologic diseases with sea buckthorn oil].		2014	4272753
[intraosseous epidermoid cyst following phalanx fracture].		2014	4147863
ndm-1-producing strains, family enterobacteriaceae, in hospital, beijing, china.		2014	24456600
analysis of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance genes in clinical isolates of the tribe proteeae from argentina: first report of qnrd in the americas.	to analyse the occurrence and prevalence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance (pmqr) genes in the tribe proteeae, 81 isolates (65 proteus spp., 12 morganella morganii and 4 providencia stuartii) consecutively collected in 66 hospitals belonging to the whonet-argentina resistance surveillance network were studied. of the 81 isolates, 50 (62%) were susceptible to quinolones [43/65 (66%) proteus spp. and 7/12 (58%) m. morganii). the remaining 31 isolates (22 proteus spp., 5 m. morganii and all ...	2014	27873695
mobile insertion cassette elements found in small non-transmissible plasmids in proteeae may explain qnrd mobilization.	qnrd is a plasmid mediated quinolone resistance gene from unknown origin, recently described in enterobacteriaceae. it encodes a pentapeptide repeat protein 36-60% different from the other qnr (a, b, c, s and vc). since most qnrd-positive strains were described as strains belonging to proteus or providencia genera, we hypothesized that qnrd originated in proteeae before disseminating to other enterobacterial species. we screened 317 strains of proteeae for qnrd and its genetic support by pcr. fo ...	2014	24504382
complete sequences of a novel blandm-1-harbouring plasmid from providencia rettgeri and an fii-type plasmid from klebsiella pneumoniae identified in canada.	emergence of plasmids harbouring bla(ndm-1) is a major public health concern due to their association with multidrug resistance and their potential mobility.	2014	24275114
bacterial isolates associated with pelvic inflammatory disease among female patients attending some hospitals in abuja, nigeria.	pelvic inflammatory disease refers to any infection in the female lower reproductive tract that spreads to the upper reproductive tract. the disease comprises a spectrum of inflammatory disorders of the upper female genital tract, including any combination of endometritis, salpingitis, tubo-ovarian abscess and pelvic peritonitis. pid is not a notifiable disease in most countries, so accurate statistics are not available. this situation is not in any way different here in nigeria and more so in t ...	2014	24653811
ndm-1 metallo-β-lactamase and arma 16s rrna methylase producing providencia rettgeri clinical isolates in nepal.	drug-resistant providencia rettgeri producing metallo-β-lactamase and 16s rrna methylase has been reported in several countries. we analyzed p. rettgeri clinical isolates with resistance to carbapenems and aminoglycosides in a hospital in nepal.	2014	24484534
strain diversity of ctx-m-producing enterobacteriaceae in individual pigs: insights into the dynamics of shedding during the production cycle.	the aim of this study was to evaluate the population dynamics of ctx-m-producing enterobacteriaceae in individual pigs on a farm positive for ctx-m-14-producing escherichia coli. fecal samples were collected once around the farrowing time from five sows and four times along the production cycle from two of their respective offspring. multiple colonies per sample were isolated on cefotaxime-supplemented macconkey agar with or without prior enrichment, resulting in 98 isolates identified by matrix ...	2014	25128344
phenotypic and molecular characteristics of carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae in a health care system in los angeles, california, from 2011 to 2013.	carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae (cre) are a concern for health care in the united states but remain relatively uncommon in california. we describe the phenotype, clonality, and carbapenemase-encoding genes present in cre isolated from patients at a californian tertiary health care system. cre for this study were identified by evaluating the antibiograms of enterobacteriaceae isolated in the ucla health system from 2011 to 2013 for isolates that were not susceptible to meropenem and/or im ...	2014	25210072
genotype and diet shape resistance and tolerance across distinct phases of bacterial infection.	host defense against pathogenic infection is composed of resistance and tolerance. resistance is the ability of the host to limit a pathogen burden, whereas tolerance is the ability to limit the deleterious effects of a given pathogen burden. this distinction recognizes that the fittest host does not necessarily have the most aggressive immune system, suggesting that host-pathogen co-evolution involves more than an escalating arms race between pathogen virulence factors and host antimicrobial ac ...	2014	24655914
detection of tetrodotoxin-producing providencia rettgeri t892 in lagocephalus pufferfish.	tetrodotoxin (ttx) is a potent toxin but it could be used in pharmaceutical field. identification of ttx producing bacteria in pufferfish is necessary for ttx yield and the pufferfish conservation. in this study, lagocephalus was collected from cam ranh sea, a central part of vietnam during spring season. the liver and intestine were incubated in 0.9 % nacl for ttx detection in pufferfish. to be benefited from the isolation of new ttx producing bacteria, the liver and intestine were incubated in ...	2014	24458876
emergence of genetically related ndm-1-producing providencia rettgeri strains in argentina.		2014	27873702
enzyme studies of the testis in myotonic dystrophy.		2014	4249051
development of the upper limb.	the advances of developmental biology are beginning to unravel the mechanisms behind congenital anomalies and should, in the not too distant future, have an impact upon their treatment. much of classic developmental biology represents careful descriptions of the developing body form, in this case the upper limb. there is a great deal to be learned from this approach. more recent experimental manipulations of limb development are serving to establish the basic processes by which form is generated ...	2014	3913671
the theory of the hospital: a review of the models.	this paper presents a survey of the literature on the theory of the hospital. the paper shows that certain methodological difficulties associated with the theory of the firm generally have been transmitted to the analysis of the hospital. it is also argued that structural considerations are of vital importance to the development of the theory of the hospital. unfortunately such considerations have, with a few exceptions, been ignored in the small number of formal models of the hospital that have ...	2014	4023755
locking of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb.	we clinically examined the hands of twenty-three patients and experimented with amputation specimens to clarify the characteristic features and pathomechanism of locking of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb. in all of the patients the locking had resulted from forced hyperextension of the thumb. every injured thumb showed a mild hyperextension deformity of the metacarpophalangeal joint, with the joint having become fixed. manual reduction was successful in seven patients, but the other ...	2014	3997931
computed tomographic volumetric calculation reproducibility.	previous studies have described computed tomographic (ct) measurement of the total volume of large organs and tumors. this study examines sources of error in the ct volumetric measurement of small anatomic structures, and has potential application to the volumetric measurement of small extravisceral tumors. volume is determined by multiplying observer measurement of area by the ct slice thickness. we focused on the measurement of small cross-sectional areas as a major source of error in volumetr ...	2014	3957601
evaluation of a modified cefsulodin-irgasan-novobiocin agar for isolation of yersinia spp.	y. enterocolitica and y. pseudotuberculosis are important food borne pathogens. however, the presence of competitive microbiota makes the isolation of y. enterocolitica and y. pseudotuberculosis from naturally contaminated foods difficult. we attempted to evaluate the performance of a modified cefsulodin-irgasan-novobiocin (cin) agar in the differentiation of y. enterocolitica from non-yersinia species, particularly the natural intestinal microbiota. the modified cin enabled the growth of y. ent ...	2014	25170941
antibiofilm activity of biosurfactant producing coral associated bacteria isolated from gulf of mannar.	coral associated bacteria (cab) (n = 22) isolated from the mucus of the coral acropora digitifera were screened for biosurfactants using classical screening methods; hemolysis test, lipase production, oil displacement, drop collapse test and emulsifying activity. six cab (u7, u9, u10, u13, u14, and u16) were found to produce biosurfactants and were identified by 16s ribosomal rna gene sequencing as providencia rettgeri, psychrobacter sp., bacillus flexus, bacillus anthracis, psychrobacter sp., a ...	2014	25320434
travel-related carbapenemase-producing gram-negative bacteria in alberta, canada: the first 3 years.	we describe here the characteristics of alberta, canada, patients with infections or colonizations with carbapenemase-producing gram-negative bacteria during 2010 to 2013 that were linked to recent travel outside canada. antimicrobial susceptibility was determined by broth microdilution, and isolates were characterized using pcr, sequencing, and multilocus sequencing typing. a broth mating study was used to assess the transferability of resistance plasmids, which were subsequently characterized. ...	2014	24599977
first report of ndm-1-producing acinetobacter baumannii sequence type 25 in brazil.	new delhi metallo-β-lactamase 1 (ndm-1) was first identified in brazil in enterobacter hormaechei and providencia rettgeri in 2013. here, we describe the first case of ndm-1-producing acinetobacter baumannii sequence type 25 isolated from the urinary tract of a 71-year-old man who died of multiple complications, including a. baumannii infection. the ndm-1 gene was detected by quantitative pcr, and its sequence confirmed its presence in an ∼ 100-kb plasmid.	2014	25288087
culturable aerobic and facultative anaerobic intestinal bacterial flora of black cobra (naja naja karachiensis) in southern pakistan.	using morphological analysis and biochemical testing, here for the first time, we determined the culturable gut bacterial flora (aerobes and facultative anaerobes) in the venomous black cobra (naja naja karachiensis) from south asia. the findings revealed that these snakes inhabit potentially pathogenic bacteria including serratia marcescens, pseudomonas aeruginosa, shewanella putrefaciens, aeromonas hydrophila, salmonella sp., moraxella sp., bacillus sp., ochrobactrum anthropi, and providencia ...	2014	25002979
[progestogens in the treatment of advanced breast cancer. clinical study of norethisterone acetate].		2014	4313239
[ménétrier's disease or giant hypertrophic gastritis].		2014	4321224
frequency independent ultrasound contrast-detail analysis.	an ultrasound contrast-detail phantom has been developed to evaluate the image quality of diagnostic ultrasound imaging systems. the phantom includes eight conical targets whose b-mode images show disk lesions such that the object contrast of each lesion relative to background is independent of the imaging device or transducer frequency/spectrum. by maintaining conditions for rayleigh scattering and rayleigh speckle statistics in the phantom gel, the object contrast of each lesion depends only o ...	2014	3901461
[ménétrier's disease or giant hypertrophic gastritis].		2014	4321224
[conservative treatment of postoperative eventrations].		2014	4068562
low affinity antibody--its possible immunopathologic significance.		2014	4269519
[bilateral infarction of the lateral area of the medulla. semeiologic and pathologic aspects of a rare anatomo-clinical case occurrence].	the specific characteristics of bilateral infarction of the lateral medullary region, a rare anatomo-clinical event, are defined on the basis of a case known to the authors and five other cases taken from the literature. certain semiological points specific to the lateral medullary syndrome are also discussed.	2014	4013655
[roentgenography with direct image magnification and roentgenopneumopolygraphy as accessory methods in the early diagnosis of pneumoconiosis].		2014	4090250
[the paraguay project. short report on a tuberculosis/leprosy eradication program].		2014	3957208
competencies for mainstreaming secondary level learning disabled students.		2014	3950520
calcium and aging.		2014	3922589
[epsilon aminocaproic acid as a possible cause of postrenal anuria following prostectomy].		2014	4098097
smoking and intelligence in australia.	it is difficult to test the link between intelligence and smoking directly. a hypothetico-deductive approach is therefore used and it is hypothesized that members of the mensa club will have low rates of smoking. a postal survey of 402 australian mensa members revealed incidence rates of 22% for males and 15% for females. this is roughly half the general population incidence rate in both australia and the u.k. it is concluded that the results do support the view of smoking as a sign of general s ...	2014	4023762
physiological stress and performance changes in response to beginning level orienteering.		2014	4068683
a technique for studying biological reaction rates at high pressure.		2014	4897388
separate versus full mmpi method: reliability of the pseudoneurologic scale.		2014	4149559
narcissus mosaic virus found in nerine bowdenii. identification aided by anomalies in sds page.		2014	4131818
the radiology of the talus.		2014	4069103
a new multidimensional measure of children's perceptions of control.	perceived control plays a central role in many motivational and cognitive accounts of behavior. in this study, a new 48-item self-report instrument, the multidimensional measure of children's perceptions of control, is described. perceptions of control are defined as children's understanding of the locus of the sufficient cause for success and failure outcomes. 3 dimensions of third- through ninth-grade children's perceptions of control are independently assessed: internal, powerful others, and ...	2014	4042743
hypertension and the kidney. proceedings of a symposium. new york, new york, march 30-31, 1984.		2014	3993643
[prospects for use of the preparation diphos for medical insect control].		2014	4141845
the polycystic ovary. vi. a hilus cell tumour of the ovary associated with polycystic ovarian disease: in vivo and in vitro studies.		2014	4290907
the polycystic ovary. vi. a hilus cell tumour of the ovary associated with polycystic ovarian disease: in vivo and in vitro studies.		2014	4290907
[electrophoretic study of blood proteins in patients with sequelae of cerebrovascular disorders].		2014	4187852
[demonstration for the inauguration of audio-visual aids in practical physiology].		2014	4187781
bilateral patellar metastases from carcinoma of the male breast.		2014	4353672
studies on the partial reactions catalyzed by the (na+ + k+)-activated atpase. i. effects of simple anions and nucleoside triphosphates on the alkali-cation specificity of the p-nitrophenylphosphatase.		2014	4250835
neuroleptanaesthesia using pentazocine and propanidid.		2014	4249496
[surgical treatment of primary bronchopulmonary cancers].		2015	4652111
coagulation problems.		2015	4576124
[electronic reading machines and orientation aids for the blind (author's transl)].		2015	4609722
a pleomorphic adenoma (so-called mixed tumor) in the wall of a dentigerous cyst.		2015	4351329
[results of controlled ophthalmologic studies during hormonal contraception using ovosiston].		2015	5064445
histochemical observations on the degenerating eggs and interstitial gland cells of the ovary of branchiostoma.		2015	4649174
[manual and automatic microdetermination of p-aminohippuric acid in the plasma and urine].		2015	4671790
effect of exercise upon plasma cortisol and airway obstruction in asthmatic children.		2015	4720409
effect of exercise upon plasma cortisol and airway obstruction in asthmatic children.		2015	4720409
[existence of a nucleotide pyrophosphatase in germinated fenugreek seeds].		2015	4350566
ethambutol in the re-treatment of multi-resistant advanced pulmonary tuberculosis (salvage cases).		2015	4422083
the paraproteinemias. ii.		2015	4380090
international council of nurses voices nurses' support on the limitation of smoking.		2015	4489591
[results of the surgical treatment of cancers of the transverse colon. apropos of 43 cases].		2015	4652093
acedapsone in leprosy treatment: trial in 68 active cases in micronesia.		2015	4672994
the population-genetic aspect of forest typology.		2015	4432134
mental retardation associated with an unusual amino acid excretion pattern.		2015	4426131
[old age and society].		2015	4451919
nad-dependent alpha-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase in the housefly, musca domestica.		2015	4335910
[hybernoma as a cause of cervicocranial syndrome].		2015	4755241
[clinical aspects and pathogenesis of sudden deafness].		2015	4463611
latent carcinoma of the prostate--why the controversy?		2015	4823973
latent carcinoma of the prostate--why the controversy?		2015	4823973
[individuation and communication in various neurosis structures].		2015	4692550
[organization of dental care to the urban population based on the principle of division by districts].		2015	4501426
implantation of permanent pacemaker in the first month of life for congenital complete heart block.		2015	4704237
significance of eosinophilia during gold therapy.		2015	4433354
growth hormone levels in slipped capital femoral epiphysis.		2015	4652052
[nurse's awareness in the nurse-patient interaction--experience in the psychiatric ward].		2015	4483738
draft genome sequences of three ndm-1-producing enterobacteriaceae species isolated from brazil.	the emergence of multidrug-resistant enterobacteriaceae strains producing carbapenemases, such as ndm-1, has become a major public health issue due to a high dissemination capacity and limited treatment options. here we describe the draft genome of three ndm-1-producing isolates: providencia rettgeri (ccbh11880), enterobacter hormaechei subsp. oharae (ccbh10892) and klebsiella pneumoniae (ccbh13327), isolated in brazil. besides blandm-1, resistance genes to aminoglycosides [aada1, aada2, aac(6') ...	2015	26061151