Publications

antidiuretic hormone elevation in psychosis.		1976	420904
acrocephalopolysyndactyly type iv: a new genetic syndrome in 3 sibs.		1977	421359
clinical conference. crigler-najjar syndrome (type i) in an adult male.		1978	422012
playing and the growth of imagination.		1972	422489
[a case of the lower esophagus lined by columnar epithelium (author's transl)].		1973	422885
[contribution of the section medical pedagogy to the improvement of quality and effectiveness of health care].		2004	425577
antibody to rickettsia mooseri erythrocyte-sensitizing substance.	erythrocyte-sensitizing antigens from rickettsia mooseri (r. typhi) were found to bind to rabbit erythrocytes. upon reintroduction into the donor, such antigen-sensitized cells caused the production of antibodies of restricted serological reactivity.	1979	468383
[developmental trends, prevention and expertise in occupational diseases in the gdr].		2004	516817
[pathogenesis of late spontaneous abortions of phenotypically normal fetuses].		2004	524774
reverse isolation and gut decontamination in the management of cancer patients.		2005	544274
3rd industrial and environmental neurology congress. prague 25-28th june 1979 [abstracts].		1979	550690
[mediterranean lymphoma in peru. its treatment with oral oxytetracycline].	a new peruvian case of malabsorption associated with primary diffuse lymphoma of the small bowel and mesenteric lymph glands is reported, having found no alpha chains either in blood or in urine. like in most of the 8 previous cases, medium oral doses of oxytetracycline supressed diarrhea, markedly atenuated steatorrhea, restored the sense of well-being to the patient, and significantly increased his body weight. critic is made on the denominations "mediterranean lymphoma" and "primary upper sma ...	1980	550791
polyploidy and domestication: the origin and survival of polyploids in cytotype mixtures.	the origin and survival of a polyploid in a mixture of this polyploid and its parent(s) is reviewed. with several examples a picture is drawn of the interference of cytotypes in a mixture of cytotypes. some natural polyploids, both wild and domesticated, are very successful. they, like bread wheat and banana, largely replaced their parents. the same is true for some artificial polyploids like autotriploid hybride sugar beet in europe and autotetraploid perennial ryegrass. but when grown together ...	1979	550834
[correlations between the processes of cell differentiation and development of blood vessels in the (chick embryo) adenohypohhysis].	utilizing semi-thin and, respectively, thick sections after indian ink injections, we have analyzed morphohistogenesis and vessel development in the adenohypophysis of chick embryos from the 4th to the 19th incubation day. our preliminary results indicate that a close correlation exists between cellular differentiation and vasculogenesis. vessels begin to enter the gland only at the 6th day when the first endocellular granules become detectable, and, from the 10th day, they markedly increase in ...	1980	550895
mechanisms of immunity in typhus infection: some characteristics of intradermal rickettsia mooseri infection in normal and immune guinea pigs.	rickettsia mooseri infection in skin at sites of intradermal inoculation was studied in nonimmune and immune guinea pigs with respect to dynamics of infection, localization of rickettsiae within tissues, and gross and microscopic pathology. intradermal inoculation of r. mooseri into nonimmune guinea pigs resulted in gross lesions which, in magnitude, were directly related to the number of rickettsiae inoculated. the lesions progressively enlarged through 3 or 4 days and remained enlarged through ...	1978	581585
separation of viable rickettsia typhi from yolk sac and l cell host components by renografin density gradient centrifugation.	rickettsia typhi cultivated in the yolk sac of chicken embryos or in l cells irradiated 7 days previously was separated from host cell components by two cycles of renografin density gradient centrifugation. preliminary steps involved differential centrifugation and centrifugation over a layer of 10% bovine plasma albumin of infected yolk sac suspensions, or trypsinization and passage through filters of wide porosity of infected l cell suspensions. rickettsial preparations obtained by these metho ...	1975	810089
[serological studies on the occurrence of rickettsial infections in togo (author's transl)].	the incidence of rickettsioses in togo was examined by means of the microagglutination-technique according to giroud. out of 559 sera obtained from different parts of the country the following percentages of positive reactions were found: r. prowazeki 0.2%, r. mooseri: 4.7%, r. conori: 0.4%, r. burneti: 2.0%. it was proved that 1) r. mooseri-infections were more prevalent in adults than in children and adolescents and 2) r. mooseri-infections were found more frequently in the southern regions of ...	1975	810931
indirect hemagglutination test for human antibody to typhus and spotted fever group rickettsiae.	an indirect hemagglutination (iha) test is described that uses glutaraldehyde-stabilized erythrocytes treated with a rickettsial erythrocyte-sensitizing substance obtained from rickettsia typhi or rickettsia rickettsii. the serological reagent was stable for at least 3 months at room temperature and 6 months at 4 c. it exhibited group specificity and no group cross-reactivity. at a minimum dilution of 1:40, acute and early convalescent epidemic and murine typhus antisera showed 86% positive reac ...	1975	811685
proteins of typhus and spotted fever group rickettsiae.	purified radioactive rickettsiae were obtained from irradiated and cycloheximide-inhibited l cells, and their proteins were analyzed by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. rickettsial species could be distinguished by comparing the relative mobilities of constituent proteins after migration of two differentially labeled preparations in a single gel. distinct differences were observed in gel patterns of rickettsiae from the typhus and spotted fever groups, as well as with different species within ...	1976	820639
enzymatic activities of cell-free extracts of rickettsia typhi.	cell-free extracts of rickettsia typhi were tested for activities of enzymes of the tricarboxylic acid cycle, of glutamate catabolism, and of glycolysis. the organisms were grown in the yolk sacs of chicken embryos, harvested shortly before the time of embryo death, purified by renografin density gradient centrifugation, and ruptured in a french pressure cell. the following enzymatic activities were demonstrated: high levels of malate dehydrogenase (mdh), moderate levels of glutamate-oxaloacetat ...	1976	820644
enzymatic activities leading to pyrimidine nucleotide biosynthesis from cell-free extracts of rickettsia typhi.	cell-free extracts from rickettsia typhi were examined for the presence or absence of pyrimidine phosphotransferase enzymes and compared with the enzymes of mouse l cells and salmonella typhimurium. the organisms were grown in mouse l cells and in the yolk sacs of chicken embryos, purified by renografin density gradient centrifugation, and ruptured in a french pressure cell. the enzymes for the reutilization of uridine and thymidine, uridine kinase (ec 2.7.1.48) and thymidine kinase (ec 2.7.1.21 ...	1976	823112
mechanisms of immunity in typhus infections. v. demonstration of rickettsia mooseri-specific antibodies in convalescent mouse and human serum cytophilic for mouse peritoneal macrophages.	antibodies in both mouse and human rickettsia mooseri (rickettsia typhi) convalescent serum that were cytophilic for mouse macrophages were demonstrated by the rosette technique. mouse peritoneal macrophages, passively sensitized with early and late serum from mice with a sublethal infection of r. mooseri, were washed and exposed to rickettsiae. rosettes of rickettsiae were found around macrophages, maintained at 4 degrees c, which had been sensitized with immune serum (direct sensitization of m ...	1976	825464
mechanisms of immunity in typhus infections. vi. differential opsonizing and neutralizing action of human typhus rickettsia-specific cytophilic antibodies in cultures of human macrophages.	human peripheral blood monocytes were incubated in vitro for 6 days to allow time for transformation into macrophage-like cells. cytophilic antibodies in typhus convalescent human serum were demonstrated by addition of rickettsia mooseri or rickettsia prowazeki to passively sensitized human peripheral blood monocyte-derived macrophages that were held at 4 degrees c. rosettes of rickettsiae were found around macrophages sensitized with immune serum but not around macrophages that had been incubat ...	1976	825465
electron microscopic study on the interaction between normal guinea pig peritoneal macrophages and coxiella burnetii.	an electron microscopic study was conducted to explore the interaction between normal guinea pig peritoneal macrophages and phase i and ii coxeilla burnetii previously treated with either normal or immune serum. a comparison was made on the efficiency of phagocytosis and subsequent killing of rickettsiae by macrophages. both phases of rickettsiae previously treated with normal serum multiplied within phagosomes after phagocytosis with resultant destruction of macrophages. in contrast, suspending ...	1976	825466
plaque assay for rickettsia mooseri in tissue samples.		1976	825866
[bovine serum factor neutralizing the toxic effects of r. mooseri].		1976	828231
murine typhus and spotted fever in israel in the seventies.	one hundred and eleven cases of rickettsial disease-100 cases of murine typhus and 11 cases spotted fever--seen over a four year period at the chaim sheba medical center are reviewed. the clinical picture of murine typhus (caused by rickettsia mooseri and transmitted by xenopsylla cheopis) could not be distinguished from that of spotted fever (caused by a rickettsia similar to rickettsia conori and transmitted by rhipicephalus). some quite severe cases of murine typhus and some relatively mild c ...	1977	881266
papilledema in endemic typhus.	a 21-year-old women developed severe bilateral papilledema during an acute febrile disease. her optic disk margins were blurred and the disks were elevated up to 5 diopters. splinter hemorrhages, cotton-wool exudates, cytoid bodies, and sheathing of veins were also present. the pyrexia was caused by murine typhus diagnosed by serologic tests. these tests revealed that proteus ox-19 agglutination titer rose to 1:12800, and a positive complement fixation test titer was 1:640 with rickettsia mooser ...	1977	910862
evidence for glucocorticoid receptor in human leukocytes.	the glucocorticoid uptake in vitro by human periferal leukocytes was studied. the uptake showed 2 main components, one saturable and one non-saturable. the saturable component was compared with the uptake by the specific glucocorticoid receptor in rabbit granulocytes. the similarities with the rabbit receptor in structural specificity, time course of uptake at 37 degrees c, sensitivity to metabolic inhibition by pcms and the physiological concentration for half saturation indicate that the satur ...	1976	1068630
dynamic cisternography in normal dogs and in human beings.	cisternography and ventriculography were performed in five normal anesthetized dogs to study the dynamics of tracer dispersal. indium 111-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid was injected into lateral ventricles, cisterna magna, thoracic subarachnoid space, and lumbar sac. the patterns of dispersal from each injection site support a nonflow dispersal mechanism with a tendency toward ultimate equilibrium distribution throughout the cerebrospinal fluid. quantitative data in humans complement observa ...	1976	1082560
changes in monoamine oxidase and monoamines with human development and aging.	a series of studies of monoamines and their metabolism in a variety of human tissues indicate that there are aging effects that may alter neurotransmitter substances. monoamine oxidase (mao) activity has a significant positive correlation with age in plasma and blood platelets of normal subjects and patients suffering from depressive disorders. monoamine oxidase and age correlate positively in hindbrain and in eight separate ares of human brains from patients who died from a variety of causes. h ...	1975	1088942
[the metastic development of breast carcinoma after surgical treatment of primary tumor. iv].		2005	1143694
[proceedings: serum enzyme changes before and after heart catheterization].		2005	1160117
comparative morphology of genital cones of genus ancylostoma dubini, 1843.	male worms of ancylostoma braziliense, a. ceylanicum, a. kusimaense, a. malayanum, a. duodenale, a. caninum, a. tubaeforme, agriostomum vryburgi and cyclodontostomum purvisi have the external appendages beside the anogenital aperture. these anogenital structures are morphologically similar and are assumed to be homologous among the species with three pairs of teeth or more. in hookworms with two pairs of teeth, the anogenital structures are complex. anogenital features can be used as a taxonomic ...	1975	1166351
the synthesis, turnover, and artificial restoration of a major cell surface glycoprotein.	a large glycoprotein (molecular weight equals 220,000 daltons) can be isolated from the surfaces of chick embryo fibroblasts. such a protein had been shown by others to be present on normal cells in vitro, but missing from transformed variants of these cells, suggesting a possible role in growth control. we have estimated the turnover rate of this cell surface protein (csp) and show that it is not more rapid than that of other cell proteins. we have also examined the resynthesis of csp after rem ...	2005	1169122
psychiatric morbidity in a sample of a london coroner's open verdicts.	one hundred and thirty-four deaths recorded as open verdicts in the inner west london coroner's district during 1969 and 1970 have been surveyed for evidence of mental illness. for 110 (82 per cent) of these deaths the probable verdicts were suicide or accident and they were reclassified as undetermined deaths. of these deaths 73 per cent were diagnosed as mentally ill, 54 per cent were receiving medical treatment for psychological symptoms before death, 42 per cent had a history of psychiatric ...	2005	1182365
[changes in the composition of intracellular lipids and hydrocarbons in candida tropicalis in the absence of growth].	the fatty acid composition of lipids and the composition of hydrocarbons were studied in candida tropicalis cultivated on a medium with propionic acid and incubated in the conditions of starvation and on a medium containing glucose-1-6-14c but no nitrogen. intracellular fatty acids with an odd number of carbon atoms were found to be easily metabolized by yeast cells. the content and composition of intracellular hydrocarbons were very labile and underwent intensive transformation caused by change ...	1975	1214607
[laryngeal suspension microsurgery].		2005	1230948
intracellular movements of rickettsia conorii and r. typhi based on actin polymerization.	human vascular endothelial, vero and human embryonic lung cells infected with rickettsiae for 24 h or 48 h were labelled for polymerized actin with nbd-phallacidin. between 20 and 68% of the intracellular rickettsia conorii had an actin tail of between 0.33 and 15 microns, with the longest tails being observed in vero cells. in the case of r. typhi less than 1% of the organisms had actin tails and these were considerably shorter than those of r. conorii. these findings provide new information co ...	1992	1299836
expression and release of neuroregulators during development: monoamines and neuropeptides.	the turnover of catecholamines (ca) was determined in the adrenal medulla and brain of rat fetuses and pups. in general we found a considerable increase soon after birth. the expression of mrna for ca-synthesizing enzymes was also considerably enhanced in the adrenals shortly after birth. furthermore, we demonstrated increased expression of neuropeptides after birth, increased synthesis of mrna encoding for neuropeptide y in the adrenals 24 h after birth; and considerable activation of the subst ...	1992	1306802
characteristics of neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated in australia showing decreased sensitivity to quinolone antibiotics.	forty three strains of neisseria gonorrhoeae with decreased sensitivity to quinolone antibiotics were detected amongst 2141 australian isolates of gonococci examined in the years 1984 to 1990. the strains examined belonged to 23 different auxotype/serovar classes, were generally more resistant to other antibiotics and, in the majority of cases, were isolated from travellers entering or returning to australia from se asia. quinolone-sensitive wild-type gonococci became less sensitive to these age ...	1992	1315946
new monoclonal antibodies for the detection of immediate early antigens of cytomegalovirus.	two new monoclonal antibodies, cie-1 and cie-2, were developed for the rapid detection of human cytomegalovirus (hcmv) infection. they were found to be reactive with immediate early protein of hcmv in the nuclei of infected fibroblasts, as early as 3 hours post-infection. by radioimmunoprecipitation, cie-1 was found to react with a protein with an apparent molecular weight of 70,000, whereas cie-2 precipitated 2 proteins of 70,000 and 72,000 daltons, respectively. both monoclonal antibodies reco ...	1992	1319172
dopamine agonists and pituitary tumor shrinkage.	the primary aim of this review has been to clarify the tumor shrinking effects of dopamine agonists on pituitary macroadenomas of different cell types. shrinkage is most dramatic for macroprolactinomas and is due to cell size reduction. seventy-nine percent of 271 definite macroprolactinomas were reduced in size by at least 25%, and 89% shrank to some degree. most shrinkage occurs during the first 3 months of treatment, although in a minority shrinkage is delayed. dopamine agonist resistance dur ...	2006	1352243
the prevalence of arboviral, rickettsial, and hantaan-like viral antibody among schoolchildren in the nile river delta of egypt.	a serosurvey was conducted during october and november 1989 to estimate the prevalence of selected arboviral, rickettsial, and hantaan viral antibody among a sample of schoolchildren from 4 villages in the bilbeis area of the nile river delta, egypt. blood specimens were obtained from subjects aged 8 to 14 years. enzyme immunoassay testing of the sera indicated that the prevalence of antibody was 9% (21/223) for sicilian sandfly fever, 4% (8/223) for rift valley fever, 3% (15/437) for west nile ...	1992	1363163
[morbidity with temporary loss of work capacity in the workers of the belmeken-sestrimo hydroelectric cascade].	the present work presents the results from the analysis on the morbidity with temporary disability from cascade "belmeken-sestrimo" (n = 94, men 73, women 21). by means of personnel method are studied the cases of morbidity with temporary disability and defined the basic and enlarged number of indices, analysed in sex, age, length of service, nosological structure and dynamics for a period of 3 years (1987-1989) for the 3 sites of hydroelectric cascade "belmeken-sestrimo", water-power station "m ...	2005	1364540
an enhanced-response system for performing chemiluminescent and bioluminescent tests.		2006	1366493
mapping of monoclonal antibody binding sites on cnbr fragments of the s-layer protein antigens of rickettsia typhi and rickettsia prowazekii.	the 120 kda surface protein antigens (spas) of typhus rickettsiae lie external to the outer membrane in regular arrays and chemically resemble the s-layer proteins of other bacteria. these proteins elicit protective immune responses against the rickettsiae. in order to study the immunochemistry of these proteins, purified spas from rickettsia typhi and rickettsia prowazekii were fragmented with cnbr. the fragments were separated by sds-page and were recovered on pvdf membrane following electrobl ...	1992	1370573
[torsion of the colonic epiploic appendages].	operations were carried out on 21 patients with torsion of epiploic appendages of the colon (sigmoid 19, ascending 1, hepatic flexure 1). this pathologic condition has no specific manifestations and occurs under the mask of other emergencies. the suggested symptom of "pain displacement" in combination with other signs allowed the correct diagnosis to be established before the operation in two thirds of patients. patients with torsion of epiploic appendages must be subjected to an emergency opera ...	2006	1388218
[celioscopic cholecystectomy. a survey of the french society of endoscopic surgery and operative radiology. apropos of 937 cases].	twenty-eight surgeons, members of the société française de chirurgie endoscopique et de radiologie opératoire, took part in this multicenter study, carried out between march 1989 and january 1991. nine hundred and thirty-seven patients were entered into the study, 934 of whom presented with biliary lithiasis and 3 with gallbladder polyps. biliary colic was found in 918 (98 percent) of patients. one hundred and twenty-five patients (13.3 percent) presented with acute cholecystitis. laparoscopic c ...	2006	1397847
the laboratory diagnosis of rickettsial diseases in hong kong.	indirect immunoperoxidase (ip) tests against antigens of rickettsia typhi, r. sibirica and r. tsutsugamushi were carried out on serum samples from 10 patients known to have high titres against one or more proteus ox antigens in the weil-felix (wf) test. the ip test confirmed rickettsial infection in nine of the 10 patients, giving unequivocal indications of the grouping of the infecting rickettsia species and, in one instance, showing a diagnostic igm titre in a specimen taken on day 3 of the pa ...	1992	1404554
experimental evidence of ischemic thresholds and functional recovery.	impaired blood flow below certain critical levels and an insufficient supply of energy-rich substrates cause failure of neuronal function, triggering biochemical disturbances that eventually lead to ischemic cell damage.	2005	1440719
"raynaud's disease" in migraineurs: one entity or two?	two cases are reported of patients who were diagnosed as having both migraine and raynaud's disease. because they were able to achieve effective control of both headaches and extremity temperature after undergoing a comprehensive approach--utilizing medication, biofeedback, and psychotherapy--it is suggested that both conditions are manifestations of the same disorder. it is recommended that a first step in approaching concurrent diagnoses of this type involve combined treatment as is often used ...	2006	1446993
supporting collaboration through a nursing informatics curriculum stage ii.	collaboration is at the center of the process used to design, implement and evaluate an integrated informatics curriculum in a baccalaureate nursing program. this paper describes the second stage of a process to design the informatics nursing courses. the challenges to foster faculty collaborative relationships as well as to enhance the course content of all nursing informatics curriculum. a number of strategies were used to develop the collaborative efforts between the faculty and nursing staff ...	2006	1482910
percutaneous mitral balloon valvotomy.		2006	1538723
[a rejoinder to the case of arthritis attributed to rickettsia typhi].		1992	1552770
a case of murine typhus in queensland.	to present a case of murine (endemic) typhus, the first to be reported within the last 30 years in australia.	1992	1625620
typhus and typhuslike rickettsiae associated with opossums and their fleas in los angeles county, california.	the recent discovery of cat fleas (ctenocephalides felis) infected with a typhuslike rickettsia (designated the elb agent) raises the question of whether similar rickettsial infections exist in wild cat flea populations. we verified the presence of the elb agent and rickettsia typhi in urban and suburban areas of los angeles, calif. opossums trapped in close proximity to the residences of human murine typhus cases in los angeles county and other areas within the city of los angeles were tested f ...	1992	1629332
murine typhus endocarditis.	we have described a 28-year-old male sheepfarmer who had fever, headache, chills, malaise, and aortic insufficiency. echocardiography revealed a tricuspid aortic valve with a large vegetation on the right cusp, an enlarged left ventricle, and diastolic flutter of the mitral valve. repeated blood cultures were negative. seroconversion of igg and igm to rickettsia typhi was found on the 13th day of hospitalization. the patient was treated with tetracycline for 1 year and remained afebrile and free ...	1992	1631693
child abuse: does prosecution serve any useful purpose?		2006	1635513
restriction fragment length polymorphism of the dna of typhus group rickettsiae.	the dna of 10 strains of rickettsia prowazekii, 5 strains of rickettsia typhi and 1 strain of rickettsia canada was investigated by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. interspecies differences were characterized by a great number of noncomigrating bands. using the endonuclease hindiii and psti fragments comigration as a quantitative criterion, genetic similarity coefficient was calculated for the pair rickettsia prowazekii/rickettsia typhi-32.0%, for rickettsia prowazekii/ricketts ...	1991	1687635
immunological characterization of lipopolysaccharides from proteus strains used in weil-felix test and reactivity with patient sera of tsutsugamushi diseases.	immunological analyses of lipopolysaccharides (lps) isolated from proteus strains ox2, ox19, and oxk used as antigens of weil-felix (wf) test, were performed by quantitative agglutination, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa), and immunoblotting. antisera against lps and whole cells (wc) of the three proteus strains reacted with homologous lps but not with heterologous lps, and the reaction was inhibited by the o-polysaccharide fraction isolated from the homologous lps except ox19-lps, whic ...	1990	1693170
[the surface antigens of rickettsia prowazekii studied with monoclonal antibodies].	r. prowazekii antigens have been tested with the use of monoclonal antibodies (mcab) to different epitopes of the microorganism. as revealed in these tests, mcab b4/4 and a-3/d, active against species-specific thermolabile antigen, interact with protein having a molecular weight of 90-120 kd. mcab c5/2, active against thermostable group antigen common with that of rickettsia typhi, interact with lps-like antigen having a molecular weight of 30 kd. ultrastructural immunochemical studies have reve ...	1990	1696768
immunoblot studies to analyze antibody to the rickettsia typhi group antigen in sera from patients with acute febrile cerebrovasculitis.	in 1986, an unusual syndrome of acute febrile cerebrovasculitis in the piedmont region of virginia was reported. all patients had encephalopathy and prior exposure to both a sylvan environment and flea-infested animals. the initial serological studies suggested a rickettsial origin, corroborating clinical, epidemiological, and histopathological findings. sera from four of five patients were subsequently studied by immunoblotting. unabsorbed and absorbed sera were tested with electrophoresed and ...	1991	1723073
genetic characterization and transovarial transmission of a typhus-like rickettsia found in cat fleas.	the identification of apparently fastidious microorganisms is often problematic. dna from a rickettsia-like agent (called the elb agent) present in cat fleas could be amplified by pcr with conserved primers derived from rickettsial 17-kda common protein antigen and citrate synthase genes but not spotted fever group 190-kda antigen gene. alu i sites in both the 17-kda and citrate synthase pcr products obtained with the rickettsia-like agent and rickettsia typhi were different even though both age ...	1992	1729713
epidemiologic classics of carter, maxcy, trudeau, and smith.	four great epidemiologists whose work so concisely linked clinical observations, epidemiologic clues, and logical preventive measures are discussed. henry rose carter set the stage for the walter reed successes in cuba by showing that 9-16 days must elapse after contact before yellow fever develops. this provided the link for the reed group to allow the "virus" to incubate in the mosquito before becoming infectious. kenneth maxcy clarified the controversy between endemic typhus fever and brill's ...	1992	1730891
western blot analysis of immune response to legionella bozemanii antigens.	the immune response to individual major antigens of legionella bozemanii was studied in 67 sera from 26 inpatients with febrile disease using immunoblotting techniques. all the patients had fever of unknown origin and showed strong serological reactions to l bozemanii that cross-reacted with rickettsia typhi, as determined by a standard indirect microimmunofluorescence assay. sera analysed by western blotting reacted with 12-14 molecular components of l bozemanii with apparent molecular weights ...	1991	1752985
development of an in vitro microtest to assess drug susceptibility of babesia bovis and babesia bigemina.	continuous cultivation of the bovine hemoparasites babesia bovis and babesia bigemina was developed as an in vitro microtest to assess parasite susceptibility to babesicidal compounds. reproducibility of parasite multiplication rates was independent of culture size, making it possible to use a microscale of 100 microliters for each test sample. inhibitory concentrations (ic50s) of a commonly used babesicide, quinuronium sulfate, evaluated by this in vitro method were found to be 5 x 10(-8) g/ml ...	1991	1779305
experimental paracoccidioidomycosis in ethyl alcohol-fed rats.	1. the course of experimental paracoccidioidomycosis was studied in alcohol-fed rats and compared with pair-fed and ad libitum controls. the alcohol-fed rats were fed a regular commercial solid diet plus a 32% (v/v) ethyl alcohol-25% sucrose (w/v) solution 4 weeks prior to the infection and throughout the study. the inoculum was standardized in terms of virulence, age of culture, percentage of multicellular fungal units containing 1-3 cells and viability. 2. the extent of infection was measured ...	1991	1797283
experimental paracoccidioidomycosis in ethyl alcohol-fed rats.	1. the course of experimental paracoccidioidomycosis was studied in alcohol-fed rats and compared with pair-fed and ad libitum controls. the alcohol-fed rats were fed a regular commercial solid diet plus a 32% (v/v) ethyl alcohol-25% sucrose (w/v) solution 4 weeks prior to the infection and throughout the study. the inoculum was standardized in terms of virulence, age of culture, percentage of multicellular fungal units containing 1-3 cells and viability. 2. the extent of infection was measured ...	1991	1797283
structure of the glycocalyx polysaccharide of pseudomonas fragi atcc 4973.	the structure of the exocellular glycocalyx polysaccharide of pseudomonas fragi atcc 4973, a bacterium implicated in the spoilage of meat, has been determined using hydrolysis, methylation analysis and 1d- and 2d-n.m.r. spectroscopy. the polysaccharide, which aids in the adhesion of the cells to each other and to the meat tissue, has the regular repeating unit ----4)-3-o-[(r)-1-carboxyethyl]-alpha-d-glcp-(1----3)-beta-d-manpnac+ ++- (1----4)-beta-d-glcp-(1----. random partial o-acetylation occur ...	1991	1797390
structure of the glycocalyx polysaccharide of pseudomonas fragi atcc 4973.	the structure of the exocellular glycocalyx polysaccharide of pseudomonas fragi atcc 4973, a bacterium implicated in the spoilage of meat, has been determined using hydrolysis, methylation analysis and 1d- and 2d-n.m.r. spectroscopy. the polysaccharide, which aids in the adhesion of the cells to each other and to the meat tissue, has the regular repeating unit ----4)-3-o-[(r)-1-carboxyethyl]-alpha-d-glcp-(1----3)-beta-d-manpnac+ ++- (1----4)-beta-d-glcp-(1----. random partial o-acetylation occur ...	1991	1797390
[surgical reperfusion and myocardial revascularization in patients with cardiogenic shock].		2006	1800823
serologic survey of spotted fever group rickettsiosis on hainan island of china.	a serosurvey for antibodies to rickettsia japonica was conducted on hainan island of china. serum specimens were collected from 1,030 outpatients at hospitals in different parts of the island regardless of their diagnosis. only two among 538 serum specimens collected in baoting and tongshi counties, located in the southern part of the island, were demonstrated to contain antibodies reactive with r. japonica at a high dilution. the specimens also reacted with r. rickettsii at the same titer as wi ...	1991	1808466
regulation of alcohol consumption by the renin-angiotensin system: a review of recent findings and a possible mechanism of action.	the renin-angiotensin system has traditionally been associated with the regulation of fluid and electrolyte balance. in this review we summarize the data which ascribes a completely new function to this system, i.e., the regulation of alcohol consumption. in addition, we suggest a possible mechanism for this effect based on the concept of a satiety or stop process. the approach taken was to examine the effect on alcohol intake of a wide variety of drug, genetic, dietary, surgical and neurosurgic ...	2007	1852316
use of a most probable number method modified with a deoxyribonucleic probe to monitor control by food preservatives of natural salmonella contamination in animal meat meals.	a most probable number (mpn) technique using a dna probe was developed for determination of salmonella in naturally contaminated meat meals. the method eliminated the need for 180 selective plates and 75 selective tubes and saved 27 h when compared with a traditional technique; yet it still yielded identical mpn of salmonella per 100 g in five naturally contaminated samples. the method was used to monitor the effect of a commercial food preservative (sal curb) at 0, .25, .50, 1.0, and 2.0% in me ...	1991	1876558
clinical and laboratory features of murine typhus in south texas, 1980 through 1987.	--the clinical and laboratory features of patients with murine typhus have not been extensively reviewed since 1946. we have updated these findings in patients from south texas who were examined by modern clinical and laboratory methods from 1980 through 1987.	1991	1880866
epidemiology of rickettsial diseases.	rickettsial diseases have a diversity of epidemiologic characteristics reflective of the variety of ecologic situations in which the obligate intracellular bacteria are transmitted to humans. for the spotted fever group (sfg) rickettsiae, rickettsia typhi, r. tsutsugamushi, coxiella burnetii, and the human ehrlichial agent, humans are a dead-end host who plays no role in the maintenance of the organism in nature. all rickettsioses exist as zoonoses. moreover, all rickettsiae are found in infecte ...	1991	1884775
endotoxemia and release of tumor necrosis factor and interleukin 1 alpha in acute heatstroke.	to determine whether endotoxemia and release of tumor necrosis factor (tnf-alpha) and/or interleukin 1 alpha (il-1 alpha) are involved in the pathogenesis of heatstroke, 17 adult patients with a mean rectal temperature of 42.1 +/- 0.2 degrees c were studied. blood samples were taken on admission and after cooling was completed. tnf-alpha and il-1 alpha levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and lipopolysaccharide (lps) content was measured by the chromogenic substrate modific ...	2005	1885459
what is a biological?		2005	1888493
flinders island spotted fever: a newly recognised endemic focus of tick typhus in bass strait. part 2. serological investigations.	twenty-six cases of a spotted-fever-like illness have been identified on flinders island, tasmania, over a 17 year period. these patients and 335 healthy persons from the island were investigated serologically using the weil-felix agglutination test (proteus sp. antigens ox2, ox19, oxk) and rickettsia-specific microimmunofluorescence. the antigens used in these latter tests comprised one member of the typhus group (rickettsia typhi) and three members of the spotted fever group (rickettsia ricket ...	1991	1898756
synaptogenesis in the rat suprachiasmatic nucleus: a light microscopic immunocytochemical survey.	mabq155, a monoclonal antibody against synaptophysin, has been used to conduct a light microscopic survey of synaptogenesis in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the perinatal rat. synaptophysin is an integral component of synaptic vesicle membranes which is expressed in growth cones and growth cone filopodia as well as in mature synapses. with the light microscope, mabq155 immunoreactivity in growth cones can be distinguished from that in presynaptic terminals on the basis of the size of immunoreac ...	1991	1906770
the role of rodents as reservoirs for some diseases in new reclaimed areas in north sinai.	in a trial to determine the role of sinai rodents as reservoirs to rickettsial diseases, the ifa technique was used to detect the presence of r. typhi and spotted fever group in blood of some commensal and wild rodent species collected in sinai during the last five years (1985-1989). out of 277 rattus spp. collected in el arish (47.3%) were positive to r. typhi and only (5.9%) of 35 mus musculus were positive to r. typhi. as for gerbillus spp. only (1.5%) of 206 animals were positive for r. typh ...	1991	1908502
[acute suppurative arthritis: an unusual manifestation of murine typhus (endemic)].	a 37-year-old patient had fever, diffuse maculopapular rash and acute suppurative arthritis of both knees, which was totally cured with doxycycline without sequelae. skin biopsy showed characteristic findings of rickettsiosis. in the serological investigation the weil-felix reaction was positive and antibodies against rickettsia typhi but not against rickettsia conorii were detected by indirect immunofluorescence. no similar case has found in the reviewed literature.	1991	1910133
magnetic resonance imaging in infants exposed to cocaine prenatally: a preliminary report.		2007	1914354
antigenic relationships among the rickettsiae of the spotted fever and typhus groups.	using immunoblots to analyze antigenic relationships among the pathogenic spotted fever and typhus group rickettsiae, i found that the rickettsial lipopolysaccharide (lps) was a group-specific antigen. all the rickettsiae examined had 135-kda and 58-kda protein antigens. the spotted fever rickettsiae and rickettsia canada had, in addition, 190-kda protein antigens which were antigenic analogs of previously described protective antigens of r. conorii and r. rickettsii.	1991	1916232
observation and theory in psychoanalysis: the self psychology of heinz kohut.	the development of self psychology by heinz kohut illustrates the influence of observational method on theory formation in psychoanalysis. in 1959 kohut began to emphasize empathy and introspection over the traditional combination of free association and evenly suspended attention. this became an important part of a process of revision in psychoanalytic theory which culminated in self psychology. this paper demonstrates how and why that particular change in observational method influenced that p ...	2007	1924603
[treatment of breastplate deformities: assessment using ct scanning and functional tests].	a study to evaluate both the pre- en postoperative functional and morphologic status of major anterior chest wall deformities. four of the eight patients suffered from a progressive reduction in physical capabilities. preoperative pulmonary function tests demonstrated restriction in pulmonary function. in the postoperative period there was progressive return to normal physical strength without objective improvement in pulmonary function. pre- and postoperative thoracometric study by ct scan allo ...	2007	1950309
long-term enteral feeding: a retrospective comparison of delivery via percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy and nasoenteric tubes.	the use of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (peg) tubes for enteral feeding is widespread, although their superiority to other feeding devices, such as nasoenteric tubes (net), has not been substantiated. we retrospectively compared clinical outcomes in patients who received enteral feeding via peg (n = 80) or net (n = 29) from 1984 to 1988. mean follow-up was 192 days in the peg group and 141 days in the net group. changes in nutritional and performance status were similar in both groups. as ...	2007	1951237
[infectious fetal diseases].		1990	1964775
early experience with in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer and gamete intrafallopian transfer in a nigerian hospital.	we present our early experience with in vitro fertilisation-embryo transfer (ivf-et) and gamete intrafallopian transfer (gift) in a nigerian hospital. twenty-one patients were recruited, 11 patients for the ivf-et program and 10 for the gift program. in the ivf program the oocyte recovery rate was 100%, the fertilization rate was 66% and the cleavage rate was 97% but no live pregnancies were achieved. in contrast, one live delivery was achieved with gift. these results suggest that both ivt-et a ...	2007	1976550
effects of amino acid infusion on renal hemodynamics. role of endothelium-derived relaxing factor.	ingestion of protein or intravenous infusion of amino acids acutely elevates glomerular filtration rate (gfr) and renal plasma flow (rpf) by unknown mechanisms. endothelium-derived relaxing factor (edrf), now known to be nitric oxide derived from metabolism of l-arginine, participates in local regulation of vascular tone. to investigate the hypothesis that edrf may participate in the renal vasodilatation and increased gfr after amino acid infusion, we characterized the effect of inhibition of ed ...	1991	2045148
measuring cholesterol. a handbook for out-patient clinics and laboratory personnel.		2007	2100407
epidemiology of murine typhus.		1990	2105686
detection of murine typhus infection in fleas by using the polymerase chain reaction.	polymerase chain reaction (pcr) amplification of dna was used to detect the etiologic agent of murine typhus, rickettsia typhi, in experimentally infected adult fleas. a primer pair derived from the 17-kilodalton antigen sequence of typhus and spotted fever group rickettsiae was used to amplify a 434-base-pair (bp) fragment of the genome of the murine typhus rickettsiae. the amplified 17-kilodalton protein antigen-specific sequence was detected in ethidium bromide-stained agarose gels in individ ...	1990	2108995
human t lymphocyte recognition of cyanogen bromide fragments of the surface protein of rickettsia typhi.		1990	2116103
possible typhus-group infection in new york state: presentation of four suspect cases.	epidemiologic investigations were recently conducted on four cases which were reported in new york state in 1986 and 1987, three of which were within one family. these included hospital chart reviews, case or family interviews, animal trappings, and ectoparasite surveys. serologic tests and immunoblots were performed on blood samples obtained from these patients. all four patients had acute febrile illnesses; two required hospitalization and one died. microimmunofluorescence test results using r ...	1990	2116104
structural analyses of the 120-kda serotype protein antigens of typhus group rickettsiae. comparison with other s-layer proteins.		1990	2116106
characterization of the gene encoding the protective paracrystalline-surface-layer protein of rickettsia prowazekii: presence of a truncated identical homolog in rickettsia typhi.	the dna sequence of the gene encoding the protective surface protein antigen (spa) of rickettsia prowazekii has been determined. the open reading frame of 4836 nucleotides with promoter and ribosome-binding site is present on a 10.1-kilobase ecori fragment. the encoded carboxyl terminus of the 169-kda protein contains a potential transmembrane region and hydrophilic regions with many lysine and arginine residues potentially accessible to proteolytic cleavage. because the rickettsia-derived spa h ...	1990	2122457
murine typhus identified as a major cause of febrile illness in a camp for displaced khmers in thailand.	scrub and murine typhus have been identified as causes of illness among the 238,000 displaced khmer people residing in temporary settlements on the thai side of the thai-cambodian border. still, the true extent of the problem and the relative frequency of infection with scrub typhus as compared to murine typhus are unknown. we evaluated consecutive patients with unexplained pyrexia (documented fever, no exclusionary diagnosis, and constitutional symptoms) in 1 temporary settlement over 1 month. ...	1990	2122749
prevalence of antibodies to rickettsia conorii coxiella burnetii and rickettsia typhi in salamanca province (spain). serosurvey in the human population.	the salamanca province of spain is an endemic zone for mediterranean spotted fever. in this area, only one case of q fever has been reported and typhus group rickettsial diseases have never been diagnosed. to obtain a panoramic view of the presence of antibodies to the most ubiquitous rickettsial agents, 400 sera specimens from a statistically representative sample of the human population of salamanca city and its surrounding province were subjected to indirect microimmunofluorescent test for an ...	1990	2123799