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Vitamin D Levels After Kidney Transplantation and the Risk of Cytomegalovirus Infection.

BACKGROUND: Some studies reported an association between low levels of vitamin D and the risk of infections, especially viral infections. Kidney transplant patients are at risk of opportunistic infections; however, no study has been conducted on the association between vitamin D levels and the risk of CMV infection.

Nov 29 2015 26866004

Antibacterial and antibiotic potentiating activity of leaves and ripe fruit pericarp against human pathogenic clinical bacterial isolates.

This study aimed to assess the antibacterial and antibiotic potentiating property of (VM) (fruit and leaf extracts) against 10 clinical isolates. A microdilution broth susceptibility assay for bacteria was used for the determination of the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and associated with antibiotics to evaluate any synergistic effect. VM extracts were found to potentiate the activity of...

Nov 14 2015 27774426
Morphological and Bactericidal Effects of Amikacin, Meropenem and Imipenem on Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

BACKGROUND: Pseudomonas aeruginosa might be converted to coccoid bacteria under antibiotic stress. Bacterial conversion would increase resistance to a...

Nov 14 2015 26855743
PK/PD analysis of biapenem in patients undergoing continuous hemodiafiltration.

BACKGROUND: Continuous hemodiafiltration (CHDF) is used as renal replacement therapy for critically ill patients with renal failure, and to treat hype...

Nov 14 2015 26819742
Kinetics and avidity of anti-Toxocara antibodies (IgG) in rabbits experimentally infected with Toxocara canis.

An evaluation was made of the kinetics and avidity of anti-Toxocara antibodies (IgG) in rabbits experimentally infected with embryonated Toxocara cani...

Nov 10 2015 27027550
Learning a Severity Score for Sepsis: A Novel Approach based on Clinical Comparisons.

Sepsis is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. Early administration of treatment has been shown to decrease sepsis-related mortali...

Nov 5 2015 26958288
Integrated analysis of oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma identifies key variants and pathways linked to risk habits, HPV, clinical parameters and tumor recurrence.

Oral tongue squamous cell carcinomas (OTSCC) are a homogeneous group of tumors characterized by aggressive behavior, early spread to lymph nodes and a...

Nov 5 2015 26834999
Antibacterial Effects of Cissus welwitschii and Triumfetta welwitschii Extracts against Escherichia coli and Bacillus cereus.

Antibiotic resistance has increased sharply, while the pace for the development of new antimicrobials has slowed down. Plants provide an alternative s...

Nov 5 2015 26904744
Manipulation of the Gut Microbiota Reveals Role in Colon Tumorigenesis.

There is growing evidence that individuals with colonic adenomas and carcinomas harbor a distinct microbiota. Alterations to the gut microbiota may al...

Nov 4 2015 27303681
Incidence of nonresponse and individual patterns of response following sprint interval training.

The current study sought to explore the incidence of nonresponders for maximal or submaximal performance following a variety of sprint interval traini...

Nov 3 2015 26854820
Serum and Wound Vancomycin Levels After Intrawound Administration in Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty.

BACKGROUND: Periprosthetic joint infection is the most common cause of readmissions after total joint arthroplasty (TJA). Intrawound vancomycin powder...

Oct 26 2015 27633945
The antiviral activity of arctigenin in traditional Chinese medicine on porcine circovirus type 2.

Arctigenin (ACT) is a phenylpropanoid dibenzylbutyrolactone lignan extracted from the traditional herb Arctium lappa L. (Compositae) with anti-viral a...

Oct 26 2015 27234554
Prevalence and Viral Load of Human Parvovirus B19 (B19V) Among Blood Donors in South-East Brazil.

The infection of human parvovirus B19 (B19V) is a common event in the general population, including volunteer blood donors. In some cases it can be as...

Oct 19 2015 27408426
Expanding the role of striatal cholinergic interneurons and the midbrain dopamine system in appetitive instrumental conditioning.

The basal ganglia are a collection of subcortical nuclei thought to underlie a wide variety of vertebrate behavior. Although a great deal is known abo...

Oct 14 2015 26467514
Rapid regression of cystoid macular edema associated with cytomegalovirus retinitis in adult acute myeloid leukemia by intravitreal methotrexate combined with oral valganciclovir: A case report with comparison of binocular outcome.

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis is a late complication of organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplant, the risk of which depends on the degree of imm...

Oct 1 2015 29018731
Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease Using Enhanced Probabilistic Neural Network.

Early and accurate diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD) remains challenging. Neuropathological studies using brain bank specimens have estimated that...

Sep 29 2015 26420585
Identification of dual-tropic HIV-1 using evolved neural networks.

Blocking the binding of the envelope HIV-1 protein to immune cells is a popular concept for development of anti-HIV therapeutics. R5 HIV-1 binds CCR5,...

Sep 28 2015 26419858
Using Arden Syntax Medical Logic Modules to reduce overutilization of laboratory tests for detection of bacterial infections-Success or failure?

OBJECTIVE: Bacterial infections frequently cause prolonged intensive care unit (ICU) stays. Repeated measurements of the procalcitonin (PCT) biomarker...

Sep 25 2015 26476896
Influence of recovery intensity on oxygen demand and repeated sprint performance.

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to determine effects of recovery intensity (passive, 20%, 30% and 40% V̇O2peak) on oxygen uptake kinetics, performance an...

Sep 11 2015 26364688
Epidermal Sutureless Closure of the Umbilical Base Following Laparoscopic Colectomy for Colon Cancer.

At our institute, a non-suturing method for closure of the umbilical epidermis has been used in laparoscopic colorectal resection to prevent umbilical...

Sep 11 2015 27358515
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