A lactate dehydrogenase-deficient (Ldh-) mutant of a human isolate of Streptococcus mutans serotype c was tested in a gnotobiotic rat caries model. Compared with the wild-type Ldh-positive (Ldh+) strains, it was significantly (alpha less than or equal to 0.005) less cariogenic in experiments with two different sublines of Sprague-Dawley rats. The Ldh- mutant strain 044 colonized the oral cavity...

Abstract In this video, we present a 48-year-old otherwise healthy man with history of perforated appendicitis status post exploratory laparotomy and appendectomy, complicated by an intraabdominal abscess requiring re-exploration subsequent midline wound dehiscence, incisional ventral hernia, enterocutaneous fistula managed drain. Plastic surgery performed split thickness skin graft his wound, ...

Abstract Introduction Evaluating groin pain still evades many clinicians with at times difficulty in determining the cause of when no true hernia exists. This study's aim was to evaluate a simple and novel reproducible scoring system, help determine whether conservative measures or surgery should be recommended for management attributable inguinal disruption. Methods Patients that underwent dis...