Estimations of the bacterial content of air can be more easily made now than a decade ago, with colony formation the method of choice for enumeration of airborne bacteria. However, plate counts are subject to error because bacteria exposed to the air may remain viable yet lose the ability to form colonies, i.e., they become viable but nonculturable. If airborne bacteria exhibit this phenomenon,...

The objective of this study was to compare (i) the intracytoplasmic sperm injection outcomes among groups with different total motile sperm count ranges, (ii) the intracytoplasmic sperm injection outcomes between groups with normal and abnormal total motile sperm count, and (iii) the predictive values of WHO 2010 cut-off values and pre-wash total motile sperm count for the intracytoplasmic sper...

Bacillus licheniformis is a spore-producing bacteria. The present study aims to identify maximum sporulation in through induced heat shock conditions using different solidified media and broth media. Suspensions of spores were spread-plated on nutrient agar plates before after treatments 60°C, 80°C 100°C for 30 minutes. number was determined by the dilution plate count method. result indicates ...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to compare the antimicrobial effect of mouthwashes containing Calendula officinalis L., Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze and 0.12% chlorhexidine digluconate on the adherence of microorganisms to suture materials after extraction of unerupted third molars. MATERIAL AND METHODS Eighteen patients with unerupted maxillary third molars indicated for extractio...

BACKGROUND Acute appendicitis is a common surgical emergency. Diagnosis may be difficult with little help from radiological and laboratory investigations. Total leukocyte count is one of the helpful investigations, being evaluated in this study. METHODS The patients presenting with right lower quadrant abdominal pain whom were diagnosed as having acute appendicitis and later underwent appendi...

I N THE EVENT of atomic warfare, those charged with the medical service will be confronted with large numbers of radiation victims. One problem will be to identify those whose radiation injury is severe enough to require medical care. Because of the large number of people involved and the primitive conditions in devastated areas, a relatively simple and rapid sorting procedure should be availab...