STUDY OBJECTIVES To identify factors predisposing cystic fibrosis (CF) patients to Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infection and to determine whether coinfection with S maltophilia affects the clinical response to therapy with tobramycin solution for inhalation (TSI), 300 mg bid. DESIGN Retrospective review of data collected from two identical, 6-month, randomized, placebo-controlled trials. S...

he epidemiological study of burned patients in   west azarbalian (1382)   m. khoshkalam [1] ,m.s. jamirzadeh [2] , m.s .     abstract     introduction: bum injuries still produce a significant morbidity and mortality in iran. this study was carried out to show the epidemiology, mortality, and etiological factors of burned patients in province of west azarbaijan.   methods & materials: this stud...

Congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens (CBAVD) is found in most males with cystic fibrosis (CF), but this malformation can be observed without any pulmonary or digestive features. We have analyzed 13 exons of the CF gene in a cohort of 25 CBAVD patients. Among the 50 chromosomes studied, 24 mutations were identified: delta F508 (14 cases), R117H (7 cases), R1070W (2 cases), 621 + 1 G ...

OBJECTIVES We administered aerosolized histamine to 32 subjects with tetraplegia to determine whether there were differences in spirometric and/or lung volume parameters between responders and nonresponders. RESULTS Baseline pulmonary function parameters revealed mild to moderate restrictive dysfunction. We found that 25 subjects (78%) were hyperreactive to histamine (mean provocative concent...

While there is a considerable body of literature correlating the role of dopaminergic genes and obesity, body mass index, body type, overeating, carbohydrate binging, energy expenditure and low dopamine D2 receptor (D2R) receptor density, there is a paucity of research concerning the dopamine D2 receptor gene (DRD2) variants and percent body fat. We report here the potential association of DRD2...

BACKGROUND Our objective was to evaluate changes in serum leptin levels during pregnancy in overweight/obese and non-obese women and to assess total and percent weight gain during pregnancy as possible factors that influence leptin levels. MATERIAL AND METHODS In a prospective study of 42 low-risk pregnant women receiving prenatal care, we assessed serum leptin levels at gestational weeks 9-1...