BACKGROUND Current laboratory diagnosis of Buruli ulcer (BU) is based on microscopic detection of acid fast bacilli, quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR), histopathology or cultivation. Insertion sequence (IS) 2404 qPCR, the most sensitive method, is usually only available at reference laboratories. The only currently available point-of-care test, microscopic detection of acid fast bacilli (AFB), ...

BACKGROUND Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a health problem in both developed and developing countries, including Ethiopia. OBJECTIVE In this study, the prevalence of smear-positive tuberculosis among presumptive TB cases who visited the hospital was assessed. METHOD Acid fast bacilli (AFB) test was performed on samples collected from 200 presumptive TB cases. Data were analyzed using app...

BACKGROUND Intradialytic hypotension (IH) is a common complication of bicarbonate hemodialysis (BD) and contributes to the intolerance of dialysis and the high cardiovascular morbidity and mortality among dialysis patients, the risk of which can be contained by convective therapies. AIMS/METHODS To assess whether acetate-free biofiltration (AFB), a hemodiafiltration technique found to improve...

The exposure to aflatoxin B1 (AFB) in animal-feed processing plants was assessed using binding of AFB to serum albumin. The albumin fraction was digested with pronase, and the digest was purified on a C18 Sepak column and an aflatest affinity column before quantification by ELISA. The level of detectability was 5 pg/mg albumin. The workers served as their own controls, as blood samples were tak...

American foulbrood (AFB), caused by Paenibacillus larvae, is a devastating disease in honeybees. In most countries, the disease is controlled through compulsory burning of symptomatic colonies causing major economic losses in apiculture. The pathogen is endemic to honeybees world-wide and is readily transmitted via the movement of hive equipment or bees. Molecular epidemiology of AFB currently ...

Mycotoxins a"atoxin B1 (AFB 1 ) and ochratoxin A (OTA) present a common source of contamination of meat products. In this study, the three types of Croatian and Slovenian traditional meat products (n = 18) from the categories of dry-cured products, fermented sausages and dry-cured bacon, were analyzed on the levels of mycotoxins AFB 1 and OTA. After determination of basic chemical composition o...

Food and feed contamination by aflatoxin (AF)B₁ has adverse economic and health consequences. AFB₁ degradation by microorganisms or microbial enzymes provides a promising preventive measure. To this end, the present study tested 43 bacterial isolates collected from maize, rice, and soil samples for AFB₁-reducing activity. The higher activity was detected in isolate L7, which was identified as B...

aflatoxin b i (afb) isa well known hepatocarcinogen in several animal species and probably a causative agent in human hepatocellular carcinoma. humans are exposed to afb by ingesting contaminated food. aflatoxin contamination encountered in human foods is usually at low levels which is difficult to measure by chromatographic methods. therefore in the present study we have developed an immunoass...

BACKGROUND AND THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY Thymoquinone (TQ) is one of the active components of Nigella sativa. The plant has been used in herbal medicine for treatment of many diseases including liver complications. The present study aimed to investigate protective effects of TQ on Aflatoxin B(1) (AFB(1)) induced liver toxicity in mice. METHODS Animals were divided into six groups and treated i...

AIMS Right ventricular pacing increases the risk of persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) in the long term. The effects of right ventricular pacing on paroxysmal AF (PAF) are unknown. The aim was to examine the effect of right ventricular pacing on AF burden (AFB) in patients with symptomatic drug-resistant PAF. Pooled analysis of pacemaker-derived counters and AF diagnostic data from the Atrial ...