RATIONALE Continuous infusion of β-lactam antibiotics may improve outcomes because of time-dependent antibacterial activity compared with intermittent dosing. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the efficacy of continuous versus intermittent infusion in patients with severe sepsis. METHODS We conducted a randomized controlled trial in 25 intensive care units (ICUs). Participants commenced on piperacilli...

in this research, some of the echo-physiological characteristics of pistachio trees were studied to understand crop response to drought stress and determine the best irrigation interval. this experiment was carried out in an orchard with a sandy loam textured soil and a commercial cultivar of pistachio named ouhadi grafted on pistacia vera l. rootstock for three years. the irrigation system sel...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the action of sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) associated with an intracanal medication against Candida albicans and Enterococcus faecalis inoculated in root canals. MATERIAL AND METHODS Thirty-six human single-rooted teeth with single root canals were used. The canals were contaminated with C. albicans and E. faecalis for 21 days and were then i...

laboratory bioassays were carried out to evaluate the insecticidal efficacy of silicosec? against 7 - 14 day old adults, old and young larvae of tribolium castaneum (herbst) with the mean ? se (n = 30) weight of 3.4 ? 0.1 and 0.6 ? 0.1 mg, respectively at 27?c and 55 ? 5% rh. wheat treated with four dose rates of silicosec? and untreated wheat served as a control with three replications. adult?...

potato is one of the sensitive plants to drought stress and it is one of the main crops in the north regions of fars province. since the planting time is simultaneous with wheat irrigation period, due consideration should be given to reduce irrigation consumption for this crop. this research investigated the effect of potassium sulfate on the drought tolerance of potatoes. field experiment was ...

Methods Twenty two participants, 14 males and 8 females (mean age 31 years old), without eczema (Group 1) and 20 patients, 3 males and 17 females (mean age 35 years old), with chronic eczema (Group 2), living in Rosario, Argentina, were patch tested (PT) with sodium metabisulfite (MBS – CAS: 7681-57-4) 1% in petrolatum and with Brazilian Contact Standard Series (FDA Allergenic, Brazil). For the...

effects of the last irrigation time on quantitative and qualitative traits were studied for two sugar beet cultivars with intermediate and long growth periods. this research was conducted in the field of agricultural and natural resources research center of khorasan at mashhadin 1381. six treatments of withholding irrigation were applied on the cultivars using a spilit plot design within a rand...

Outbreaks of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections associated with lettuce and other leaf crops have occurred with increasing frequency in recent years. Contaminated manure and polluted irrigation water are probable vehicles for the pathogen in many outbreaks. In this study, the occurrence and persistence of E. coli O157:H7 in soil fertilized with contaminated poultry or bovine ...

The objective of this field study was to determine the therapeutic efficacy of mammary irrigation for the treatment of dairy cattle diagnosed with acute coliform mastitis caused by gram-negative bacteria. Additionally, the effects of different mammary irrigation regimen fluids such as ozone water and normal saline were compared. Dairy cattle clinically diagnosed with acute coliform mastitis (n ...