Endoscopic treatment for vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) has become an established alternative to long-term antibiotic prophylaxis and ureteral reimplantation. We present the outcome of endoscopic treatment with dextranomer/hyaluronic acid copolymer (Deflux) for VUR in children by a single surgeon at our institute from October 2003 to October 2009. We reviewed the cases of 150 patients (total 239 u...

BACKGROUND Presence of subretinal abscess in endogenous endophthalmitis indicates a more severe form of infection. Available reports indicate variable response to standard treatment with systemic, intravitreal pharmacotherapy and vitreous surgery. There are no reports citing the possible role of intralesional antibiotic therapy in managing subretinal abscess. CASE PRESENTATION A 30 year old l...

Whilst most animals invest equally in males and females when they reproduce, a variety of vertically transmitted parasites has evolved the ability to distort the offspring sex ratios of their hosts. One such group of parasites are male-killing bacteria. Here we report the discovery of females of the ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata that produced highly female-biased offspring sex ratios ...

SCHMALTZ, L.W. Deficit in active avoidance learning in rats following penicillin injection into hippocampus. PHYSIOL. BErlAV. 6 (6) 667-674, 1971.--Penicillin was found to cause epileptiform (spike) activity when injected into the hippocampus of male rats. Animals so prepared were found to be severely impaired in the acquisition of a two-way active avoidance task. Animals with bilateral hippoca...

2002 because of recurrent pneumonitis associated with bronchiectasis. Common variable immunodeficiency was diag− nosed (the serum gammaglobulin level was 0.09 g/dL [normal range 1.2± 1.5 g/ dL]), and she was treated with immuno− globulins. In 2004, gastroscopy revealed stage 2 esophageal and gastric varices, caused by nodular regenerative hyperpla− sia−related portal hypertension. In 2005 the p...

BACKGROUND Aspiration pneumonia is an urgent health concern with high mortality and long hospitalization in industrialized and aging countries. However, there is no information about the effectiveness of azithromycin (AZM) for the treatment of aspiration pneumonia. This study investigated if AZM is effective for the treatment of aspiration pneumonia. METHODS Patients with aspiration pneumonia...

Carp farming is a popular aquaculture activity that provides affordable protein sources and job opportunities to many people worldwide. As carp intensifies, farmers face major issues such as rising feed costs excessive antibiotic usage. Thus, there an urgent need explore alternative resources ensure the sustainability of industry. One most promising phytobiotics possess various properties benef...

the study of interactions of jet into cross flow at different longitudinal and transverse angles ofjet was studied. the following components were designed and constructed: a low velocity windtunnel to produce the uniform flow, a flat plate with a traverse injection system to simulate the jetinjection, and a spatial rake to measure the total pressure. the tests were carried out atlongitudinal (α...

A flow injection spectrophotometric method for the assay of ciprofloxacin was developed. The method was based on the chelation of iron(III) with the drug in 0.023 mol dm-3 sulfuric acid solution in a 72 cm long coil and the brown-red complex produced was monitored at 447 nm. The super modified simplex computer program was employed for the optimization of the system and chemical parameters with ...

For recent years, use of autologous fat injection has increased significantly in facial contouring surgery. Along with such increase in use, complications like atypical mycoplasma infection have been also on the increasing trend. The authors report two cases of Mycobacterium chelonae infection that occurred after autologous fat injection. Patients were treated as infection that resistant to com...