PURPOSE To quantify the delayed contrast agent enhancement in the nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disc by means by T1 relaxation time measurements, and to correlate the enhancement with visual grading of disc degeneration. Diffusion of nutrients through the endplate is a key factor in tissue viability in the intervertebral disc. It can be simulated in vivo using magnetic resonance imagin...

dard disc procedure; (c) the strong synergistic effects inside the zone where the two antibiotics are simultaneously present. Results are easy to read, as are those obtained with penicillin G or other aminoglycosides (amikacin, gentamicin, streptomycin). Although less easy to read, similar results have been obtained by using the Kirby Bauer disc diffusion method (instead of the triple layer tec...

Invitro antibacterial and antifungal activities of methanolic extract of osbeckia wynaadensis was evaluated in the present study for the first time by disc diffusion method using five bacterial strains (S. pneumonia, B.cereus, A. hydrophila , V. cholera and MRSA) and five fungal strains (Candida albicans, Aspergillus niger, Streptomysis Greusis, M. purpureus and Aspergillus fumigate) respective...

Background: Plants have been the basis for many medicinal compounds that are used in modern-day medicine, screening plants bioactive is a way of identifying and developing new antimicrobials less expensive with improved safety efficacy. Objective: The objective this study was to investigate vitro antimicrobial activity Azadirachta indica (neem) using leaf extracts Ethanol, Petroleum ether, Ethy...

BACKGROUND Lysimachia vulgaris L. (Yellow loosestrife) is a medicinal plant in the family Myrsinaceae. It has been used in the treatment of fever, ulcer, diarrhea and wounds in folk medicine. It has also analgesic, expectorant, astringent and anti-inflammatory activities. Two different sources of the plant (field-grown and in vitro-grown) were used to evaluate the biological activities (antibac...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE objectives: As antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Neisseria gonorrhoeae provides guidance for appropriate treatment, there is a need for simple, reliable and cost-effective method for susceptibility testing. The present study was aimed to compare the results of two methods of susceptibility testing, minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values by E test with disc di...

BACKGROUND Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has emerged recently worldwide in production animals, particularly pigs and veal calves, which act as reservoirs for MRSA strains for human infection. The study determined the prevalence of MRSA and other resistant strains of S. aureus isolated from the anterior nares of pigs and human handlers on pig farms in Trinidad. METHODS Iso...

IntroductionCoagulase negative Staphylococcus (CoNS), being a part of the commensal flora, have long remained neglected as mere contaminants till their recently reported increased rate of isolation, evidenced their potential as nosocomial pathogens. Treatment is difficult due to confusion in pathogenecity and multi-drug resistance. Aim of the study was to to identify the different species of Co...

Background and objectives: As much as people become aware of the dangerous side effects of synthetic antibiotics, the demand for natural alternatives to these drugs increases. Natural ingredients, lower risk of complications and even have beneficial side effects. The aim of this study was to determine the antibacterial effect of herbs Reum ribes L and hyssop Hyssopus officinalis is on some path...