conclusions sphingomonas paucimobilis can cause serious infections, especially in immunocompromised patients with determined risk factors such as indwelling catheters and diabetes mellitus, due to the effects of multiple virulence factors, together with biofilm formation. results all the clinical isolates of s. paucimobilis produced biofilms. primary bacteraemia (n = 16) was the most common cli...

* Tinea pedis (athlete's foot) occurs in about 15% ofthe population * Its usual treatment is a topical antifungal applied two or three times a day for up to four weeks * Terbinafine is a synthetic allylamine antifungal with a primarily fungicidal action against dermatophytes and some other moulds and yeasts * This study shows that terbinafine 1% cream applied twice daily for a week was signific...

* Young adults and children now commonly survive treatment for cancer and subsequently want to have a family * Many fear that the toxic treatment they received for cancer will affect their children * This study shows that the risk of having a child with congenital anomalies was not increased among parents who had been treated for cancer * For live births there was no relation between increasing...

T he pump performance of the left ventricle (LV) depends on its ability to cycle between two states: 1) a compliant chamber in diastole that allows the LV to fill from a low left atrial pressure and 2) a stiff chamber in systole that ejects the stroke volume at arterial pressure. The transitions from diastole to systole (contraction) and from systole to diastole (relaxation) are essential for t...

* HIV infected blood may still be transfused in Africa because of lack of access to HIV testing, lack of adequate laboratory quality control, and from donors being in the seroconversion period * Donor deferral has not been thought feasible in Africa because heterosexual transmission accounts for most cases of HIV infection, making risk groups difficult to identify * Not everyone is at equal ris...

digital radiographs need additional metadata in order to be accurate when being converted to analog media. resolution is a major reason of failures in proper printing or digitizing the images. this letter shortly explains the overlooked pitfalls of digital radiography and photography in dental practice, and briefly instructs the reader how to avoid or rectify common problems associated with res...

cannabis is one of the most widely abused substances throughout the world. the primary psychoactive constituent of cannabis, delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (▵(9_)thc), produces a myriad of pharmacological effects in animals and humans. although it is used as a recreational drug, it can potentially lead to dependence and behavioral disturbances and its heavy use may increase the risk for psychotic...