Correspondence : Nahid Arianpour, Tehran, Iran. Tel: 912-2977306 Fax: 2188021913 E mail: [email protected] causes of maternal death for many decades (2). Infection made up 13% of pregnancy related deaths and was the fifth leading cause of death. In majority of instances bacteria responsible for postpartum infection are those that normally reside in the bowel (2). Most female pelvic infections...

BACKGROUND Production of antibodies that are specific for allergens is an important pathological process in inflammatory allergic diseases. These contain the antibodies against antigens of Candida albicans, one of the normal microbial flora in an intestinal tract. We studied the effects of the prednisolone administration on the production of anti-Candida antibodies in the gastrointestinally C. ...

The invasive plant species are non-native organisms which invade natural habitats and destroy the indigenous flora. invasion of alien into various places is recognized as a major cause loss biodiversity, after habitat destruction. aim present investigation to study flora city Warangal, Telangana with detailed about their nativity, family, habit distribution. A total 97 belonging 72 genera 30 fa...

The presence of a complex and diverse intestinal flora is functionally important for regulating intestinal mucosal immune responses. However, the extent to which a balanced intestinal flora regulates systemic immune responses is still being defined. In order to specifically examine whether the acquisition of a less complex flora influences responses to immunization in the pre-weaning stages of ...

BACKGROUND In Chile, indigenous and non-indigenous schoolchildren have the same stature when they begin school but indigenous adults are shorter, indicating the importance of analyzing growth during puberty. The aim of this study was to compare the growth of indigenous and non-indigenous girls during the 36 months after menarche in Chile's Araucanía Region. METHODS A concurrent cohort study w...

OBJECTIVES AND METHODS Klebsiella pneumoniae is a nosocomial pathogen and is considered the most common gram-negative bacterium that exhibits multiple antimicrobial resistances. In this study, the transfer of antimicrobial resistance genes from the clinical multiresistant K. pneumoniae MGH75875 isolate was assessed in vitro and in vivo in an intestinal colonization animal model. The ability to ...

Traditional knowledge includes pre-existing, underlying traditional culture or folklore and literary and artistic works created by current generations of society which are based on or derived from preexisting traditional culture or folklore. Traditional culture and folklore tends to be trans-generational, old and collectively "owned" by groups or communities. Living close to nature the tribal c...

With one of the oldest surviving cultures in the world, Australian Aboriginal people have developed immense knowledge about the diverse Australian flora. Western scientific investigation of some Australian Aboriginal medicinal plants has demonstrated interesting pharmacological activities and chemistry, however the majority of these species have not yet been extensively examined. We argue that ...

Gil A., Yu Q., Lobo A., Lourenço P., Silva L. and Calado H., 2011. Assessing the effectiveness of high resolution satellite imagery for vegetation mapping in small islands protected areas. Journal of Coastal Research, SI 64 (Proceedings of the 11th International Coastal Symposium), 1663-1667. Szczecin, Poland, ISSN 0749-0208 S. Miguel Island's vascular plant flora (Archipelago of the Azores, Po...