Sera obtained from 777 pigs were tested for the presence of Sendai virusimmunospecific antibodies by the agar gel immunodiffussion (AGID), counterimmunoelectrophoresis (CIE), haemagglutination inhibition (HI) and serum neutralisation (SN) tests. As many as 598 sera contained Sendai virus antibodies as shown by the SN test, 552 sera were HI positive, 536 sera were CIE positive, and only 444 ones...

Active infective endocarditis (IE) is classified into two groups; hospital acquired IE (HIE) and IE other than HIE, which was defined as community-acquired IE (CIE). Eighty-two patients underwent surgical treatment for active IE. Seventy-one cases were CIE group and eleven were HIE. There were six patients with native valve endocarditis and five cases of prosthetic valve endocarditis in the HIE...

A modified latex agglutination (LA) test performed on glass slides was evaluated for the detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae (Pn), Hemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), and K1 antigens in serum, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), nasopharyngeal secretions, and other body fluids in patients suspected of having infection. Forty-eight, 61, and 31 specimens were tested for the presence of Pn, Hib, and K1 a...

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Binge drinking during adolescence and adulthood may have differential long-term effects on the brain. We investigated the long-term effects of chronic intermittent ethanol (CIE) exposure during adolescence and adulthood on impulsivity and anxiety-like behavior. Adolescent (adolescent-exposed) and adult (adult-exposed) rats were exposed to CIE/water on postnatal days (PND) 28-53 and PND146-171, ...

A total of 132 fecal specimens containing verotoxin (VT) were subjected to counter-current immunoelectrophoresis (CIE). Of these, 113 (85.6%) were found to be positive by CIE. Another 71 stool specimens containing E. coli serogroup O157 but with flagellar antigens other than H7 were tested for verotoxin by CIE. These stool specimens were negative for VT on Vero cell monolayers. Of these 71 stoo...

BACKGROUND The NMDA receptor represents a particularly important site of ethanol action in the CNS. We recently reported that NMDA receptor 2B (NR2B) gene expression was persistently up-regulated following chronic intermittent ethanol (CIE) treatment. Increasing evidence that epigenetic mechanisms are involved in dynamic and long-lasting regulation of gene expression in multiple neuroadaptive p...

Following an invitation by the Government, I conducted a visit to Italy from 30 September to 8 October 2012. During my 9-day visit, I visited Rome (CIE Ponte Galeria), Florence, Palermo, Trapani (CIE Milo), Bari (CIE Palese) and Castel Volturno. I met with Government representatives, civil society and international organisations, as well as many migrants themselves, including many who were in a...