Background: Listeria monocytogenes is the causative agent of listeriosis, a highly fatal opportunistic food borne infection. Listeriolysin O is a major virulence factor in this bacterium, which is encoded by hlyA. The aim of the present study was to determine the relation of Listeria monocytogenes hlyA gene isolated from fresh cheese with habitual abortion in Marvdasht. Materials and methods: I...

BACKGROUND Environmental factors during childhood are thought to play a role in the aetiolgy of Crohn's Disease (CD). However the association between age at time of exposure and the subsequent development of CD in South Africa is unknown. METHODS A case control study of all consecutive CD patients seen at 2 large inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) referral centers in the Western Cape, South Afr...

Effectiveness of a cross flow microfiltration (MF) process for removal of a cocktail of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis species from commercial unpasteurized liquid egg white (LEW) from a local egg breaking plant, while maintaining its functional properties was evaluated. To facilitate MF, LEW was wedge screened, homogenized and then diluted (1:2 w/w) with distilled water containing 0.5...

OBJECTIVE 1) To identify patients of brucella spondylitis and sacroiliitis amongst patients of 'infective spondylitis' and 'sacroiliitis', 2) To study clinical and radiographic features and outcome of brucella spondylitis. METHODS We reviewed 21 patients of infective spondylitis and 12 of sacroiliitis attending our hospital between March and September 2000 and followed them to identify patien...

Sales of raw or unpasteurized milk and milk products are still legal in at least 30 states in the United States. Raw milk and milk products from cows, goats, and sheep continue to be a source of bacterial infections attributable to a number of virulent pathogens, including Listeria monocytogenes, Campylobacter jejuni, Salmonella species, Brucella species, and Escherichia coli O157. These infect...

introduction: the most common symptom of brucellosis is osteoarticular manifestation. urogenital manifestation, hepatitis, cns and respiratory system involvement and endocarditis are also reported. mild leukopenia with lymphocytosis, anemia, thrombocytopenia and seldom pancytopenia is seen. case presentation: a 22-year-old man with fever and chills, abdominal pain and diarrhea came to the hospi...

Enterococcus faecium, E. durans and faecalis species were isolated identified from traditional Urfa cheese samples which produced unpasteurized raw milk. The enterococcal load of the was between 4.4-5.6 log cfu g−1. High-level tetracycline, streptomycin, erythromycin, gentamycin, penicillin resistance determined in isolates. Multiple antibiotic also (20.4%) faecium (16.3%) strains. 36.7% isolat...

Raw milk consumption in Italy has increased over the past three years following the enactment of a national law that allows the sale of unpacked and unpasteurized cows’ milk via vending machines on the farm and at markets. From 2009 to 2011, a three-part monitoring survey of raw milk sold though vending machines was carried out to investigate for the occurrence of Salmonella spp., Escherichia c...

This study evaluated the effect of pasteurization followed by storage under different conditions on the sensory attributes of frozen juçara pulp using quantitative descriptive analysis (QDA). Pasteurization of packed frozen pulp was performed by its immersion in stainless steel tank containing water (80°C) for 5 min, followed by storage under refrigerated and frozen conditions. A trained sensor...