BBL ™ CHROMagar ™ MRSA (CMRSA) is a selective and differential medium designed for the direct detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from nares specimens. CMRSA incorporates specific chromogenic substrates and cefoxitin to facilitate the detection of MRSA. Identification is considered definitive following 24 h incubation; however, confirmatory testing, such as coagulase...

The purpose of this study is to examine effects Brain-Based Learning (BBL) method on seventh grade students' metacognitive awareness. Concurrent nested mixed was used in the study. Thirty 7th students (21 girls, nine boys) participated voluntarily. unit “Structure and Properties Matter” taught using BBL for six weeks. Students' Notebooks, Strategy Evaluation Matrix Regulatory Checklist, were qu...

BBL CHROMagar VanRE (CVRE) was compared with bile esculin azide agar plus vancomycin to screen for vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) colonization. CVRE distinguishes Enterococcus faecalis (green colonies) from Enterococcus faecium (mauve colonies) on the basis of chromogenic substrate use. CVRE sensitivity and specificity were 98.6% and 99.1%. Positive and negative predictive values were ...

We compared the recovery of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on a new selective chromogenic agar, BD BBL CHROMagar MRSA II (CMRSAII), to that on traditional culture media with 293 stool specimens. The recovery of MRSA was greater on the CMRSAII agar. Screening of stool samples can identify patients who were previously unknown carriers of MRSA.

The carbohydrate fermentation test in cystine trypticase agar (BBL)-tubed medium was compared with a simple method using commercially available carbohydrate impregnated disks on culture inoculated Thayer-Martin medium with and without (vancomycin, colistimethate, and nystatin) inhibitors. There was 100% agreement between the two methods when a limited sample of clinical isolates of Neisseria go...

The diapycnal mixing, entrainment and bottom boundary layer (BBL) dynamics in simulations of dense overflows are evaluated, using a generalized coordinate ocean model that can utilize terrain-following or z-level vertical grids and uses the Mellor–Yamada (M–Y) turbulence closure scheme to provide vertical mixing coefficients. Results from idealized dense water overflow experiments at resolution...

In response to the urgent need for estimates of the oil and gas flow rate from the Macondo well MC252-1 blowout, we assembled a small team and carried out oil and gas flow simulations using the TOUGH2 codes over two weeks in mid-2010. The conceptual model included the oil reservoir and the well with a top boundary condition located at the bottom of the blowout preventer. We developed a fluid pr...

ASI merupakan makanan ideal bagi bayi, selain bersih dan aman, juga mengandung antibodi lengkap, seperti DHA, AA, Omega 6, laktosa, taurine, protein, lactobasilus, vitamin A, kolostrum, lemak, zat besi, laktoferin, lisozim. Oleh karena itu, sangat penting dalam membentuk sistem imun pada bayi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara pengetahuan ibu tentang dengan perilaku pemb...

Minitek (BBL Microbiology Systems, Cockeysville, Md.) substrate disks were evaluated as alternatives to conventional tests for the characterization of Bacillus species. Results were compared for 10 reference isolates and 87 isolates from food sources. The overall agreement of results between the Minitek and conventional tests was 92% for reference strains and 86% for food isolates.

We compared the BD GeneOhm methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) PCR assay to culture with BBL CHROMagar MRSA for nasal surveillance among 602 arrestees from the Baltimore City Jail. The sensitivity and specificity were 88.5% and 91.0%, respectively, and after secondary analysis using enrichment broth, they were 89.0% and 91.7%, respectively. Twenty-three of 42 false-positive PCR l...