Growth experiments. For growth experiments, 5 ml of brain heart infusion broth (BHI, Difco Laboratories, Detroit, MI, USA) was inoculated with a colony from a fresh BHI agar plate and incubated for 6-8 h at 30°C and 220 rpm. Cells from this preculture were washed once in phosphate buffered saline (PBS, 137 mM NaCl, 2.7 mM KCl, 4.3 mM Na2HPO4, 1.4 mM KH2PO4, pH 7.3) and used to inoculate a secon...

The ability of uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) to cause symptomatic UTI is associated with the expression of a variety of virulence factors. Biofilm formation enables UPEC to resist the flow of urine and increases its tolerance to antimicrobials and the host immune response. The measurement of biofilm formation in vitro is affected by the type of culture medium used. The aim of this study was to e...

the aromatic plants are rich in essential oils characterized by a notable antimicrobial activity; for this reason, these substances can be used to delay or inhibit the growth of pathogenic or spoilage microorganisms. in this study, log probability percentage (log p%) of growth of the clostridium botulinum type a spores in brain heart infusion (bhi) broth as affected by various levels of zataria...

BACKGROUND Most of the about 140 million informal sector workers in urban China do not have health insurance. A 1998 central government policy leaves it to the discretion of municipal governments to offer informal sector workers in cities voluntary participation in a social health insurance for formal sector workers, the so-called 'basic health insurance' (BHI). METHODS We used the contingent...

BACKGROUND The most widely used measure of potency of antimicrobial drugs is Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC). MIC is usually determined under standardised conditions in broths formulated to optimise bacterial growth on a species-by-species basis. This ensures comparability of data between laboratories. However, differences in values of MIC may arise between broths of differing chemical c...

Cerebrovascular reactivity (CR) assessed by transcranial Doppler (TCD) has been evaluated among migraineurs with conflicting results. We assessed the CR using the breath holding index (BHI) among 228 migraineurs during ictal or interictal phase and 56 controls. Migraineurs exhibited increased BHI values in the interictal phase and reduced BHI in the ictal phase when compared to controls.

MATHEMATICA-MPR.COM Health care delivery systems have been intentionally reorganizing to become more patient-centered, which means that patients’ preferences, needs, and values help guide clinical decisions. Integrating mental health and substance use services into primary care settings, also known as behavioral health integration (BHI), is a core component of such efforts. To identify where BH...

Background: Candida albicans is a common pathogenic, and the germ tube test one of identification techniques for this fungal species. Objectives: 1. To experiment with C. in various media according to different testing time. 2. evaluate capacity ofthe media. Methods: This study was carried out 36 isolates 10 tropicalis stored at Department Parasitology. Germ performed using media, including hum...

Bacteriocin-like inhibitory substances (BLIS) produced by Lactococcus lactis Gh1 had shown antimicrobial activity against Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 15313. Brain Heart Infusion (BHI) broth is used for the cultivation and enumeration of lactic acid bacteria, but there a need to improve current medium composition enhancement BLIS production, one approaches model optimization process identify mos...

INTRODUCTION Cerebral vasomotor reactivity (VMR) represents an autoregulatory response of the arterial trunks on the specific vasoactive stimuli, most commonly CO2. OBJECTIVE The aim of this retrospective study was to compare VMR in high-grade symptomatic (SCAS) and asymptomatic carotid stenosis (ACAS), using the apnea test to evaluate the hemodynamic status. METHODS The study included 50 p...