In a recent paper Boisvert,' reports that of 509 strains of Streptococcus hemolyticus isolated from 262 cases of streptococcal disease and grouped by means of the precipitin test, all fell into Lancefield's Group A; all of these cases were infants and children. Our own work has been along similar lines and was planned as a further test of the striking relationship between Group A streptococci a...

Commercial brilliant green (BG)-sulfa agar was found to be nonselective toward a test series of Enterobacteriaceae. Various formulations of BG were prepared by using Trypticase soy agar (BBL) as a base. Results were more reproducible when BG dye was added after sterilization than before. Sulfonamides improved selectivity as compared with brilliant green alone. Sulfanilamide (SN) was slightly mo...

BACKGROUND Biliary obstruction impairs liver function although the pathophysiological mechanism is incompletely understood. AIMS The aim of this study was to examine serial changes in liver metabolism in patients with obstructive jaundice using image guided in vivo 31-phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((31)P MRS). This technique allows repeated and non-invasive assay of organ energy ...

Background: Biliary obstruction impairs liver function although the pathophysiological mechanism is incompletely understood. Aims: The aim of this study was to examine serial changes in liver metabolism in patients with obstructive jaundice using image guided in vivo 31-phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy (P MRS). This technique allows repeated and non-invasive assay of organ energy meta...

We herein report a case of acute cholangitis and bacteremia caused by a commensal Neisseria species, Neisseria subflava, in an 82-year-old man with cholangiocarcinoma. Emergency endoscopic nasobiliary drainage and cefoperazone/sulbactam therapy were effective. Gram negative coccobacilli were isolated from both blood and bile cultures on 5% sheep blood agar. The isolate was identified as N.subfl...

A screening for oxalate degrading abilities was initially carried on within Lactic Acid Bacteria cultures of different food origin. Seventy-nine strains were drop-inoculated onto MRS agar plates containing calcium oxalate. By comparing colonies diameters, 31 strains were used to inoculate, in parallel, MRS and MRS modified by sodium oxalate addition. Differences in the strains' growth were asse...