OBJECTIVES To determine macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin (MLS) resistance determinants in the Capnocytophaga genus and to describe the prevalence of β-lactam resistance genes in human oral Capnocytophaga species. METHODS Forty-eight Capnocytophaga isolates identified by analysis of 16S rRNA sequences were isolated from subgingival samples from 14 haematology patients (HPs), 11 periodontiti...

Microphthalmia with linear skin defects (MLS) syndrome is an X-linked male-lethal disorder also known as MIDAS (microphthalmia, dermal aplasia, and sclerocornea). Additional clinical features include neurological and cardiac abnormalities. MLS syndrome is genetically heterogeneous given that heterozygous mutations in HCCS or COX7B have been identified in MLS-affected females. Both genes encode ...

BACKGROUND The resting motor threshold (rMT) is the basic unit of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) dosing. Traditional methods of determining rMT involve finding a threshold of either visible movement or electromyography (EMG) motor-evoked potentials, commonly approached from above and below and then averaged. This time-consuming method typically uses many TMS pulses. Mathematical progra...

The present study was performed to identify cells responsible for the elimination of T cells reactive with minor lymphocyte-stimulating (Mls) antigens during T cell development. Experiments were carried out in a fetal thymus organ culture (FTOC) system. To examine the tolerance-inducing activity, various populations of cells from adult CBA/J (Mls-1a) mice were injected into deoxyguanosine (dGuo...

Specific language impairment (SLI) is defined as an unexplained failure to acquire normal language skills despite adequate intelligence and opportunity. We have reported elsewhere a full-genome scan in 98 nuclear families affected by this disorder, with the use of three quantitative traits of language ability (the expressive and receptive tests of the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamental...

Modern room acoustic measurements are signals coexist with Sine-Sweep test signals because both show pros and cons. While MLS technique good rough data results, Sine-Sweep computationally demanding. During 2009Trieste Politeama Rossetti room comparison was made between the two techniques

We introduce a new approach for defining continuous non-oriented gradient fields from discrete inputs, a fundamental stage for a variety of computer graphics applications such as surface or curve reconstruction, and image stylization. Our approach builds on a moving least square formalism that computes higher-order local approximations of non-oriented input gradients. In particular, we show tha...

The ErmB macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B (MLS) resistance determinant from Clostridium difficile 630 contains two copies of an erm(B) gene, separated by a 1.34-kb direct repeat also found in an Erm(B) determinant from Clostridium perfringens. In addition, both erm(B) genes are flanked by variants of the direct repeat sequence. This genetic arrangement is novel for an ErmB MLS resistance d...

BACKGROUND A Drum Dock Manager in an auto manufacturing company suffers a pelvic fracture, severing the bulbar urethra and completely fracturing the right side of his pelvis. He is unable to void without catheterization but has a complete sensation to void. Can neuromodulation help him achieve spontaneous voiding? CASE PRESENTATION We reviewed the electronic medical record of Mr. M.E. from De...

OBJECTIVES Our aim was to study the antimicrobial susceptibilities and macrolide resistance mechanisms of viridans group streptococci (VGS) in a Korean tertiary hospital. METHODS MICs of five antimicrobials were determined for 106 VGS isolated from blood cultures. The macrolide resistance mechanisms of erythromycin non-susceptible isolates were studied by the double-disc test and PCR. RESUL...