Cleaning at home and at work in relation to lung function decline and airway obstruction (Publications)
01) and occupational cleaners (-22.4; P = 0.03). The same was found for decline in FVC (DeltaFVC = -8.8 ml/yr; -13.1, P = 0.02; and -15.9, P = 0.002; respectively). Both cleaning sprays and other cleaning
Diagnostic accuracy of the InBios Scrub Typhus DetectTM ELISA for the detection of IgM antibodies in Chittagong, Bangladesh (Publications)
samples was > /=1.25, resulting in a sensitivity (Sn) of 91.5 (95% confidence interval (95% CI: 96.8(-)82.5) and a specificity (Sp) of 92.4 (95% CI: 95.0(-)89.0), while for convalescent samples the OD [...] Sn/Sp compromise was at 1.25 OD (Sn 91.5%, Sp 92.4%) and for convalescent samples at 0.75 OD (Sn 69.8%, Sp 89.5%). A relatively high (stringent) diagnostic cut-off value provides increased diagnostic accuracy
Effects of hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 on serum creatinine concentration and development of acute kidney injury in nonazotemic cats (Publications)
received a mean volume of 98.5 +/- 76.2 mL/kg (range, 8-278 mL/kg) HES over a median of 4 (range, 1-11) days, resulting in a median dose of 20.1 (range, 8-40.5) mL/kg per day. Short-term %change in serum
Antibiotic-resistant <em>Escherichia coli</em> in drinking water samples from rural Andean households in Cajamarca, Peru (Publications)
coli was isolated in 37.3% (n = 117), Klebsiella spp. in 8.0% (n = 25), Enterobacter spp. in 5.1% (n = 16), and Citrobacter spp. in 2.5% (n = 8). Of the 117 E. coli samples, 48.7% (95% CI [39.4, 58.1]
<em>Brachybacterium nesterenkovii </em>isolated from a human blood culture—a first report (Publications)
genus of Gram-positive bacteria that rarely causes infections in humans. Here we report the case of an 8-month-old infant who presented with an acute febrile illness. During the diagnostic process, a blood
Sex differences in demands made on medical services. Results of the SOMIPOPS health survey (Publications)
females than for males. Females report a total annual rate of 6,6 visits per person while males made 4,8 visits per person. Females have seen a gynecologist once a year. They report higher perceived morbidity
Didemnidines A and B, indole spermidine alkaloids from the New Zealand ascidian <em>Didemnum</em> sp (Publications)
precursor exhibited mild in vitro growth inhibition of Plasmodium falciparum with IC(50)'s of 15 and 8.4 muM, respectively
Analysis of an unusual cluster of systemic reactions to subcutaneous specific immunotherapy with respiratory allergens in one allergy center (Publications)
experienced staff and should prompt a search for causative factors. We present an analysis of 11 reactions, 8 of them within a short period. The patients and reactions were evaluated regarding extract errors (
In vitro antiplasmodial activity and cytotoxicity of ethnobotanically selected Ivorian plants (Publications)
extract was the methylene chloride extract of Anogeissus leiocarpus which exhibited an IC(50) value of 3.8 micro g/ml. Inhibition of the growth of Plasmodium falciparum was also observed with the methylene chloride
<em>Brachybacterium nesterenkovii </em>isolated from a human blood culture—a first report (Publications)
genus of Gram-positive bacteria that rarely causes infections in humans. Here we report the case of an 8-month-old infant who presented with an acute febrile illness. During the diagnostic process, a blood
