Fatal bacteremia due to immotile serogroup O21 in Vientiane, Laos – a case report [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Human infections with non-O1, non-O139 V. cholerae have been described from Laos. Elsewhere, non cholera-toxin producing, non-O1, non-O139 V.
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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ascites can be a refractory problem in the management of patients with hydrocephalus developing as a result of tuberculous meningitis. A young 17-year-old patient developed CSF ascites due to the drainage of CSF into the peritoneal cavity via a ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
Nayyar, Yaqoob +2 more
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Successful Intra-peritoneal Antibiotic Therapy for Primary Abdominal Nocardiosis in an Immunocompetent Young Female Masquerading as Carcinoma Ovary [PDF]
Nocardiosis is a common opportunistic infection in the immunocompromised and in patients with chronic debilitating diseases,e.g continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients.
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An Indonesian Male with Abdominal Pain and Weight Loss: Abdominal Tuberculosis Presenting with Cervical Lymph Node Enlargement [PDF]
Case A 21-year-old Indonesian male presented with a 6-month history of abdominal pain. The pain was described as a diffuse cramping that was worse with movement and after meals. He reported early satiety, and the pain was improved at rest.
Kaye, MD, Leah Duke +1 more
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Background Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is a major component of the total tuberculosis cases reported by the World Health Organization. This is a study conducted to compare microscopy and molecular techniques to determine the prevalence of ...
Yaa Nyarko Addai +8 more
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Bacteriological profile of ascitic fluid infections at Mustapha University Hospital – Algeria [PDF]
Introduction – Objectives: Ascitic fluid infection (AFI), the most common complication of cirrhosis, constitutes a therapeutic emergency due to its severity.
Rym TOUATI +3 more
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Effect of cyhalothrin on Ehrlich tumor growth and macrophage activity in mice [PDF]
Cyhalothrin, a pyrethroid insecticide, induces stress-like symptoms, increases c-fos immunoreactivity in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, and decreases innate immune responses in laboratory animals.
PALERMO-NETO, J. +2 more
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Atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) and renin-aldosterone in volume regulation of patients with cirrhosis [PDF]
The role of the atrial natriuretic factor and of the main counteracting sodium-retaining principle, the renin-aldosterone system, in acute volume regulation of cirrhosis of the liver has been investigated.
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Topotecan lacks third space sequestration [PDF]
The objective of this study was to determine the influence of pleural and ascitic fluid on the pharmacokinetics of the antitumor camptothecin derivative topotecan.
Gelderblom, A.J. (Hans) +4 more
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Two cases of bacteriemia caused by nontoxigenic, non-O1, non-O139 Vibrio cholerae isolates in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. [PDF]
The toxigenic bacterium Vibrio cholerae belonging to the O1 and O139 serogroups is commonly associated with epidemic diarrhea in tropical settings; other diseases caused by this environmental pathogen are seldom identified.
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