With the global population explosion, the need for increasing crop productivity is reaching its peak. The significance of organic means of cultivation including biofertilizers and biopesticides is undeniable in this context. Over the last few decades, the use of rhizobacteria to induce crop productivity has gained particular interest of researchers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report a case of a 19-year-old woman with cystic fibrosis who presented with hemolytic anemia during a course of piperacillin/tazobactam. The patient was initially managed with the replacement of blood products; however, she continued to show signs of hemolysis. Laboratories were obtained confirming antibody formation to piperacillin/tazobactam, and she was given a single infusion of intravenous immunoglobulin.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe present the case of a young woman presenting to a military field hospital in Afghanistan with a non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) associated with the diet drug sibutramine. We also provide a brief literature review on the association between sibutramine and myocardial infarction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin Toxicol (Phila)
June 2005
Unlabelled: Long-term infusion of benzodiazepines and opioids is strongly associated with dependence and withdrawal syndromes. We report the first case of severe benzodiazepine and opioid withdrawal resulting in transient myocardial ischemia.
Case Report: A 6-month-old female born at 25 weeks gestation with severe opioid and benzodiazepine dependence resulting from multiple operative procedures and chronic ventilatory support was receiving continuous intravenous infusion of fentanyl and midazolam after trials of enteral methadone and diazepam had been unsuccessful due to gastric intolerance.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
January 2005
We present an 8-day-old female with two admissions for respiratory failure. On the first admission, the diagnosis of Pierre Robin sequence (PRS) and laryngomalacia was made after assessment with chest radiography, echocardiography, and flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy. Four days after discharge, the child presented with stridor and respiratory distress, and a new cardiac murmur was noted after admission.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Ziprasidone and bupropion are medications prescribed for mood and behavior disorders. They have apparently safe cardiac safety profiles in both therapeutic and supratherapeutic doses, but recently the Federal Drug Administration has issued a caution regarding ziprasidone use in combination with other drugs that are known to prolong the QTc interval.
Case Report: A 17-year-old male developed a widened QRS and a prolonged QTc interval following an overdose of ziprasidone and bupropion.
J Toxicol Clin Toxicol
April 2003
Background: Ziprasidone (Geodon) and bupropion (Wellbutrin) are medications prescribed for mood and behavior disorders. They have apparently safe cardiac safety profiles in both therapeutic and supra-therapeutic doses.
Case Report: A 17-year-old male developed a widened QRS and a prolonged QTc interval following an overdose of ziprasidone and bupropion.