Spa therapy with physical rehabilitation is an alternative to usual spa therapy protocol in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis.

The objective of the study was to demonstrate the non-inferiority of low-frequency spa therapy combined with rehabilitation (Spa-rehab) versus standard spa therapy at 6 months for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (KOA). A prospective, randomized, monocenter, non-inferiority trial with recruitment of community-based symptomatic KOA patients was performed. Standard spa therapy comprised standardized spa treatment, 6 days a week for 3 weeks, and Spa-rehab therapy comprised spa sessions, 3 days a week for 3 weeks, followed by a dedicated rehabilitation program, 3 days a week for 3 weeks.

[Comparative study of transformation and fusion induced by polyethylene glycol in Acholeplasma laidlawii B].

This study showed in Acholeplasma laidlawii the possibility of transformation and fusion of protoplasts after induction by polyethylene glycol. Recombination in a genome of the resistance to chloramphenicol and neomycin has been obtained. Minimal inhibitory concentration of these antibiotics towards the recombined strain are identical to those measured with the parental strains.

[Comparative study of the in vitro- and vivo- antimicrobial activity of seven antiseptic solutions for use on surgeon's hands (author's transl)].

The antibacterial activity of 7 antiseptic solutions has been studied both "in vitro en in vivo". The results obtained in both case were necessary and complementary since some products (e. g.