Virulence characteristics of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli from raw meats and clinical samples.

Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are dangerous foodborne pathogens. Foods are considered as important sources for STEC infection in human. In this study, STEC contamination of raw meats was investigated and the virulence factors of 120 clinical STEC strains characterized.

Therapeutic psychosocial intervention for elderly subjects with very mild Alzheimer disease in a community: the tajiri project.

Elderly subjects with mild memory impairment but not apparent dementia are the focus of early intervention trials. To examine the effects of structural psychosocial intervention for elderly subjects with very mild Alzheimer disease, i.e.