Left atrial thrombosis associated with antipsychotic drugs.

The authors report a case of a 36-year-old shizophrenic patient with left atrial thrombosis. There have been small number of case reports of antipsychotic drugs-associated thromboembolic events. All of them are venous ones.

[Effect of the pretreatment with organic acid buffer solutions on the recovery of Legionella species from environmental water samples].

Anti-microbial effect of the pretreatment with various organic acid buffer solutions against co-existing microorganisms which were isolated from cooling-tower water samples along with Legionella spp. was examined. Among several buffer solutions, a 0.

[Studies on efficient methods for detection of Legionella species from environmental water by use of its selective media].

To examine the optimal pH range for growth on media, growth of Legionella spp. on its selective media, BCYE alpha, WYO alpha and MWY agar media, in a pH range of 6.0-8.