Coagulase gene polymorphisms of isolates from patients at Kosti Teaching Hospital, Sudan.

Background: is a common cause of nosocomial infections. Epidemiological typing of enables control of its spread. The objective of this study was to investigate coagulase gene polymorphisms of isolated from patients at Kosti Hospital in Sudan.

Negative pressure wound therapy versus microcurrent electrical stimulation in wound healing in burns.

Objective: To compare the efficacy of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) with that of microcurrent electrical stimulation (MES) on wound surface area, length of stay (LoS) and colony count of wounds in patients with burns.

Method: Patients with thermal dermal burn injuries covering 25-40% of total body surface area were enrolled in this clinical trial. Participants were randomly allocated into three, equal-sized groups: patients receiving NPWT, patients receiving MES and a control group which received standard wound care.

Natural peppermint-flavored cheese.

Background: The essential oils of edible and medicinal plants, herbs and spices are natural biologically ac- tive agents. Peppermint has a special position in Egyptian culture and is used as fresh or dried leaves. One of the main aims of the food industry is to manufacture products with good sensory acceptance.

Exergy Analysis of Directional Solvent Extraction Desalination Process.

This paper presents an exergy analysis to evaluate the performance of a continuous directional solvent extraction (DSE) desalination process using octanoic acid. The flow of exergy was calculated for each thermodynamic state and balanced for different components of the system to quantify the inefficiencies in the process. A parametric study was performed to evaluate the impact of three critical design variables on exergy consumption.

A case of Hughes-Stovin syndrome (incomplete Behçet's disease) with extensive arterial involvement : Unmasking the true face of a rare syndrome.

Hughes-Stovin syndrome (HSS), characterized by the combination of multiple pulmonary artery aneurysms and deep vein thrombosis, is a rare and an under-recognized clinical entity with less than 40 published cases in English medical literature. Vascular venous thrombotic events, as occurring in the course of Behçet's disease (BD), are also described in HSS, e. g.

Adjuvant β-Lactam Therapy Combined with Vancomycin for Methicillin-Resistant Bacteremia: Does β-Lactam Class Matter?

We analyzed the impact of vancomycin (VAN) combined with adjuvant β-lactam therapy (Combo) on persistent (≥5 days) methicillin-resistant bacteremia versus VAN alone by using pooled data from two previously published observational studies ( = 156). Combo was inversely associated with persistent bacteremia (adjusted odds ratio, 0.460; 95% confidence interval, 0.

Atrial fibrillation in elderly patients with implantable loop recorders for unexplained syncope.

Background: An implantable loop recorder (ILR) assists in the diagnosis of unexplained syncope and atrial fibrillation (AF). Both become prevalent with age. Limited data exist describing the incidence of AF as the diagnostic rhythm underlying syncope in the elderly.

Safety of Laser-Assisted Delivery of Topical Poly-L-Lactic Acid in the Treatment of Upper Lip Rhytides: A Prospective, Rater-Blinded Study.

Background: Perioral rhytides are a common complaint among dermatologic patients and can be notoriously stubborn and resistant to therapy.

Objective: We aimed to assess the safety of fractional ablative laser-assisted delivery of topical poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) suspension in the treatment of upper cutaneous lip rhytides.

Materials And Methods: Prospective, single-arm, rater-blinded trial.

Association of Iris Damage With Reduction in Corneal Endothelial Cell Density After Penetrating Keratoplasty.

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of iris damage on endothelial cell loss in the early phase after penetrating keratoplasty (PKP).

Methods: This prospective consecutive study included 74 patients who underwent PKP without graft rejection during the follow-up period. Endothelial cell density (ECD) was measured using specular microscopy at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after PKP.

Application of In Vivo Confocal Microscopy in Dry Eye Disease.

Confocal microscopy is a new, emerging, noninvasive technology that can aid in the in vivo assessment of structural changes in several ocular surface diseases at the cellular level. In the dry eye field, in vivo confocal microscopy has been applied to the examination of the cornea, bulbar and palpebral conjunctiva, Meibomian gland, and lacrimal gland. The device can assess the morphology, including superficial/wing/basal epithelial cell density, stromal keratocyte density, endothelial cell density, nerve fiber density, the number of beadings, nerve tortuosity, nerve reflectivity, and inflammatory cell density in the cornea.

Structure-activity relationships, biological evaluation and structural studies of novel pyrrolonaphthoxazepines as antitumor agents.

Microtubule-targeting agents (MTAs) are a class of clinically successful anti-cancer drugs. The emergence of multidrug resistance to MTAs imposes the need for developing new MTAs endowed with diverse mechanistic properties. Benzoxazepines were recently identified as a novel class of MTAs.

Parasite-specific proliferative responses of chicken spleen cells upon in vitro stimulation with Eimeria tenella antigen.

This study aimed to set up methodology to monitor parasite-specific T-cell activation in vitro using Eimeria tenella-infected chickens. A sonicated E. tenella sporozoite protein preparation was used for the activation of chicken spleen cell cultures.

Nucleotide excision repair is a predictor of early relapse in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Background: Nucleotide Excision Repair (NER) is a major pathway of mammalian DNA repair that is associated with drug resistance and has not been well characterized in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The objective of this study was to explore the role of NER in relapsed ALL patients. We hypothesized that increased expression of NER genes was associated with drug resistance and relapse in ALL.

Nonthermal Pulsed Ultrasound Treatment for the Reduction in Abdominal Fat: A Pilot Study.

Noninvasive fat reduction has become increasingly popular. This study evaluated the outcomes of multiple treatments with a nonthermal focused ultrasound device for the noninvasive removal of excess abdominal fat. Participants underwent a total of three pulsed, focused ultrasound treatments spaced two weeks apart.

A predictive method for hepatitis disease diagnosis using ensembles of neuro-fuzzy technique.

Background: Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver, most commonly caused by a viral infection. Supervised data mining techniques have been successful in hepatitis disease diagnosis through a set of datasets. Many methods have been developed by the aids of data mining techniques for hepatitis disease diagnosis.

Iron-deficiency anemia with lithobezoar (pica): a rare cause of intestinal obstruction in a 5-year-old Nigerian child.

Background: Despite a high prevalence of iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) in developing countries such as Nigeria, intestinal obstruction secondary to lithobezoar (an accumulation of ingested stones within the gastrointestinal tract) is uncommon.

Case Presentation: Herein, we report a case of acute intestinal obstruction secondary to ingestion of large pebbles and IDA in a 5-year-old Nigerian boy. The patient was managed conservatively with the use of laxatives and a rectal wash-out, and the pebbles were excreted over 3 days.

Bronchoscope-Guided Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Placement by Interventional Pulmonologists: A Feasibility and Safety Study.

Background: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement is a procedure frequently done in the intensive care unit. The use of a traditional endoscope can be difficult in cases of esophageal stenosis and theoretically confers an increased risk of infection due to its complex architecture. We describe a technique using the bronchoscope, which allows navigation through stenotic esophageal lesions and also minimizes the risk of endoscopy-associated infections.

Development of bionanocomposite materials and its use in coating of Ras cheese.

The aim of the present study was to prepare and characterize bionanocomposite materials, and to evaluate its use in the coating of Ras cheese. The bionanocomposite materials were made from mixture of chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol with loading of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO-NPs) from (0.5-2%).

Self-reported Patient Motivations for Seeking Cosmetic Procedures.

Importance: Despite the growing popularity of cosmetic procedures, the sociocultural and quality-of-life factors that motivate patients to undergo such procedures are not well understood.

Objective: To estimate the relative importance of factors that motivate patients to seek minimally invasive cosmetic procedures.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This prospective, multicenter observational study was performed at 2 academic and 11 private dermatology practice sites that represented all US geographic regions.

Investigation of the CADM2 polymorphism rs17518584 in memory and executive functions measures in a cohort of young healthy individuals.

The common polymorphism rs17518584, near the cell adhesion molecule 2 gene (CADM2), was previously identified as playing a role in information processing speed in a genome-wide association study of executive functions and processing speed performed in a cohort of non-demented older adults. In this study, we investigated this polymorphism in a younger population cohort (≤30 years old, median age 19 years), with no known memory or psychiatric disorders, for which we had phenotyped all participants for memory function (n = 514), and a subset of the participants for executive functions (n = 338), using a battery of tests measuring visuo-spatial memory, working memory, verbal memory, and frontal lobe functions (visual scanning, graphomotor speed, and cognitive flexibility). The polymorphism rs17518584 was genotyped by a restriction fragment length polymorphism assay and analysis indicated that the CADM2 polymorphism showed evidence of association with information processing speed as inferred from scores from the Stroop Word, Colour, and Colour-Word Tests (p = 0.

Familial adenomatous polyposis syndrome with colorectal cancer in two Nigerians: a report of two cases and review of literature.

Familial adenomatous polyposis syndrome is a rare condition characterized by the presence of numerous adenomatous polyps in the gastrointestinal tract and associated with risk for colorectal cancer. The disease is scarcely reported in Nigeria and this is the index report in Ilorin. Two cases were clinically diagnosed in our facility.

Role of metformin in oxaliplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy in patients with stage III colorectal cancer: randomized, controlled study.

Purpose: Peripheral sensory neuropathy is the most prominently reported adverse effect of oxaliplatin. The purpose of this study was to evaluate metformin role in oxaliplatin-induced neuropathy.

Patients And Methods: From November 2014 to May 2016, 40 patients with stage III colorectal cancer completed 12 cycles of FOLFOX-4 regimen.