Effective Techniques for the Feeding and Ex Situ Culture of a Brooding Scleractinian Coral, Pocillopora acuta.

Climate change is affecting the survival, growth, and recruitment of corals globally, with large-scale shifts in abundance and community composition expected in reef ecosystems over the next several decades. Recognition of this reef degradation has prompted a range of novel research- and restoration-based active interventions. Ex situ aquaculture can play a supporting role through the establishment of robust coral culture protocols (e.

Robotic Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery Hysterectomy and Salpingo-Oophorectomy in a Porcine Model.

. The emergence of robotic-assisted surgical techniques has gained significant indications in terms of reduced trauma, shortened recovery, and higher patients' satisfaction. However, limitations by present surgical robotic systems used in natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) gynecology still exists, such as arm collisions, countertraction, instrument dexterity, and, in particular, space confinement due to the narrow pelvic anatomy.

Feasibility study of a single-use balloon-assisted robotic colonoscope in healthy volunteers.

Despite its widespread adoption, colonoscope still has its limitations. Advancement is often limited by the looping of colon. The isolation of SARS-CoV-2 in stool raises concern for the risk of disease transmission.

Prenatal sonography of placental abscess and prolonged antibiotic treatment for bacteremia.

Termination of pregnancy is indicated for bacteremia, a major cause of mortality. Our present case was highly challenging because the patient wished to continue with her pregnancy, and the ultrasonography showed features of a placental abscess. Although the outcomes were good after prolonged antibiotic treatment, this was an exceptional case.

-Related Bacteremia and Fournier's Gangrene: A Case Report.

and have been implicated for causing serious infections in humans, including disseminated infection. We report the possible first case of -related Fournier's gangrene and bacteremia caused in a 65-year-old Chinese male with nephrotic syndrome. He was successfully managed by surgical debridement and antibiotic therapy.

Streptobacillus hongkongensis sp. nov., isolated from patients with quinsy and septic arthritis, and emended descriptions of the genus Streptobacillus and Streptobacillus moniliformis.

Two bacterial strains, HKU33(T) and HKU34, were isolated in Hong Kong from the pus aspirated from the right peritonsillar abscess of a patient with quinsy and the left elbow joint fluid of another patient with tophaceous gout and left elbow septic arthritis, respectively. The bacteria were Gram-stain-negative, non-motile, non-spore-forming, non-haemolytic pleomorphic bacilli. They grew best on Columbia agar with 5 % defibrinated sheep blood in an anaerobic environment or aerobic environment with 5 % CO2.

Topical voriconazole as a novel treatment for fungal keratitis.

Paecilomyces lilacinus is a fungal pathogen which is generally resistant to amphotericin B and certain other antifungals and is an uncommon cause of devastating fungal keratitis. In the present studies, we evaluated topical voriconazole as therapy for P. lilacinus keratitis in rabbits.

Pharmacokinetic and toxicity study of an intraocular cyclosporine DDS in the anterior segment of rabbit eyes.

Purpose: To establish the safety and pharmacokinetic efficacy of an Oculex Drug Delivery System (DDS; Oculex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA) containing cyclosporin A (CsA) in the anterior segment of the rabbit eye.

Methods: The Oculex DDS is an intraocular, sustained-release, drug delivery system comprising a biodegradable lactic acid-glycolic acid copolymer.

Determination of voriconazole in aqueous humor by liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry.

A novel method based on liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry with electrospray ionization (LC-MS) has been developed for analysis of voriconazole in aqueous humor. The separation was achieved on a reversed-phase C(18) column eluted by 70% acetonitrile-30% water-0.01% TFA.