Cystic Lesions of the Jaw in Children: A 15-Year Experience.

Importance: Pediatric jaw cysts represent a rarely symptomatic clinical entity and are not well addressed in the otolaryngology literature. It is important that otolaryngologists should be familiar with these lesions, which can manifest as jaw swelling or as paranasal sinus abnormalities.

Objective: To review the clinical presentation, radiologic features, management, and outcomes of jaw cysts in children treated at a single academic institution.

Factors affecting the antilisterial effects of nisin in milk.

The ability of Listeria monocytogenes to proliferate in milk and the antilisterial activities of nisin are well documented. Although milk fat was reported to reduce the antimicrobial activities of nisin, there is little information on the influence of milk fat on the antilisterial activities of nisin in refrigerated milk, and whether pasteurization and homogenization influence these activities. Fresh, pasteurized, and homogenized milk samples (0.