Construction and optimization of a 'NG Morbidostat' - An automated continuous-culture device for studying the pathways towards antibiotic resistance in .

To obtain a detailed picture of the dynamics of antibiotic resistance development in , we built a morbidostat according to the protocol of Toprak ., adjusted to the specific characteristics required for the growth of . In this article we describe the adaptations, specifications and the difficulties we encountered during the construction and optimization of the NG morbidostat.

[Communication on smoking in community pharmacy. Results of a survey in Belgium].

For several reasons the community pharmacist plays an important role in smoking cessation. In order to know how he is fulfilling this role, a survey was conducted among Belgian community pharmacists on smoking cessation communication in their pharmacy. The pharmacists and the pharmacy personnel were invited to answer an online questionnaire.

Screening for thyroid cancer according to French recommendations with thyroid ultrasound in newly diagnosed Graves' disease without palpable nodule is not useful.

Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate systematic thyroid ultrasonography (US) relevance in newly diagnosed Graves' disease among patients presenting without palpable nodules.

Subjects And Methods: We consecutively recruited 208 cases of Graves' disease without palpable nodule. All patients were screened for thyroid antibodies and underwent a thyroid US.

An observational study of the initial management of hypothyroidism in France: the ORCHIDÉE study.

Objective: To document the initial management of hypothyroidism in France with respect to diagnostic setting, investigations, and therapeutic approach.

Design: Observational study of the management by primary care practitioners (PCPs) and endocrinologists of patients diagnosed with, and treated for, hypothyroidism during the enrollment period or the previous 6 months.

Methods: A representative sample of PCPs and endocrinologists enrolled up to five consecutive patients and reported sociodemographic, clinical, therapeutic, and laboratory data.

Intraoperative laryngeal nerve monitoring during thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy: A prospective study.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to stimulate the recurrent laryngeal nerve during thyroidectomy or parathyroidectomy and to record the muscle responses in an attempt to predict postoperative vocal fold mobility.

Patients And Methods: Intraoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring during general anaesthesia was performed by using an electrode-bearing endotracheal tube (nerve integrity monitor EMG endotracheal tube [Medtronic Xomed, Jacksonville, Flo, USA]). Two hundred and fifteen recurrent laryngeal nerves from 141 patients undergoing total thyroidectomy (n=74), hemithyroidectomy (n=63), or parathyroidectomy (n=4) were prospectively monitored.