Study to Determine the Effect of Diaper-Based Wound Care Method in Reducing Wound Contamination Period in Patients Suffering from Perianal Burn Wound.

 Local wound care in perianal burn wounds is difficult owing to the risk of contamination from fecal soiling. The problem is aggravated in small children and bedridden critical patients who are unable to convey passage of stools. We used diaper-based wound care to reduce contamination.

Outcomes of Tendon Transfer Surgery for Correction of Ulnar Claw Hand: A Case Series.

This case series presents detailed postoperative physiotherapeutic rehabilitation and functional outcomes of 3 patients following tendon transfer surgery for the correction of claw hand due to traumatic nerve injury. Three patients with different etiologies of claw hand and sociodemographic characteristics presented to the hand therapy center after claw correction surgery. Two patients underwent flexor digitorum superficialis 4-tail tendon transfer, and 1 patient underwent the Zancolli lasso procedure.

Are ionic liquids and liquid coordination complexes really different? - Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic activity of AlCl/base catalysts.

Lewis acid/base catalysts of AlCl3/N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (O-NMP) and AlCl3/1-methylimidazole (N-Mim) were prepared and found to have higher catalytic activity in the Friedel-Crafts alkylation of benzene than the known super acidic ionic liquid chloroaluminate [HN222][Al2Cl7] ([HN222]+ = triethylammonium). Crystals structures were obtained for AlCl3(N-Mim), [AlCl2(O-NMP)2][AlCl4], and [Al(O-NMP)6][AlCl4]3·(C6H6)3 supporting the assignments of neutral and charged catalytic species.

Anaplastic large cell lymphoma presenting as bilateral endobronchial tumor in a young boy.

A 15-year-old boy presented to us with a 4-month history of fever with worsening dyspnea since 1 month. His contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan of the thorax showed bilateral endobronchial lesions with complete collapse-consolidation of the left lung and partial collapse of the right lower lobe. His fiberoptic bronchoscopy guided biopsy had been reported in outside hospital as a neuroendocrine tumor.

A Rare Cause of Chronic Life Threatening Bleeding in a Girl: The Ulcerated Blind Loops.

Ulceration in a blind loop can lead to massive gastrointestinal tract (GIT) bleeding. A 13-year old girl presented with symptomatic melena requiring repeated blood transfusion since childhood. She was an operated case of small bowel atresia in neonatal life.

Synthesis of some novel quinone diimine derivatives of benzo-15-crown-5 for application in Hg(2+) recognition.

A series of novel fluoroionophore bearing derivatives of benzo-15-crown-5 were synthesized by the amination of benzo-15-crown-5 followed by condensation with different quinones in the presence of titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4 ) and 1,4-diazabicyclo-[2.2.2]octane.

Methylene blue dye injection for identification of occult gastrointestinal bleeding.

The exact site of small bowel bleeding is difficult to detect intraoperatively. We present a simple method of on-table identification of the site of the bleed. A 55-year-old lady presented with recurrent episodes of melena and drop in hemoglobin.

Environmental impact of mine tailings in Redi mines, Sindhudurg District, Maharashtra (India).

Redi mine contains Fe, Mn as major elements, Al, Si as minor elements and also contains traces of Cr, Zn, Pb, Ni, Cu and P. The toxic trace elements present in the ore have also contributed to the contamination of the environment. Various operations of mining, the machinery used, transportation, the metallurgy and kind of waste management practices used are the significant factors of contributing to the nature of tailings of mine.

Understanding the clinical pharmacokinetics of a GABAA partial agonist by application of in vitro tools.

1. 4-Oxo-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-indole-3-carboxylic acid (4-methylaminomethyl-phenyl)-amide (1), developed for general anxiety disorder, was discontinued from clinical development due to unsuitable oral pharmacokinetics. 2.

A comparative study of the treatment techniques for controlling THM-precursors in raw and drinking water.

Silica gel adsorption, strong base anion exchange IRA 400-OH form resin were evaluated for the treatment of trihalomethane precursors present in raw and drinking water. A powdered silica gel having 60 to 120 mesh size and a previously dried IRA 400-OH form resin having 20-50 mesh size have been applied to artificial water samples and a specific analytical approach was used for selective removal of humic acid present in the water. This study aims to evaluate the role of contact time, pH, adsorption dose, concentration of humic acid (H.

PM(10) and its impacts on health - a case study in Mumbai.

Air pollution in urban areas is a major health concern. Air pollution in cities has been linked to increased rates of mortality and morbidity in developed and developing countries. There is consistent evidence that the levels of fine particulate matter in the air are associated with risk of death from all causes of cardiovascular and respiratory illness.

Ternary complexes of palladium (II) with levamisole and L-amino acids.

The complexes of general formula [(LMS)2Pd(amino acid)]Cl with LMS = levamisole, and amino acid = L-alanine, L-phenylglycine, L-phenylalanine, L-valine, L-methionine, and L-proline, were synthesized by the interaction of [(LMS)2PdCl2] with the sodium salts of L-amino acids. The newly synthesized complexes are characterized by elemental analysis, conductivity, magnetic susceptibility, optical rotation measurements, and UV-Vis, IR and 13C NMR spectral data. Levamisole is coordinated to palladium via the N-7 nitrogen and the amino acids through the amino nitrogen and carboxylate oxygen, except for L-methionine which binds the metal via nitrogen and sulfur atoms.

Comparative treatment of experimental Staphylococcus aureus endophthalmitis.

Purpose: To compare treatment strategies for Staphylococcus aureus endophthalmitis, we created an animal model in an aphakic rabbit eye and tested six different approaches to treatment.

Methods: Rabbit eyes were rendered aphakic, and three weeks postoperatively, S. aureus organisms were injected into the vitreous cavity.

Extraction and spectrophotometric determination of lead(II) with pyridine-2-acetaldehyde salicyloylhydrazone.

Lead(II) reacts with pyridine-2-acetaldehyde salicyloylhydrazone (PASH) in the pH range 8.6-9.3 to form a yellow-green, 1:2 chelate which can be extracted into chloroform.

Effects of silver on adherence of bacteria to urinary catheters: in vitro studies.

Strains of Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterococcus faecalis, and Klebsiella pneumoniae, mostly from complicated urinary tract infections, showed reduced adherence to silver-treated silicone or latex catheters as compared with latex or silicone catheters. The relative degrees of cell adherence to catheters at 2 h or 18 h, as indicated by radiolabeled cell assays, were in general agreement with growth rate-reduction assays and scanning-electron-microscopy data. For strains of E.

Adaptation and growth of Serratia marcescens in contact lens disinfectant solutions containing chlorhexidine gluconate.

Serratia marcescens (11 of 12 strains) demonstrated an ability to grow in certain chlorhexidine-based disinfecting solutions recommended for rigid gas-permeable contact lenses. For a representative strain, cells that were grown in nutrient-rich medium, washed, and inoculated into disinfecting solution went into a nonrecoverable phase within 24 h. However, after 4 days, cells that had the ability to grow in the disinfectant (doubling time, g = 5.

DNA relatedness, karyotyping and gene probing of Candida tropicalis, Candida albicans and its synonyms Candida stellatoidea and Candida claussenii.

Isolates of Candida albicans with varied phenotypes, including sucrose-negative variants (C. stellatoidea, serotypes A and B) and avirulent germ tube-negative forms (C. claussenii) showed significant (greater than 90%) DNA relatedness to classical C.

Comparative efficacies of soft contact lens disinfectant solutions against microbial films in lens cases.

Biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Serratia marcescens, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Candida albicans, established in the wells of a polyethylene contact lens case, retained viability to certain soft contact lens disinfectant solutions after exposure for the manufacturer's minimum recommended disinfection times. The relative order of resistance of bacterial biofilms was as follows: S marcescens was greater than P aeruginosa, which was greater than S epidermidis, which was greater than S pyogenes. Air drying of biofilms for 10 hours increased the efficacy of the disinfectant solutions, but drying was not enough to decrease the incidence of recovery to 0% for all solutions.

Microbial contamination of contact lens storage cases and solutions.

We compared microbial contamination of contact lens storage cases of asymptomatic contact lens wearers (Group 1; No. = 118; sampled once) and of contact lens wearers with manufacturer's lens-care instructions reinforced (Group 2; No. = 62; sampled three, six, 12, and 20 weeks after initial advisement).

Involvement of a cell wall receptor in the mode of action of an anti-Candida toxin of Pichia anomala.

Hanes-Woolf, Dixon, and Hill plots of growth rates of Candida albicans RC1 grown in various concentrations of glucose and a Pichia anomala WC65 toxin suggested the presence of toxin-binding sites. Indirect immunofluorescence microscopy with antitoxin antibodies demonstrated binding of the toxin to the cell wall. Resistance to the toxin of a mutant Saccharomyces cerevisiae deficient in cell wall beta-1-6-D-glucan suggests that the glucan either served as the receptor or influenced the number or composition of the receptor.

Electrophoretic karyotyping of typical and atypical Candida albicans.

Electrophoretic karyotypes of atypical isolates of Candida albicans, e.g., strains that were germ tube negative, failed to express proteinase activity, demonstrated low virulence for mice, formed hyperchlamydoconidia, produced hyperhyphae, or were sucrose negative (including the type strain of Candida stellatoidea), were compared with those of typical C.

Purification and characterization of the anti-Candida toxin of Pichia anomala WC 65.

Pichia anomala WC 65 secretes a toxin that is inhibitory to a variety of yeasts, including strains of the animal pathogen Candida albicans. The toxin was purified to homogeneity by ultrafiltration, ethanol precipitation, ion-exchange chromatography with a Mono Q column, and gel permeation chromatography with a Superose 12 column. The toxin had a molecular weight of 83,300 as determined by electrophoresis on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gradient gels and a molecular weight of 85,290 as determined by gel permeation chromatography.

Anti-Candida albicans activity of Pichia anomala as determined by a growth rate reduction assay.

Killer toxin activity of Pichia anomala WC65 appeared fungicidal for P. bimundalis WC38 and fungistatic for Candida albicans RC1. Inhibitory activity against sensitive C.