Atmospheric pressure plasma jet treatment enhances the effect of Alloy Primer on the bond strength between polymethyl methacrylate and stainless steels: application for retention of magnetic attachment to resin denture base.

Magnetic attachment system is used to embed in polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) resin denture base to improve denture stability. However, dislodgement of magnetic attachments from denture base is a major clinical problem. This study is to evaluate the bond strength between PMMA and stainless steel using metal primer and atmospheric pressure plasma jet (APPJ) treatment.

Genotypic and phenotypic correlations of biotinidase deficiency in the Chinese population.

Biotinidase deficiency is an autosomal recessive disorder that affects the endogenous recycling and release of biotin from dietary protein. This disease was thought to be rare in East Asia. In this report, we delineate the phenotype of biotinidase deficiency in our cohort.

Evaluation of the necessity for chest drain placement following thoracoscopic wedge resection.

Purpose: To evaluate the outcomes of patients who underwent thoracoscopic wedge resection without chest drain placement.

Methods: The subjects of this retrospective study were 89 patients, who underwent thoracoscopic wedge resection at our hospital between January, 2013 and July, 2015. A total of 45 patients whose underlying condition did not meet the following criteria were assigned to the "chest drain placement group" (group A): peripheral lesions, healthy lung parenchyma, no intraoperative air leaks, hemorrhage or effusion accumulation, and no pleural adhesion.

Antimicrobial susceptibility and resistance of chicken Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp., and Pasteurella multocida isolates.

Escherichia coli, Salmonella species, and Pasteurella multocida are the major bacterial pathogens isolated from poultry. Difference in susceptibility to antibiotics by microorganisms has become a major factor in drug choice and success of treatment. Great concerns have been raised regarding emerging antimicrobial resistance among bacteria that may result in unpredictable antimicrobial susceptibility and failure of therapy.

Detection of mutations in the gyrA gene and class I integron from quinolone-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Choleraesuis isolates in Taiwan.

The quinolone resistance-determining regions (QRDRs) of the gyrA gene of quinolone-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Choleraesuis isolates were sequenced. Four types of point mutation, Ser-83-to-Phe (TCC --> TTc), Ser-83-to-Tyr (TCC --> TAC), Asp-87-to-Gly (GAC --> GGC), and Asp-87-to-Asn (GAC --> AAC), were found. PCR-RFLP and MAS-touch down PCR were performed on fifty swine clinical isolates of S.