- Needle Aspiration and Cytology for Suspected Osteoarticular Tuberculosis in Children. [Journal Article]
- Introduction: Early diagnosis of osteoarticular tuberculosis (OATB) is essential to prevent significant functional disability. There is no single test for diagnosis. Despite an array of investigations available, definitive diagnosis at early stage before starting antitubercular drugs is still a challenge. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out between February 2016 and Oct…
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- [Case report of nocardia brain abscess that needs to be distinguished from metastatic brain tumor]. [Case Reports]Rinsho Shinkeigaku. 2008 Jun; 48(6):401-5.RS
- We report a 62-year-old woman presenting with nocardia brain abscess that mimics metastatic brain tumor. Six months before admission to our hospital, she presented with persistent hemoptysis, and a friable endobronchial mass was detected at another hospital. However, a definite diagnosis had not been made, and then she presented with hemianopia. Her laboratory analysis results showed that she had…
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- [Atypical mycobacteriosis of the skin caused by Mycobacterium abscessus in an immunocompetent woman]. [Case Reports]
- Mycobacterium abscessus is the most pathogenic of the fast-growing mycobacteria, and it is resistant to most of the antimicrobial and tuberculostatic drugs available. This non-tuberculous mycobacterium is significant in medicine because it can contaminate post-traumatic wounds and be a causative agent in chronic skin and soft tissue infection after surgical procedures.A 60-year-old immunocompeten…
- Evaluation of monolithic C18 HPLC columns for the fast analysis of pilocarpine hydrochloride in the presence of its degradation products. [Journal Article]
- Monolithic Performance C18 HPLC columns (Chromolith Performance RP-18e, Merck) were applied for the determination of pilocarpine hydrochloride in the presence of its degradation products isopilocarpine, pilocarpic acid and isopilocarpic acid. The method was validated using a set of six monolithic columns and compared to a conventional C18 column. The separation of pilocarpine from its degradation…
- Concurrent infection due to Shewanella putrefaciens and Mycobacterium marinum acquired at the beach. [Case Reports]
- Infection with marine bacteria is uncommon. A patient with systemic lupus erythematosus who developed concurrent infection with Shewanella putrefaciens and Mycobacterium marinum (M. marinum) is described. After bathing leg ulcers in sea water, severe cellulitis of the left leg with necrotic areas and extensive bullae developed. Infection due to S. putrefaciens was confirmed and a long course of h…
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- Sizing of lecithin-bile salt mixed micelles by size-exclusion high-performance liquid chromatography. [Journal Article]
- Size-exclusion high-performance liquid chromatography with a TSK 5000 PW column was shown to be a fast and relatively inexpensive method for the size determination of lecithin-bile salt mixed micelles. Perturbation of the equilibrium between aqueous soluble and micellar bile salts during elution was avoided by preequilibration of the column with buffer containing the aqueous soluble concentration…
- Nocardiosis in transplant recipients. [Review]
- Nocardia is an increasingly important opportunistic pathogen in immunosuppressed patients, especially solid organ transplant recipients. Infection is most often caused by Nocardia asteroides and presents as lung disease in 80% to 90% of infected transplant patients. Radiographic findings are nonspecific and include nodular infiltrates, cavitation, and pleural effusion. Dissemination to other orga…