CARF 01 – FRAC Champagne-Ardenne

Incidence of class A extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in Champagne-Ardenne (France): a 1 year prospective study.

OBJECTIVES To assess the frequency and diversity of extended spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) in the Champagne-Ardenne region France, and to identify genetic elements associated with the bla(CTX-M) genes. METHODS During 2004, all the non-duplicate isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii resistant to ceftazidime and of Enterobacteriaceae intermediate or resistant to ceft...

Detection of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts in water: proposition of a strategy and evaluation in Champagne-Ardenne Region, France.

Water is a vehicle for disseminating human and veterinary toxoplasmosis due to oocyst contamination. Several outbreaks of toxoplasmosis throughout the world have been related to contaminated drinking water. We have developed a method for the detection of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts in water and we propose a strategy for the detection of multiple waterborne parasites, including Cryptosporidium spp...

Autoantibodies Associated With Connective Tissue Diseases: What Meaning for Clinicians?

1 Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Clinical Immunology, Reims Teaching Hospitals, Robert Debré Hospital, Reims, France, 2 Rheumatology Department, Maison Blanche Hospital, Reims University Hospitals, Reims, France, 3 Laboratory of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, EA7319, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France, 4 Laboratory of Immunology, Reims University ...

CaRF A Neuronal Transcription Factor that CaREs

In this issue of Neuron, report the discovery of a new transcription factor, CaRF, that contributes to calcium stimulation of the BDNF gene through CaRE1, one of several calcium response elements found in the promoter of the BDNF gene. The CaRF/CaRE1 transcriptional pathway may control the expression of genes critical for activity-dependent, long-term changes in the central nervous system (CNS).

Convective Mass Transfer in a Champagne Glass