MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF BIOFILMS IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WATER SYSTEMS

Biofilms in drinking water distribution systems

A misdiagnosed potentially dangerous shoulder injury.

40 year old engineer presented with a history of chronic left upper limb fatigue and pallor upon limb abduction and intermittent dysphagia. These symptoms caused significant interference with his daily life and had started after a fall onto his left shoulder during a rugby tackle nine years previously. Following the original injury he had attended an accident and emergency department where it w...

Erysipelas: a common potentially dangerous infection.

Erysipelas is an acute superficial cutaneous cellulitis that commonly occurs not only in elderly and immunocompromised persons, but also in neonates and small children subsequent to bacterial inoculation through a break in the skin barrier. Group A Beta-hemolytic streptococcus (GABHS, Streptoccocus pyogenes) is the usual etiologic agent. Factors that predispose pediatric patients to the develop...

ProSeal LMA: a potentially dangerous modification.

1. European standard EN 740: Anaesthetic workstations and their modules – Particular requirements. Comité Européen de Normalisation, rue de Stassart, 36, B-1050 Bruxelles. 1998. 2. Siemens. KION/KION-i Anesthesia Workstation. Operating Manual. Version 7.0/10.0, 2003, Solna Sweden. 3. Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland. Checking Anaesthetic Equipment. 3 2004. 4. Empfehlung...

Microbial diversity of biofilms in dental unit water systems.

We investigated the microbial diversity of biofilms found in dental unit water systems (DUWS) by three methods. The first was microscopic examination by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), acridine orange staining, and fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH). Most bacteria present in the biofilm were viable. FISH detected the beta and gamma, but not the alpha, subclasses of Proteobacteria: In ...