Pulmonary Anthrax Caused by Contaminated Sacks

Pulmonary anthrax caused by contaminated sacks.

DNA damage caused by pesticide-contaminated soil.

OBJECTIVE To determine the DNA damaging potential and the genotoxicity of individual compounds in pesticide contaminated soil. METHODS In the present study, DNA damaging potential of pesticide-contaminated soil and the genotoxicity of individual compounds present in the soil were assessed using fluorimetric analysis of DNA unwinding assay. RESULTS The contaminated soil sample showed 79% (P ...

Pulmonary hypertension caused by pulmonary venous hypertension.

The effect of pulmonary venous hypertension (PVH) on the pulmonary circulation is extraordinarily variable, ranging from no impact on pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) to a marked increase. The reasons for this are unknown. Both acutely reversible pulmonary vasoconstriction and pathological remodeling (especially medial hypertrophy and intimal hyperplasia) account for increased PVR when prese...

Cutaneous Melioidosis Cluster Caused by Contaminated Wound Irrigation Fluid

Burkholderia pseudomallei in the tropics. A cluster of 5 cutaneous melioidosis cases occurred in suburban southwest Australia after an earlier case in January 2012. We collected environmental samples at the first patient’s home in January 2012 and from a nearby health center in December 2013 after 2 new cases occurred in the same postal district. We isolated genotypically identical B. pseudomal...

pH changes caused by bacterial growth in contaminated platelet concentrates.

While platelet concentrates are stored at room temperature, lactic and other acids are produced and the pH decreases as the buffering capacity of the plasma is exhausted. Platelet viability will be compromised if the pH decreases to pH 6.0 and below. Similarly, a pH decrease can be produced also by bacterial contamination if the organisms produce acid as an end product. Thus the determination o...