Ceftaroline, the active metabolite of the prodrug ceftaroline fosamil, is a broad-spectrum cephalosporin with bactericidal activity against resistant Gram-positive organisms, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and common Gram-negative organisms. We evaluated the activity of ceftaroline and various antimicrobial agents against S. aureus isolates according to patient ag...

In this paper, an experimental study was achieved for the melting process of a phase change material around copper tube with three longitudinal fins that placed inside rectangular plastic container as horizontally latent thermal energy storage unit (LTESU). A paraffin wax used (PCM). Some parameters were considerable in work like directions at angles (0°, 30°, 60° and 90°), temperature water en...

Haloacetonitriles are by-products of water chlorination and may form in vivo from the reaction of residual chlorine with endogenous compounds such as amino acids. Dibromoacetonitrile (DBAN) was negative in selected mutagenic assays; dichloroacetonitrile (DCAN) was mutagenic in S. typhimurium, but not in S. cerevisiae. Both DBAN and DCAN may be carcinogenic. There is a paucity of basic toxicolog...

Neurotropism is one of the most important characteristics of Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae). It is believed that nerve damage of leprosy is caused by various immune mechanisms 1), and so called "autoimmune reaction" is suspected to have one of the role in nerve damage. M. leprae 65 kDa heat shock protein (hsp 65) has noticeable characteristics. Hsp 65 is a highly conserved protein2). It belon...