Hypernatremia is a frequent cause of intensive care unit admission. The patient presented in this article had hypernatremia refractory to D5W (dextrose 5% water) therapy, which led to a complex investigation. Workup revealed central diabetes insipidus most likely secondary to flare up of neurosarcoidosis. The challenge in terms of diagnosis was a presentation with low urine output in the settin...

Chaetomium globosum is frequently isolated in water-damaged buildings and produces two mycotoxins called chaetoglobosins A and C when cultured on building material. In this study, the influence of ambient pH on the growth of C. globosum was examined on an artificial medium. This fungus was capable of growth on potato dextrose agar ranging in pH from 4.3 to 9.4 with optimal growth and chaetoglob...

Pathogenic fungi of drinking water have potentially prevailing effects on human beings. Mycofloral study of drinking water of district Bhimber, Azad Kashmir was conducted through systematic sampling and temporally during the year 2009. Drinking water samples were collected from selected spots and fungal spores were grown on two different culture media viz: potato dextrose agar (PDA) and nutrien...

Fermented sausages are stable meat items typically prepared from comminuted mixtures of meat, spices, and salts permitted to ripe under controlled conditions, where bacteria produce lactic acid quickly reliably added sugars in the form dextrose. This study assessed possibility using fresh plantain (FRP) semi-dry fermented beef sausages. FRP was used at 0% (T0), 5% (T1) 10% (T2). A fourth treatm...

Antigens for Mycoplasma gallisepticum were prepared from organisms propagated in media with and without dextrose supplementation. The antigens made from organisms produced in medium enriched with dextrose were less sensitive than the others in slide agglutination tests.

Intraoperative hyperglycemia has been observed to be associated with increased morbidity and mortality after cardiac surgery. Dextrose cardioplegia is used for its cardioprotective effects but may lead to intraoperative hyperglycemia and more postoperative complications. This was a retrospective observational study. Patient records (n = 2301) were accessed from a large database at a tertiary ca...

The beneficial effects of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) in improving the nutritional status of malnourished patients during hospital stays have been well established. However, recent randomized trials and meta-analyses have reported an increased rate of TPN-associated complications and mortality in critically ill patients. The increased risk of complications during TPN therapy has been linke...

Many therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are clinically administered through intravenous infusion after mixing with a diluent, e.g., saline, 5% dextrose. Such a clinical setting increases the likelihood of interactions among mAb molecules, diluent, and plasma components, which may adversely affect product safety and efficacy. Avastin® (bevacizumab) and Herceptin® (trastuzumab), but not Rem...

Stickiness of sugar solutions causes problems in various food products and operations. In this study, the effects glucose syrup type (dextrose equivalent) crystalline particles on stickiness with water contents from 10 to 20% were determined. Four different corn syrups varying dextrose equivalence (DE) used determine polysaccharide distribution stickiness. The (zirconium oxide beads (Zr2O3), fo...