In a double-blind study the fiberoptic bronchoscope was contaminated with five pathogenic organisms, each at a concentration of 10(9) organisms per milliliter. The shaft and inner channel of the bronchoscope were cleansed with five antiseptic regimens. Each regimen included equal 120-ml aliquots of one, two, or three solutions, respectively. The five different regimens were as follows: (1) phys...

BACKGROUND The present study compared both the antiseptic efficacy of sodium hypochlorite against that of chlorhexidine gluconate in isopropyl alcohol and the substantive effect of chlorhexidine, povidone iodine, and sodium hypochlorite. METHODS This was a 2-step study that included volunteers. In step 1, 4 skin areas were tested for bacteria in colony-forming units (CFU): 2 were controls to ...

1. Degradation of 125I-labelled [Ile5]-angiotensin I and unlabelled angiotensin I was studied during incubation of rat plasma treated with disodium ethylenediaminetetra-acetate (disodium EDTA) at 37 degrees C, pH 6.5, for 1 h with 8-hydroxyquinoline, phenylmethylsulphonyl fluoride or di-isopropyl fluorophosphate. 2. Isoelectric focusing showed approximately 100, 59--66 and 10--31% preservation ...

In the title compound, C(16)H(20), one of the isopropyl groups shows almost equal displacements [1.252 (1) and -1.270 (1) Å] of its methyl-C atoms from the mean plane of the naphthalene ring system, while the other shows asymmetric displacements [1.586 (2) and -0.315 (1) Å]. In the crystal, the mol-ecules are linked into sheets lying in the ab plane by three C-H⋯π contacts, two involving donors...