BACKGROUND Interaction between local anesthetic solution, lidocaine hydrochloride (with and without adrenaline), and root canal irrigants such as sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl), ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid (EDTA), and chlorhexidine (CHX) has not been studied earlier. Hence, the purpose of this in vitro study was to evaluate the chemical interaction between 2% lidocaine hydrochloride (with a...

BACKGROUND Carbapenems are important drugs used for the treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections, however metallo-β-lactamases (MBL) are able to efficiently hydrolyze these classes of drugs. Immediate detection of the MBL-producing P. aeruginosa is necessary in order to accurately treat infections caused by this organism. OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of MBL producing P. aerugi...

In the present work, it has been shown that bismuth film electrodes deposited on screen-printed carbon supports could be successfully used to provide well-shaped, sensitive and reproducible catalytic adsorptive stripping signals of Ge(IV) in presence catechol V(IV)-HEDTA (HEDTA-N-hydroxyethyl-ethylene diamine-triacetic acid) complex.

Original Article Aim: This study was conducted to study the distribution of ABO blood group and Rhesus factor among Malay, Chinese, Indian and other races students in Asia Metropolitan University, Malaysia. Method : 428 students were involved in this study. They were divided into 4 different groups named as Malay, Chinese, Indian, Others. 107 students (male and female) were chosen randomly and ...

Four catheterized crossbred (Y x H) barrows were used in a 4 x 4 latin square arrangement of treatments in a completely randomized block design, to determine the effect of source on copper uptake as determined by serum Cu concentration changes over a 7.5-hr sampling period. Dietary treatments were: (A) basal with no added Cu, (B) basal + 5.2 mg Cu (from CuSO4)/kg of diet, (C) basal + 5.2 mg Cu ...

BACKGROUND Microbial biofilms form on central venous catheters and may be associated with systemic infections as well as decreased dialysis efficiency due to catheter thrombosis. The most widely used anticoagulant catheter lock solution in the US is sodium heparin. We have previously shown that sodium heparin in clinically relevant concentrations enhances Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation...

Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is the commonest cause of neonatal jaundice in Malaysia. Recently, OSMMR2000-D G6PD Assay Kit has been introduced to quantitate the level of G6PD activity in newborns delivered in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC). As duration of sample storage prior to analysis is one of the matters of concern, this study was conducted to ...

AIM To investigate the probability of and factors influencing periapical status of teeth following primary (1°RCTx) or secondary (2°RCTx) root canal treatment. METHODOLOGY This prospective study involved annual clinical and radiographic follow-up of 1°RCTx (1170 roots, 702 teeth and 534 patients) or 2°RCTx (1314 roots, 750 teeth and 559 patients) carried out by Endodontic postgraduate student...

The influence of organic additives, β-cyclodextrin, HEDTA, L-aspartic acid and L-glutamic acid on crystal growth of calcium carbonate via vapour diffusion method has been investigated. In the absence of additive, regular rhombohedral calcium carbonate crystal habit resulted. Whereas in presence of additive, calcite with truncated, aggregated rhombohedral sub crystals and elongated hexagonal mor...

The title compound, C(16)H(16)Cl(2)N(2), was synthesized by the condensation reaction between 4,5-dichloro-o-phenyl-ene-diamine and (1R)-(-)-camphorquinone in boiling acetic acid. The two crystallographically independent mol-ecules in the unit cell are related by a pseudo-inversion center.