This study was conducted to find out the group B streptococcus colonisation of pregnant women in Kocaeli, Turkey. A culture plus individualised high-risk-based antibiotic prophylaxis was compared with high-risk-based approach alone. The screening of women was performed via vaginal and anal cultures for group B streptococcus (GBS). The maternal GBS colonisation rate was found to be 6.5%. All col...

BACKGROUND For intervention studies that require the use of participant self-reports, the quality and accuracy of recorded data and variability in participant adherence rates to the treatment can cause significant outcome bias. PURPOSE To assess the quality and accuracy of participant documentation of daily self-monitoring of leg skin temperature, adherence to a graduated cooling treatment pr...

The material presented here is a result of histological examination of the ovaries of 34 rats from the Wistar series, which were 900 days of age or older. Of this group, 20 were 900 days or slightly older, 10 were 1,000 days or slightly older, and 4 were 1,100 days or more old. For comparison, tissues of t5 female rats of this series ranging between 600 and 900 days, were examined. The animals ...

Pure barium zirconate nanopowders were successfully prepared in wet-chemistry synthesismethod, using barium stearate and tetra-n-butyl zirconate as Ba, Zr sources and stearic acid ascomplexing reagent. The gel was calcined at 800 and 900 °C in air. Results of thermal analysisare given, including both DTG and TG. Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR), X-raydiffraction (XRD), transmissio...

pure barium zirconate nanopowders were successfully prepared in wet-chemistry synthesismethod, using barium stearate and tetra-n-butyl zirconate as ba, zr sources and stearic acid ascomplexing reagent. the gel was calcined at 800 and 900 °c in air. results of thermal analysisare given, including both dtg and tg. fourier transform infrared spectrometry (ftir), x-raydiffraction (xrd), transmissio...

BACKGROUND Antiplatelet treatment with aspirin is well established as secondary prophylaxis after a transient ischemic attack or minor ischemic stroke, but the effect of aspirin treatment on the course of carotid atherosclerosis is unknown. We investigated the effect of aspirin on the initial stages of carotid atherosclerosis. METHODS AND RESULTS Patients were recruited from a prospective, ra...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), especially dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI), in extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) of oral and maxillofacial regions. STUDY DESIGN Thirteen cases with extranodal NHL were examined using MRI. T1-weighted images (T1WI) and T2-weighted images (T2WI) or sh...