The cause of neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is unknown. An association between NEC and clostridial infection has been reported from several centers, but the organisms have not been extensively characterized. Clostridium butyricum was isolated from the peritoneal fluid and cerebrospinal fluid of a neonate with NEC. The organism was resistant to the penicillins, but sensitive to vancomy...

Hepatic encephalopathy is a complex disease entity ranging from mild cognitive dysfunction to deep coma. Traditionally, treatment has focused on a reduction of ammonia through a reduced production, absorption, or clearance. Rifaximin is a nonabsorbable antibiotic, which reduces the production of ammonia by gut bacteria and, to some extent, other toxic derivatives from the gut. Clinical trials s...

Foreign body granulomas from sutures are more common among non-absorbable compared to absorbable and have been reported as a postoperative complication in variety of medical fields. However, only few cases delayed foreign reaction addressed with orthopedics. We present patient systemic lupus erythematosus who developed an infectious suture granuloma that extended the entire Achilles tendon was ...

The effects of ultrasonic treatment (UST) on the solidification microstructure of a 35CrMo steel cast ingot were investigated. To avoid the erosion of a high-temperature melt, a T-shaped ultrasonic waveguide unit was used to introduce ultrasonic vibrations into a 35CrMo steel die casting melt. The experimental results show that the microstructure of the ingot was refined by ultrasonic treatment...

INTRODUCTION One of the most difficult and time-consuming steps in malleostapedotomy surgery is the crimping of the prosthesis onto the malleus handle manually. The advent of the nitinol prosthesis (Gyrus nitinol piston [GNP]; Gyrus ENT LLC, Bartlett, TN) significantly reduced the difficulty of this surgical step, rendering its fixation to the malleus easy and fast. However, Kwok et al. analyze...

The purpose of the present study was to emphasize the technique of micro-marsupialization as an alternative for the treatment of mucus retention phenomena. Out of 41 patients, 14 were selected for treatment by the micro-marsupialization technique on the basis of clinical criteria. Patient age ranged from 5-9 years. The technique was performed as follows: the area was disinfected with 0.1% iodin...

This study has been done to investigate the effect of mouth rinses of chlorhexidine on the development of dental plaque in man. Twenty patients participated in this study (from nineteen years old to twenty-six years old. Ten male and ten female). On the lingual surfaces of mandibular anterior teeth , triacetylcellulose film was tight with 4-0 silk suture. On the experimental group, L-S solution...