Reliable detection of Coxiella burnetii shedders is a critical point for the control of the spread of this bacterium among animals and from animals to humans. Coxiella burnetii is shed by ruminants mainly by birth products (placenta, birth fluids), but may also be shed by vaginal mucus, milk, and faeces, urine and semen. However, the informative value of these types of samples to identify shedd...

To evaluate the effect of delivery mode on fetal stress hormones and acid-base status and also to investigate the relationship between fetal acidemia and these hormones. 64 women with term pregnancies were studied. All had singleton, healthy pregnancies. Twenty one women were delivered by spontaneous vaginal route, 23 by vaginal route following oxytocin infusion and 20 by elective caesarean sec...

The importance of progesterone (P4) for maintenance of pregnancy, its role in cervical ripening and uterine contractions is at least partly established and therefore, not surprisingly, the basis for the concept to use P4 as a treatment for preterm birth. Due to the complexity of the condition of preterm birth there are still questions concerning the optimal population that might benefit, timing...

Microemulsions, comprising oil, water and a surfactant, in association with some co-surfactant, are thermodynamically stable systems. They have found applications large number of chemical pharmacological processes due to their unique properties such as interfacial area, low tension, most importantly, the ability solubilize deliver hydrophobic drugs. In addition oral intravenous route, they suit...

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Objective:  To evaluate the merits and demerits of abdominal, vaginal and laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy and assess the outcome.  To study the best possible route of approach for hysterectomy with minimal complications for gynaecological conditions without uterine descent. Material And Methods Study design:An Observational and Prospective study was conducted at Gandhi Hospital Sec...

Recombinant Norwalk virus-like particles (rNV VLPs) were administered to BALB/c mice by the intranasal (i.n.) route to evaluate the induction of mucosal antibody responses. The results were compared to systemic and mucosal responses observed in new and previous studies (J. M. Ball, M. E. Hardy, R. L. Atmar, M. E. Connor, and M. K. Estes, J. Virol. 72:1345-1353, 1998) after oral administration o...

The popularity of laparoscopy to perform radical hysterectomy has massively increased over the last 2 decades. However, oncologic outcomes (overall and disease-free survival) have been found be better in patients managed by laparotomy compared with laparoscopy, challenging this surgical route. Compared laparotomy, vaginal access reduces postoperative morbidity, while avoiding potential cancer s...