Due to molecular biology techniques such as 16S rRNA gene sequencing, the number of new bacterial species grows continuously. However, this taxonomical reorganization has to be followed by clinical and epidemiological studies. The clinical relevance of Actinomyces turicensis, first identified in 1995 by Wüst et al. (5), has not been solved yet. Actinomycetes, as a part of the indigenous microfl...

To the Editor: Giaudia lamblia is a common intestinal protozoa, leading to longstanding intestinal complaints in many of those infected. Chronic symptoms may occur intermittently and may be florid or subtle. Diagnosis can often be confirmed by well-performed stool examinations or with an enzyme immunoassay (EIA) to detect G. lamblia fecal antigen. Even after these, as well as other invasive pro...

Female gender, advancing age, paediatric age, multiple drug usage, smoking, alcohol, inappropriate drug usage and irrational drug combination have been documented as important risk factors for adverse drug reactions (ADRs). (1-4) Women experience more adverse reactions with therapeutic drugs than men and often they are more serious than men. (5) However, there are contrary reports also which su...

ISSN © 2013 Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia. Published by Elsevier Editora Ltda. Dear Editor, Sugammadex is a modifi ed gamma cyclodextrin . Cyclodextrins are water soluble cyclic oligosaccharides with a lipophilic core. Sugammadex has quickly found a place in clinical use for selective antagonism of neuromuscular blockade with rocuronium . Sugammadex quickly encapsulates steroidal neuro...

S toxic shock syndrome (STSS), a severe infectious disease caused by group A hemolytic streptococcus (Streptococcus pyogenes [S. pyogenes]) in patients with purulent pericarditis has hardly ever been reported in the literature. We experienced an extremely rare case of STSS caused by a purulent pericarditis following multiple stab wounds. The patient was successfully treated with intensive blood...

CASE REPORT A 58-year-old man went to Changhai Hospital for the first time on 16 July 2010. He had experienced abdominal distension and dull pain of unknown cause for half a year which was finally diagnosed as gastric antral cancer and oesophagitis by gastroscopy at another hospital (14 July 2010). The patient was admitted to our hospital and underwent successful distal gastrectomy on 20 July 2...

This paper introduces a novel type of injectable temperature-sensitive chitosan polymer based in situ gel for the local delivery of Satranidazole into the infected periodontal pocket. The thermo gelling polymer, chitosan with different concentrations has been used for formulation of in situ gel of Satranidazole with 10 % propylene glycol as plasticizer and was allowed to cross linked with 1 % s...