515 and prompt intrathecal administration of antiserum would make such adjuvant therapy problematic. Morton N. Swartz, M.D. Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA 02114 1. Fothergill LD. Hemophilus influenzae (Pfeiffer bacillus) meningitis and its specific treatment. N Engl J Med 1937;216:58790. 2. Flexner S. The results of the serum treatment in thirteen hundred cases of epidemic meningitis...

We report the antibiofilm activity by the sponge-associated bacterium Cobetia marina upon Staphylococcus epidermidis clinical isolates obtained from central venous catheters. Antibiofilm activity/antimicrobial susceptibility correlation might predict the action of the metabolite(s) upon Staphylococcus epidermidis in the clinic, making it a possible adjuvant in therapies against biofilm-associat...

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There is no universally accepted standard approach to treat patients with pancreatic cancer in the adjuvant setting. This controversy derives from several studies, each fraught with its own limitations. Standards of care also vary depending on which side of the Atlantic you are on: chemo-radiotherapy followed by chemotherapy is considered the optimal therapy in North America (GITSG, RTOG) while...

PURPOSE To evaluate the influence of timing of salvage and adjuvant radiation therapy on outcomes after prostatectomy for prostate cancer. METHODS Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare linked database, we identified prostate cancer patients diagnosed during 1995-2007 who had one or more adverse pathological features after prostatectomy. The final cohort of 6,137 eligi...

Mastitis is a one of the major diseases of dairy animals. Staphylococcus aureus is the most common microorganism associated with this dairy scourge. Cure rates of mastitis associated with this pathogen are appallingly low. Biofilm is an important virulence factor and immunogenic structure of S. aureus that makes it resistant to phagocytosis and antibiotics. Reports on the efficacy of vaccine pr...

advantage has not been demonstrated to date. For patients with positive margins in organ-limited prostate carcinomas (pT2 R1) randomized studies are recommended. It is unclear whether adjuvant radiotherapy is superior to radiotherapy for PSA levels increasing from the undetectable range after radical prostatectomy. To answer this question randomized studies are needed. Copyright © 2007 S. Karge...

Public awareness of consuming healthy food with minimal pesticide residues has been on the rise. By contrast, farmers still rely synthetic chemical pesticides to control pests. The shift from insecticides botanical or bioinsecticides is quite complex, especially in Indonesia. Farmers must have appropriate technology be independent insecticide. This study aims test effectiveness organic adjuvant...

PURPOSE We address whether rational and significant clinical data exist on using angiogenic targeted therapies as neoadjuvant or adjuvant options to nephrectomy in non-metastatic RCC. METHODS We reviewed the recent international literature by carrying out a PUBMED search. RESULTS Neoadjuvant: a possible indication for a neoadjuvant targeted therapy approach is to facilitate surgery, reducin...