We appreciate Dr Lentini and co-workers [1] for their comments on our report [2]. Infective endocarditis (IE) involved aortic valve nowadays remains to be associated with high morbidity and mortality [3]. Eradication of infection and correction of the associated haemodynamic abnormality are fundamental to patients indicated for surgical treatment. Valve replacement is the preferred choice of mo...

Dietary guidance to the public stresses foods or food groups as specific sources of minerals such as calcium in dairy products, iron in meats and legumes, and potassium in oranges and bananas. Dietary guidance also identifies foods that are low in some minerals (such as sodium, potassium, calcium, cooper, and iron) for patients with specific disease conditions. However, the levels of minerals a...

4 " 6 sodium hypochlorite, 4 and iodophor disinfectants. 16 In only one of these studies was a hydrogen peroxide compound tested. Saurina et al 4 tested 3% hydrogen peroxide against eight vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus fae-cium using a standard quantitative suspension test and found that insufficient kill occurred at the 3-and 10-minute test times. We too have tested not only E faecium (vanc...

Two facilities, Pahsimeroi Hatchery and Sawtooth Hatchery, operated by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game remain positive for Myxobolus cerebralis. Both facilities rely on river water supplies to complete rearing of ESA-listed Chinook salmon to the smolt stage prior to release. We have previously reported the seasonal pattern of infectivity to rainbow trout sentinels exposed to these waters....

To assess the risk posed by vertical transmission of viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus, VHSV, in rainbow trout ova, an experimental challenge study was conducted. Prior to the fertilisation process samples of milt and/or ova were infected with VHSV. Virus was not detected from either the fertilised ova or hatched fry. These results indicate that the risk associated with VHSV vertical transmi...

MIAHER, J. T. (Quartermaster Research and Engineering Command, Natick, Mass.), M. R. ROGERS, AND D. W. PETERSON. Evaluation of disinfection techniques for, and their effects on, rectal thermocouple catheters. Appl. Microbiol. 9:273-278. 1961.The antibacterial activities of an iodophor (Wescodyne G), a quaternary ammonium compound (Roccal), and an iodine tincture as agents for the cold disinfect...