Two oleogum resin essential oils (from two different seasons: fall and summer), of Boswellia spp. (collected from Somalia), were obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC-MS. Out of 147 peaks, components were identified among the two essential oils accounting for 100%, and 99.7% of the oils, respectively. The two essential oils were dominated by the 1-methoxy alkane [octyl methyl ether (...

Frequent environmental contaminants within microbiology laboratory create not only diagnostic dilemmas but also poses major risk for health care workers and patients. Objective of our study was to isolate and identify the common laboratory contaminant bacteria with an ultimate goal to reduce false positive culture reports as well as Laboratory acquired infections. The study was conducted in Mic...

1. In cultures of Staphylococus aureus in a synthetic medium nicotinamide and cozymase were shown to block the bacteriostatic action of chemically unrelated sulfonamide drugs as well as the chemically related compound sulfapyridine. The antibacterial properties of organic dyes totally unrelated to the sulfonamide compounds (methylene blue and thionine) were also nullified by the addition of coz...

Bloodstream infections are associated with significant patient morbidity and mortality worldwide. In this study, we examined antimicrobial susceptibility patterns by reviewing the data on 5,704 blood samples that were collected from patients with fever/sepsis admitted to Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India, over a period of 1 year from August 2003 to July 2004. Among the ...

Surgical-site infection is a common form of noscomial infection that can occur in fractures following internal fixation. Treatment of these infections has traditionally included preserving stable implants via debridement and antibiotic administration while the fracture is healing. Recent evidence indicated that this algorithm results in less-than-optimal rates of fracture union and infection er...

The oxoaporphine alkaloid lysicamine (1), and three proaporphine alkaloids, litsericinone (2), 8,9,11,12-tetrahydromecambrine (3) and hexahydromecambrine A (4) were isolated from the leaves of Phoebe grandis (Nees) Merr. (Lauraceae). Compounds 2 and 3 were first time isolated as new naturally occurring compounds from plants. The NMR data for the compounds 2-4 have never been reported so far. Co...

Penyakit infeksi atau penyakit yang disebabkan oleh mikroorganisme merupakan banyak ditemukan di masyarakat. Menurut laporan WHO penyebab kematian terbesar pada anak-anak dan orang dewasa dengan jumlah lebih dari 13 juta jiwa setiap tahun, serta menempati urutan kedua (25%) setelah kardiovaskular (31%) 53,9 kasus dunia menjadi utama anak dibawah umur 4 tahun.Pencegahan terhadap serangan dapat d...

AIMS To review the clinical presentation, radiographic findings, and outcome of therapy in children with septic pulmonary embolism. METHODS Retrospective analysis of patients in a tertiary paediatric facility in northern Taiwan. RESULTS Ten children were identified with septic pulmonary emboli in a four year retrospective chart review between 1998 and 2001. Seven were immunocompetent, two w...