Báo cáo khoa học: "Isolation of Aspergillus spp from the respiratory tract in critically ill patients: risk factors, clinical presentation and outcome" potx

Báo cáo khoa học: "Isolation of Aspergillus spp. from the respiratory tract in critically ill patients: risk factors, clinical presentation and outcome" potx

... 3ResearchIsolation of Aspergillus spp. from the respiratory tract in critically ill patients: risk factors, clinical presentation and outcomeJosé Garnacho-Montero1, Rosario Amaya-Villar2, Carlos ... diagnosed in 880(49.8%) patients, Candida spp. infection in 105 (5.9%), and infection with fungi other than Candida spp. in 60 (3.4%). In this group of 60 patients, in whom fungi other than Candida spp. ... suggestive clinical or radio-logical findings; 'possible' aspergillosis requires the presence of risk factors in the host and isolation of an Aspergillus sp., orsuggestive clinical and radiological...

Báo cáo khoa học: Role of different moieties from the lipooligosaccharide molecule in biological activities of the Moraxella catarrhalis outer membrane pot

... that the OSs from the wild-type strain consisted of terminal-, 2-, 4-, and 3,4,6-linked glucosyl residues, terminal- and 4-linkedgalactosyl residues, and a terminal-linked N-acetylglu-cosaminosyl ... Tofurther compare LOS expression levels between the wild-type and mutant strains, the amounts of Kdo from both strains were determined as an indicator.They were 73 ng and 70 ng per 80 lg of outer ... performed from both the wild-type strain O35E and the mutant O35Elgt3 using the proteinase-K-treated whole cell lysate method [37]. The resulting extracts from each bacterial suspension (1.9 lgofprotein...

Báo cáo khoa học: "Towards a feasible algorithm for tight glycaemic control in critically ill patients: a systematic review of the literature" pdf

... Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands2Anesthesiologist, Intensive & Respiratory Care Unit (ICB), University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands3Internist-intensivist, Intensive ... Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands5Internist-intensivist, Intensive & Respiratory Care Unit (ICB), University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands6Internist-intensivist, ... involving continuous insulin infusioncombined with frequent blood glucose determinations (hourlyto 4 hourly) and the use of the last two blood glucose valuesto determine the insulin infusion...

Báo cáo y học: " Enhanced protein-energy provision via the enteral route in critically ill patients: a single center feasibility trial of the PEP uP protoco" ppsx

... radiologicalprocedure and now there are nine hours left in the day and the patient has only received 400 ml, the new ratewould be (1,100 ml/9 hrs) 122 ml/hr for the remaining 9hrs. Beginning the next day, the ... involved in caring for a patient on the new protocol (in the aftergroup). Secondary outcomes included nutritional end-points (adequacy of EN and timeliness of initiation of EN) and safety endpoints ... of the new feeding protocol as judged by a nursingquestionnaire that evaluates their opinion of its safety and acceptability. We asked about the acceptability of each of the novel parts of the...

Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: Properties of ecdysteroid receptors from diverse insect species in a heterologous cell culture system – a basis for screening novel insecticidal candidates docx

... nonsteroidal agonistsbind exclusively to the EcR ligand-binding domain(LBD), although the presence of USP increasesligand-binding afﬁnity [12–15]. The diversity of ligand-responsive characteristicsseen ... stretch of 35–37 aminoacids that lie just to the N-terminal side of the DBD(Fig. 1C). The EcRA isoforms from the two speciesshare a few similar motifs in the middle region of the A ⁄ B domain (Fig. ... involve different aminoacid interactions in the ligand-binding pocket. Neverthe-less, both DmEcR and LdEcR carry the same residue ateach of the putative binding sites ascribed to the RHcompounds...

Báo cáo khoa học: Characterization of isocitrate dehydrogenase from the green sulfur bacterium Chlorobium limicola A carbon dioxide-ﬁxing enzyme in the reductive tricarboxylic acid cycle ppt

... enzyme and its role in regulating the d irection and flux of the RTCA cycle. For further understanding of the R TCAcycle, we are carrying out detailed investigations of eachmember of the cycle. ... fisocitrate, and indeed, the site-specific mutagenesis of K253 to Met led to an inactive protein [23]. In addition, the alkylation of the adjacent M258 inactivated the IDH from A. vinelandii [26]. These ... ere not identified in the 5¢-flanking region of Cl-idh. No open reading frames werefound in the immediate vicinity of the gene. The deduced amino-acid sequence of Cl-IDH was 66.0% and 57.4% identical...

Báo cáo khoa học: Characterization of recombinant prolidase from Lactococcus lactis – changes in substrate speciﬁcity by metal cations, and allosteric behavior of the peptidase pdf

... information on the expression of recombinantprolidases, the functionality of each residue or proteinengineering of this enzyme. In the present study, the prolidase-coding gene, pepQ,was isolated from ... relationships of proli-dase, hence providing a greater understanding of the characteristics of this peptidase, which would be of industrial use in the debittering of fermented foods.Results and DiscussionCloning ... One of the main changesduring fermentation is the production of peptides and amino acids via proteolysis. These compounds aremajor factors contributing to the ﬂavor of fermentedfoods. Of these...

Báo cáo khoa học: "Effects of Tributyltin Chloride on the Reproductive System in Pubertal Male Rats" pptx

... among the groups.Results Clinical signs and final body weights: There were noabnormalities in clinical signs or gross findings for allanimals. Mean final body weights were not affected by the administrations ... S., Levin, J.,Rosenfeld, R. S., Whitmore, W. F. and Zumoff, B. The effect of flutamide on testosterone metabolism and the plasma levels of androgens and gonadotropins. J.Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. ... 4.Histopathology of seminal vesicle in the male rat following daily oral treatments with tributyltin chloride,methyltestosterone, and combination of tributyltin chloride and flutamide during 35 to 44 days of...

Báo cáo y học: " Landmark survival as an end-point for trials in critically ill patients – comparison of alternative durations of follow-up: an exploratory analysis" doc

... duration of follow-upfor the determination of mortality endpoint in such trials isuncertain. We aimed to determine the most logical and practicalmortality end-point in clinical trials of critically ... confirm these findings. In addition, weonly examined three specific subgroups of critically ill patients. The survival pattern during the first 180 days after the onset of other critical illness ... sufficient.This information is important in providing an evidence-basedapproach in designing and interpreting randomized controlledtrials involving these conditions.Competing interests The authors...

Báo cáo khoa học: Isolation of a putative peroxidase, a target for factors controlling foot-formation in the coelenterate hydra docx

... peroxidase containing cells lying in the ectoderm of the foot. The diaminobenzidine-stained granules are localized mainly in the apical part of the foot mucous cells asindicated by the arrow in (B). ... diam-inobenzidine and 0.03% H2O2 in 100 mMcitrate, pH 5.0. The incu-bation was stopped after 35 min by four or ﬁve washes of the gel in H2O. The arrows indicate the stained bands in the ... from the puri-ﬁed protein, were not present in the SWISS PROTdatabase8.Cloning of the peroxidase The information obtained from the amino acid sequences of the tryptic peptides provided the...

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