As this traditional sausage is fermented naturally or only with back-slop, learn more knowledge about the native LAB population in the product is very important to understand the microflora that has been active in fermenting the nem chua and to ensure the safety of this uncooked sausage. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.”
“A case of enterococcal meningitis in a toddler is presented. The organism was highly resistant to all drugs previously used for pediatric Gram-positive meningitis. She was successfully treated with intraventricular and intravenous daptomycin and intravenous tigecycline. The organism was characterized

as a member of CC17, a notorious emerging nosocomial clone of Enterococcus faecium.”
“Polypropylene meshes are frequently used in abdominal and vaginal reconstructive surgery. Recently, several authors have claimed that mesh-associated complications may be linked to mesh shrinkage. We have performed a prospective study with postoperative follow-up by ultrasound examination at two time points after Prolift anterior implantation to assess changes in the ultrasound appearance GSK2126458 of mesh implants over time.

We assessed 36 patients who

had undergone mesh implantation with Prolift anterior((TM)) mesh for the correction of symptomatic anterior vaginal wall prolapse. During the surgery, we measured the actual midline length of the mesh (initial length). On the fourth postoperative day, we performed a vaginal ultrasound examination (US) to measure mesh length in the midsagittal plane. A second US was performed 3-5 months after surgery to repeat this measurement.

There was a significant difference in mesh length determined before and 4 days after surgery (90.3 vs. 57.1 mm, P = < 0.0001) indicating intraoperative folding. On comparing early and late postoperative ultrasound measurements, there was a reduction in length from 57.1 to 48.3 mm (P < 0.0001), indicating possible shrinkage or retraction.

Intraoperative GSK2879552 folding seems to be responsible for a large part of the difference between preoperative (in

vitro) and postoperative (US) measurements of mesh dimensions, suggesting that surgical techniques may require adjustment.”
“Strawberries (Fragaria ananassa), raspberries (Rubus idaeus) and red currants (Ribes rubrum), as well as two drupes, cherries (Prunus avium), and sour cherries (Prunus cerasus), were subjected to two storage temperatures (4 degrees C and 25 degrees C) and phytochemicals concentrations (total phenols, flavonoids and anthocyanins) as well as antioxidant capacity (DPPH, ABTS and FRAP assays) were monitored until the fruit visually spoiled. Red currants and strawberries exhibited the highest initial total phenol (TP) contents (322.40 +/- 5.56 and 335.47 +/- 6.12 mg GAE/100 g FW, respectively) and maintained the highest TP contents throughout storage at both temperatures. Storage of at 25 degrees C as opposed to 4 degrees C. facilitated faster spoilage of analyzed fruits.