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Responses Of Swine Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Against Human Lung Carcinoma Epithelial Cell Line A549, Min Tao Wan, Chin Cheng Chou
Responses Of Swine Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Against Human Lung Carcinoma Epithelial Cell Line A549, Min Tao Wan, Chin Cheng Chou
The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine
Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) has been shown to adhere, invade, and induce the death of various host cells. The prominent lineage of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus (LA-MRSA) in Asia is the sequence type (ST) 9 that has emerged as a potential zoonotic pathogen. However, the virulence of LA-MRSA ST9 remains not clear. In this study, sixteen representative Taiwan LA-MRSA isolates were selected for adherence, invasion, and cytotoxicity studies against the human lung carcinoma epithelial cell line A549. The isolates showed 100% of cytotoxicity, 35.2% - 61% of adhesion, and 18% - 52.5% of invasion against A549 cells. Different adherent abilities …
Does Applied Ultrasound Prior To Laparoscopy Predict The Existence Of Intra-Abdominaladhesions?, Hi̇lal Uslu Yuvaci, Ari̇f Serhan Cevri̇oğlu, Yasemi̇n Gündüz, Nermi̇n Akdemi̇r, Alper Karacan, Ünal Erkorkmaz, Abdurrahi̇m Keski̇n
Does Applied Ultrasound Prior To Laparoscopy Predict The Existence Of Intra-Abdominaladhesions?, Hi̇lal Uslu Yuvaci, Ari̇f Serhan Cevri̇oğlu, Yasemi̇n Gündüz, Nermi̇n Akdemi̇r, Alper Karacan, Ünal Erkorkmaz, Abdurrahi̇m Keski̇n
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Background/aim: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of trans-abdominal ultrasonography (USG), a noninvasive diagnostic tool, in predicting the presence of intraabdominal adhesions, especially near the trocar entry area, to provide safe surgical access to the abdomen. Materials and methods: Fifty-nine women with a previous history of open abdominal surgery (group A) and a group of 91 women with no previous history of surgery (group B) underwent dynamic ultrasound evaluation of the abdominal fields before laparoscopic operations. The anterior abdominal wall was divided into six quadrants: right upper, right lower, left upper, left lower, suprapubic, and umbilical. …