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Ocular infections: antibiotics and bacterial adhesion on biomaterials used in ocular surgery
No full textBronchial reactivity to methacholine in HIV-infected individuals without AIDS
No full textTo evaluate bronchial reactivity to methacholine in human immunodeficiency virus (W) infection, we submitted 25 HIV-seropositive subjects without full-blown AIDS and 25 HIV-seronegative subjects, all inmates in a drug rehabili- tation center for previous intravenous drug abuse, to interview and to bronchial challenge with methacholine. Four (16 percent) HIV-seropositive and three (12 percent) HIV-seronegative subjects noted bronchospastic symptoms. Baseline FEV, and MEF50 percent were within the normal range in every patient. Bronchial hyperreactivity to meth- acholine (PD20FEV,<1,400 pg) was found in two (8 per- cent) HIV-seropositive and in four (16 percent) HIV-sero- negative subjects, with no significant difference in the frequency between the two groups. We conclude that HIV infection without AIDS in intravenous drug users does not appear to be associated with an increased frequency of bronchospastic disorders and to bronchial hyperreactivity to methacholine
Colour-doppler ultrasonography of carotid vessels in patients treated with antiretroviral therapy: a comparative study
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Liver abscess caused by Edwardsiella tarda
No full textEdwardsiella tarda, among other Enterobacteriaceae, is a rare isolate from clinical specimens in man. A liver abscess caused by E. tarda was found in a middleaged woman without overt epidemiologic exposure to known reservoirs of this organism. While the most likely source of infection was the bowel, we failed to demonstrate a gut carriage of E. tarda or to show any local condition predisposing to the development of the liver lesio
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