33,307 research outputs found
Erratum to: Effect of moderate red wine intake on cardiac prognosis after recent acute myocardial infarction of subjects with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (Diabetic Medicine, (2006), 23, 9, (974-981), 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2006.01886.x)
No full textIn an article by Marfella et al, the author name C. Saron is incorrect and should be listed as C. Sardu. Therefore the correct author list is: R. Marfella, F. Cacciapuoti, M. Siniscalchi, F. C. Sasso, F. Marchese, F. Cinone, E. Musacchio, M. A. Marfella, L. Ruggiero, G. Chiorazzo, D. Liberti, G. Chiorazzo, G. F. Nicoletti, C. Sardu, F. D'Andrea, C. Ammendola, M. Verza and L. Coppola.In an article by Marfella et al, the author name C. Saron is incorrect and should be listed as C. Sardu. Therefore the correct author list is: R. Marfella, F. Cacciapuoti, M. Siniscalchi, F. C. Sasso, F. Marchese, F. Cinone, E. Musacchio, M. A. Marfella, L. Ruggiero, G. Chiorazzo, D. Liberti, G. Chiorazzo, G. F. Nicoletti, C. Sardu, F. D'Andrea, C. Ammendola, M. Verza and L. Coppola
Antibiotic susceptibility of group A streptococci in 2 Italian cities: Milano and Catania
No full textResistance to macrolides has increasingly been reported for Group A streptococci. In this study, the in vitro antibiotic susceptibility pattern of 305 clinical isolates of S. pyogenes was determined. Strains were isolated during 1996 from pharyngeal swabs of children with uncomplicated pharyngitis living in 2 Italian cities: Milano and Catania, situated in the North and South of Italy, respectively. All isolates were found to be fully susceptible to penicillin and other beta-lactam agents tested. Susceptibility to macrolides differed markedly between the two centers with relatively high resistance rates to erythromycin being observed in Milano (30%) as compared to Catania (3%). Resistance to erythromycin was always crossed with that of the other 14- and 15-membered macrolides tested. However, resistance to josamycin and clindamycin was generally found in approximately 25% of the erythromycin-resistant (ER) strains. The erythromycin-resistant isolates from Milano and Catania (58 strains) were further subdivided into the three previously described resistance phenotypes: constitutive, inducible, and novel resistance phenotypes. The novel resistance phenotype accounted for 58% of all resistant strains, while 17% and 26% were found to be of the inducible and constitutive resistance phenotypes. Strains of the novel resistance phenotype were characterized by lower MIC values (MIC90 = 16 mg/L) to 14 and 15 carbon atom macrolides as compared to the other two phenotypes (MIC90 > 128 mg/L), and retained susceptibility to clindamycin and to josamycin, a 16 carbon atom macrolide. Resistance to tetracyclines was found in 25% to 36% of the ER isolates as compared to 2% to 10% of the susceptible strains. In particular, resistance to this agent was more commonly associated to isolates belonging to the novel and constitutive resistance phenotypes. MIC values for chloramphenicol in all isolates were within the susceptible or intermediate range; decreased susceptibility to this agent did not appear to be associated with erythromycin resistance
Generalized and focal dystonic syndromes: possible therapy with salmon calcitonin.
No full textWe report that repeated administration of salmon calcitonin (20-40 micrograms daily for 30 days) improves dystonic symptoms in patients affected by idiopathic torsion dystonia, blepharospasm-oromandibular dystonia syndrome or writer's cramp syndrome. These results support the suggestion that calcitonin may act at central level influencing the extrapyramidal motor system
Correction to: Prevalence and predictors of bowel dysfunction in a large multiple sclerosis outpatient population: an Italian multicenter study (Journal of Neurology, (2022), 269, 3, (1610-1617), 10.1007/s00415-021-10737-w)
No full textThe original version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake. The given and family names of authors were Interchanged except the following author Maria Chiara Buscarinu, Carolina Gabri Nicoletti, Alessandra Girolama Marfia and Antonio Gallo
Correction to: Validity of the Italian multiple sclerosis neuropsychological screening questionnaire (Neurological Sciences, (2021), 42, 11, (4583-4589), 10.1007/s10072-021-05141-1)
No full textThe original article contains an error in author name. In the published article, author name Girolama Alessandra Marfia was incorrectly captured as GirolamaAlessandraAlessandra Alessandra Marfia. Author name is corrected above. The original article has been corrected
Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. dianthi transformed with marker genes as a tool for studying resistance in Dianthus
No full textA F. oxysporum f. sp. dianthi strain, transformed with genes coding for fluorescent proteins (GFP or DsRedFP) as markers, was used to study the first host/pathogen interaction on carnation roots. The transformants’ mycelium observed under fluorescent light displayed a high expression of GFP and DsRedFP as a bright green or red cytoplasmic fluorescence. The root apparatus of a partially resistant cultivar of carnation was artificially inoculated by stable transformants and local colonization of plant tissues was monitored by means of fluorescence microscopy. A GFP transformed strain of F. oxysporum f. sp. dianthi allowed to follow first colonization steps on and within host root tissues. Implication of this research in studying resistance processes in carnation is discussed
Postural Changes after Abdominoplasty in Morbid Obese Patients
No full textBackground In the multidisciplinary treatment of obesity, the role of a plastic surgeon is to remove the excess of skin after weight loss to obtain cosmetic, functional, and psychological benefits. Obesity modifies body geometry, increases the mass of different segments, and imposes functional limitations in life activities that may predispose the obese to injury. The authors evaluated the postural conditions of obese patients, before and 12 months after surgery. Methods The study included 15 obese patients of both genders affected by class II obesity. Postural function was evaluated preoperatively and 12 months postoperatively. Patients underwent conventional abdominoplasty surgical procedure. In all patients, plantar pressure distribution and balance (stabilometric test) were evaluated before and 3 months after surgery. Results The static pedobarographic revealed a significant reduction in forefoot peak pressure; total plantar force; rearfoot plantar force percentage; midfoot plantar force percentage; and forefoot, midfoot, and rearfoot plantar contact areas percentage 3 months after surgery; the dynamic's one showed a reduction in the first metatarsal peak pressure and plantar contact. The stabilometric values showed a reduction in the range of center of foot pressure (CP) displacement along y axis, the average displacement of the CP speed from the mean (RMS y velocity), and CP mean peak in the condition of vision. Conclusions Our study demonstrates the beneficial effect of dermolipectomies and the consequential weight loss on postural stability of obese men. Such findings may support the hypothesis that dermolipectomy may improve postural stability with and without vision. The data demonstrate that the benefits are related to the magnitude of the resected tissue
External ultrasound-assisted lipectomy: effects on abdominal adipose tissue
No full textThe use of ultrasound “on the surface” was hypothesized
by Scuderi et al. in 19871 and resumed by
Zocchi in 1996.2 Ultrasound-assisted liposuction is
as a technique that can be associated with suctionassisted
lipectomy.3 This new technique is called external
ultrasound-assisted lipectomy. Whereas ultrasound-
assisted liposuction emulsifies adipose tissue
due to adipocyte membrane lysis, external ultrasound-
assisted lipectomy, being less “invasive,” induces
cell-to-cell contact loss and alters collagenic
fibers. This leads to an easier detachment of adipose
cells, which remain unaltered and can be mechanically
removed. The external ultrasound-assisted lipectomy
technique is the transcutaneous application
of ultrasound by means of high-frequency ultrasound
upon massive infiltrated tissue, followed by traditional
liposuction.
Results showed that several different effects were
detected on both adipocytes and collagen fibers
Effects of Fat Grafting Containing Stem Cells in Microstomia and Microcheilia Derived from Systemic Sclerosis
No full textBackground: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease with multisystem involvement, dominated by a general fibrosis. The early stage of the disease is associated with progressive damage to microcirculation, particularly in the respiratory tract, the gastrointestinal tract and skin. The face assumes a typical appearance characterized by microstomia (reduction of mouth opening) and microcheilia (thinning of the lips). These conditions cause a considerable reduction in performance status of patients. We treated them by fat grafting, rich in adipose stem cells, and we evaluated through time clinical, functional and aesthetic evaluation of oral pathology associated with SSc. Materials and Method: From September 2014 to May 2016, we enrolled and treated seven patients in the plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery clinic. Through time, we evaluated the following parameters: evaluation of mouth opening (maximum opening in superior–inferior and lateral directions) and lip thicknesses, both measured by doctors of the aforementioned operating unit; variation in the quality of life as perceived by patients according to the MHISS scale (Mouth Handicap Systemic Sclerosis); variation in severity of labial fibrosis assessed by microscopic analysis of pre- and post-fat transfer samples in the pathology clinic; safety of the protocol, according to the management of side effects resulting from the procedure; aesthetic evaluation, made by external observers and non-experts in the field, on pre- and post-operative photographs. Results and Conclusions: We reported satisfying results, both functionally and aesthetically, for all parameters except one, for which the sample size might have proven critical. These data should be a starting point for further experimental research and clinical trials. Level of Evidence IV: This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266
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