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Gas liquid chromatography of amines produced by the Enterobacteriaceae.

Original article English Ghenghesh KS . , Drucker DB. Department of Bacteriology and Virology, University of Manchester, Medical School, UK. Braz J Med Biol Res; 1989;22(6):653-65. Abstract 1. Gas liquid chromatography (GLC) was used to test the production of amines by 85 strains of Enterobacteriaceae. 2. The strains tested produced cadaverine, beta-phenylethylamine, putrescine, iso-amylamine, 2-methylbutylamine …

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Prevalence of metronidazole-resistant Helicobacter pylori in dyspeptic patients.

Original article English Xia HX, Daw MA, Beattie S, Keane CT, O’Morain CA. Department of Clinical Microbiology, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. Ir J Med Sci. 1993 Mar;162(3):91-4. Abstract Susceptibility to metronidazole of 213 clinical strains of H. pylori from dyspeptic patients was determined by a plate dilution method. Seventy two (33.8%) of the strains …

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A tonsillolith seen on MRI.

Case report English el-Sherif I, Shembesh FM. Al-Arab Medical University, Libya. Comput Med Imaging Graph. 1997 May-Jun;21(3):205-8. Abstract A case of a large tonsillolith visualized by magnetic resonance imaging is presented. Although otolaryngologists are well aware of this entity, few radiologists are. The importance of distinguishing tonsilloliths from other structures by MRI is discussed. Keywords: …

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Autoantibodies to IGF-1 binding sites in thyroid associated ophthalmopathy.

Original article English Weightman DR, Perros P, Sherif IH, Kendall-Taylor P. Endocrine Unit, University of Newcastle Department of Medicine, Medical School, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. Autoimmunity. 1993;16(4):251-7. Abstract Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disorder but the nature of the association between hyperthyroidism and ophthalmopathy is not yet understood. Serum autoantibodies to orbital tissues have previously been identified and …

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