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M Del Piano

Publications and source records attributed to M Del Piano.

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PubMed1993

[Comparison of 3 methods of preparation for colonoscopy].

We compared three cleansing methods of preparation for colonoscopy in 150 patients: the first containing a mixture of cathartics, especially sennosides: the second containing polyethyleneglycol: the third containing a mixture of monosodic monohydrated and bisodic heptahydrated phosphate. We evaluated the tolerability, the compliance and the side effects of the preparations. Regarding the evaluated parameters, it was found that the mixture of monosodic and bisodic heptahydrated phosphate was more valid than the other preparations.

Adult↗
PubMed1992

A study of the incidence of urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis in patients attending specialized departments of Rome, Milan and Turin, Italy.

A study of Chlamydia trachomatis was conducted in 5270 subjects seen at clinics of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery at La Sapienza University in Rome, the S. Anna Hospital in Turin, and the Provincial Maternity Hospital Institute in Milan. In these areas, C. trachomatis was present in 5.8% of the cases examined; in addition it was present with statistically significant frequencies in cases of salpingitis (49.1) and epididymitis (21.7). It may also be found in cases of extrauterine pregnancy, sterility and abortion. Those most affected were women who had begun their sexual activity at an early age, were under 25, had several sexual partners and who used the coil and/or spermicides. A routine check for C. trachomatis should be considered for those women with those risk factors.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1990

TWAR: a new chlamydial species?

In 1986 Grayston and coworkers termed TWAR (or Taiwan Acute Respiratory) a new strain of Chlamydia which has still not received an exact taxonomic classification. In fact, whereas initially the TWAR strain was classified as C. psittaci because of its oval-shaped, glycogen free, dense inclusions, recent studies on the immunological analysis, DNA analysis and ultrastructural morphology, would seem to indicate that TWAR is a new Chlamydial species, whose proposed name as C. pneumonia. TWAR is mainly responsible for respiratory syndrome varying in gravity from a slight form to pneumonia, and is liable to give rise to epidemic forms; in addition, more recently, certain Authors have postulated its involvement in the pathogenesis of ischemic cardiopathy.

Chlamydia↗
PubMed1986

Serological and pyocin typing and antibiotic sensitivity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains.

94 strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, isolated from hospitalized patients, were typed with serological and pyocinic methods, also testing their sensitivity to 6 antibiotics. The serological method allowed for the typing of almost all the strains (98.9%), (the 0-11 serotype was the most frequent -23.4%-) vs. 80.6% by the pyocinic method. Among those tested, ceftazidime was the most active antibiotic, against the P. aeruginosa strains examined.

Anti-Bacterial Agents↗
PubMed1986

Preliminary histochemical and electron microscopic observations on the nervous system of hydra.

The nervous system of a primitive Coelenterate (Chlorohydra viridissima) has been studied using ultrastructural and histochemical techniques. The authors confirm the ultrastructural pattern of nerve cells described by Lentz and coworkers. Reserpine treatment fails to induce any reduction of catechol- and indoleamine content visible to histochemical observation. In vivo treatment with tetanus toxin does not induce behavioural changes and no specific binding of toxin is revealed by immunocytological analysis. This suggests that neuron tetanus toxin receptor sites are absent in hydra. Hydra nerve cells must therefore be considered as extremely primitive elements, which the Authors consider to support the hypothesis of neurons having originated as a gradual differentiation of myoepithelial cells, as proposed by Pantin (1956) and by Passano (1963).

Animals↗
PubMed1984

Activity of some antibiotics against Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from cancerous patients.

150 Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains, isolated from pathological samples (urine, faeces, sputum, etc.) of affections developed in cancerous patients have been studied. In vitro, with two different inocula, activities of some cephalosporins--ceftazidime, cefotaxime, cefoperazone--have been compared with those of gentamicin, carbenicillin and tobramycin. Ceftazidime, among the antibiotics tested, has been the most active against Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains.

Anti-Bacterial Agents↗
PubMed1984

The legionellosis.

Following the discovery of Legionella pneumophila as the cause of an epidemic of pneumonia at an American Legion Convention in Philadelphia, a group of related bacteria were recognized as additional human pathogens. This newly established bacteria genus, Legionella, includes the agents of Legionnaires' Disease, Pittsburgh pneumonia and several related infections. A number of researches have been performed in the past few years about these bacteria; many of these data are here summarized to give an idea of the most important characteristics of Legionella and of the diseases they cause.

Antibody Formation↗
PubMed1983

The cerebrum of Dugesia gonocephala s.1. Platyhelminthes, Turbellaria, Tricladida. Morphological and functional observations.

Investigation of the cerebrum of Dugesia gonocephala s.1. using modern techniques has shown that the neurons of these animals situated at the bottom of the phylogenetic scale are basically the same as those of Vertebrates from the ultrastructural and molecular standpoints (tetanus toxin binding). There is no evidence of any biochemical glio-neuronal relationship, nor do the so-called supporting cells appear similar to the glial cells of the higher Vertebrates from this point of view.

Animals↗
PubMed1976

Dependability of sensitivity tests in primary culture.

Primary sensitivity tests were done on 90 specimens of infected urine, and the results were compared with those of secondary tests on pure cultures done by three diffusion methods. There was good correlation between the four methods. In a second study, the reliability of primary tests prepared in the clinical laboratory on specimens of pus was assessed, and the frequency with which a definitive result was obtained with different types of specimen was determined. Recommendations are made for the economic use of these tests.

Anti-Bacterial Agents↗