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M Levi
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An antidote for renal insufficiency--a memory.
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Learning to live with dialysis; Part II. Dialysis vs. transplant to each his own.
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[Development of the partizan health service in Bosanska Krajina (participation of sanitary workers)].
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[Distribution of diabetes mellitus in some regions of Bosnia and Hercegovina].
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Recalling the past to prepare for the future.
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"After all these years". Reflections on returning to dialysis.
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Learning to live with dialysis: Part I.
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The psychological dilemmas confronting the adolescent transplant patient.
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Selection criteria for transplantation?
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[Breast tuberculosis: case report and literature review].
The authors present a case of tuberculosis of the breast as the AIDS--defining illness in a male adult patient, with CD4 counts still moderately low (475 cells/mm3) and without evidence of tuberculosis in any other organ. Literature review emphasizes the rarity of the isolated infection of the breast, especially in males, with no increase in the number of cases of this infection site even in patients with AIDS.
Antibacterial properties of current orthodontic band cements.
PURPOSE: Manufacturers commonly provide information on the physical properties of dental materials, but information on their antibacterial properties is often missing. This study determined the antibacterial properties of four currently used orthodontic band cements against three different strains of Streptococcus mutans. METHODS: The cements utilized were Durelon, Ketac, Mizzy Zinc Phosphate, and Band-Lok, a recently introduced, resin-based, dual-cure glass ionomer cement. Disk diffusion assay methodology was used to test for zones of bacterial inhibition around cement samples. Zones of inhibition were measured in millimeters using an electronic caliper. In addition to cured cement plugs and freshly mixed cement samples, a new variation, in the form of a cement plug surrounding a stainless-steel band, was tested. Twelve combinations resulted from the four cement types and three forms. RESULTS: Of the variables studied, the mix forms of Durelon, Ketac, and Mizzy Zinc Phosphate cement showed the greatest bacterial inhibition (Kruskal-Wallis, P < 0.05). Among the cements tested, Mizzy Zinc Phosphate showed the largest zones of inhibition, with Durelon and Ketac having comparable zones of inhibition (Kruskal-Wallis, P < 0.05). Band-Lok did not exhibit an inhibitory effect against any of the three strains of S. mutans tested. CONCLUSION: A "containment effect" of no bacterial inhibition was observed in the cement samples surrounded by the stainless-steel band material.