… mM. Application time had no significant effect on the ALA concentration at mean depths of
2.375 mm in … and 72 h all producing concentrations of 0.1 mM. Incubation of C. albicans and T. …

Cystic fibrosis is characterised by chronic polymicrobial infection and inflammation in the
airways of patients. Antibiotic treatment regimens, targeting recognised pathogens, have …

Background Antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) is a cornerstone of infection
management. Cystic fibrosis (CF) treatment guidelines recommend AST to select antimicrobial …

In this study the detection rates of bacterial infection of hip prostheses by culture and nonculture
methods were compared for 120 patients with total hip revision surgery. By use of strict …

Rationale: Pulmonary infection in cystic fibrosis (CF) is polymicrobial and it is possible that
anaerobic bacteria, not detected by routine aerobic culture methods, reside within infected …

Our aim was to determine if the detection rate of infection of total hip replacements could be
improved by examining the removed prostheses. Immediate transfer of prostheses to an …

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is characterized by defective mucociliary clearance and chronic airway
infection by a complex microbiota. Infection, persistent inflammation and periodic episodes of …

Rationale: Characterization of bacterial populations in infectious respiratory diseases will
provide improved understanding of the relationship between the lung microbiota, disease …

… MM Tunney and the work were funded by the Arthritis Research Campaign of the United
Kingdom (Project Grant Number P0522); G. Ramage was funded by a Department of Education …

… Film strips of 5 mm width were grasped using an upper and lower flat-faced … 20 mm and
this distance, therefore, represented the length of film under stress. A cross-head speed of 6 mm …