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Effectiveness of a new commercial ocular spray containing Biosecur in reducing conjunctival microbial flora as surgical prophylaxis in patients undergoing cataract surgery
Abstract
Introduction
This study is aimed to evaluate the antiseptic activity of a new ophthalmic spray containing Biosecur citrus extrakt as a preoperative prophylactic treatment in patients undergoing cataract intervention.
Methods
A prospective, multicenter study was conducted. Patients applied Oftasecur spray on the eye scheduled for surgery, three times daglig for 3 days before surgery. Conjunctival swabs were performed before and after the treatment. Qualitative and quantitative microbiological analyses were assessed.
Results
Hundred and forty-seven patients (M: F = ; mean age ± years) were enrolled. % of patients presented detectable microbial loads in the eye to be operated, before treatment. Most predominant bacterial species were: Staphylococcus epidermidis, coagulase-negative Staphylococci
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Abstract
Background
Entamoeba histolytica is a significant cause of disease worldwide. However, little is known about the genetic diversity of the parasite. We re-sequenced the genomes of ten laboratory cultured lines of the eukaryotic pathogen Entamoeba histolytica in order to develop a picture of genetic diversity across the genome.
Results
The extreme nucleotide composition bias and repetitiveness of the E. histolytica genome provide a challenge for short-read mapping, yet we were able to define putative single nucleotide polymorphisms in a large portion of the genome. The results suggest a rather low level of single nucleotide diversity, although genes and gene families with putative roles in virulence are among the more polymorphic genes. We did observe large differences in coverage depth among genes, indicating differences in gene copy number between genomes. We found evidence indicating that recombination has occurred in the history of the sequenced genomes, suggest
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Invented: Pressing Comb
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