antibacterial/fever

A single chain variable fragment (scFv) of CB515, a complement-independent bactericidal monoclonal IgM against a relapsing fever Borrelia, was constructed to investigate the region wherein the unique bactericidal function resides. Monomeric CB515 scFv (26 kDa) was capable of binding its Ag on whole

The spirochetemia of relapsing fever in mice is cleared by a complement-independent, polyclonal IgM response with reactivity to two prominent Ags of 20 and 35 kDa. In this study, we have dissected the polyclonal IgM Ab response against a relapsing fever spirochete to determine the specificity of its

Two different approaches for studying of bactericidal effects of microwave heating and hyperthermia were introduced. Low concentration of hydrogen peroxide (0.05%) was used to modify the sensitivity of isogenous strains of Escherichia coli K-12 to microwave heating and hyperthermia with the

Treatment of typhoid fever with furazolidone produces a high cure rate. This is a clinical curiosity, as furazolidone is described to be poorly absorbed. The present study examined whether furazolidone could produce unequivocal clinical response and, if so whether this was due to the drug producing

Extensive clinical investigation was accomplished to study the influence of three antibacterial preparations groups (tetracyclines, aminoglycosides and fluorochinolons) on the phagocytic-macrophages and the immune systems in patients, to whom transurethral local microwave hyperthermia (TLMH) of

Serum samples were collected from 24 confirmed cases of typhoid fever, 15 clinically suspected cases and 23 normal healthy controls. The convalescent sera were obtained in 13 of the 24 confirmed typhoid cases. In all, 13 paired sera, 11 acute phase only, 15 clinically suspected and 23 normal serum

The immunological basis for protection against Brazilian purpuric fever (BPF), a fulminant infection of young children associated with bacteremia with Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius, is unknown. Candidate antigens to which protective antibodies may be directed include cell surface

It has recently been demonstrated that fever, or hyperthermia, results in enhanced survival of lizards infected by Aeromonas hydrophila. In the present study, the effects of hyperthermia on certain immune functions were assayed in vitro with purified human leukocytes. Lymphocyte transformation

The intrinsic ability of human amniotic fluid to prevent growth of Escherichia coli varies with the test strain employed, but is enhanced by increasing the temperature of incubation, as demonstrated by viable counts of test organisms in amniotic fluid compared with growth media at various

The immunologic basis for protection against Brazilian purpuric fever, a septicemic infection associated with Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius bacteremia, is unknown. Passive immunization of infant rats with antiserum to whole bacterial cells of the homologous strain protects them from

Levofloxacin, the L-isomer of ofloxacin, is approximately twice as active as ofloxacin against most Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, and has improved intracellular pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties. The present work deals with the in-vitro activity of levofloxacin against the

Alcoholic extract of black tea (Camelia sinensis) was assayed for its antibacterial activity against Salmonella serotypes causing enteric fever viz., Salmonella typhi and Salmonella paratyphi A. While all strains of S. paratyphi A tested were found sensitive, only 42.19% of S. typhi strains were

Abs are the major effectors of host defense against infections with BORRELIA: Bactericidal murine mAbs and their Fabs destroy B. burgdorferi, the agent of Lyme disease, and relapsing fever Borrelia in the absence of complement. These in vitro observations led to the expansion of a search for

The combined effect of cobalt and iron substitutions in β-Ca3 (PO4 )2 as a potent material for application in hyperthermia and as a bone substitute is presented. Structural analysis reveals the preferential accommodation of Co2+ and Fe3+ at the Ca2+ (5) sites of β-Ca3 (PO4 )2 until the limit of ∼10

Multifunctional nanoparticles for magnetic hyperthermia which simultaneously display antibacterial properties promise to decrease bacterial infections co-localized with cancers. Current methods synthesize such particles by multi-step procedures, and systematic comparisons of antibacterial properties