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Use of failed-fertilized oocytes for diagnostic zona binding purposes after sperm binding improvement with a modified medium

Henkel R.; Muller C.; Stalf T.; Schill W.-B.; Franken D.R. (1999)

Purpose: Because the availability of prophase oocytes for zona binding testing is limited, we compared sperm binding to the zona of failed- fertilized intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and in vitro fertilization (IVF) ...

Safety and efficacy of pantoprazole 40 mg daily as relapse prophylaxis in patients with healed reflux oesophagitis - A 2-year follow-up

Van Rensburg C.J.; Honiball P.J.; Van Zyl J.H.; De Grundling H.K.; Eloff F.P.; Spies S.K.; Simjee A.E.; Theron I.; Fischer R.; Louw J.A. (1999)

Background: Pantoprazole is a benzimidazole derivative which selectively inhibits the proton pump H+, K+-ATPase, necessary for the final step in gastric acid secretion. Aim: To assess safety and efficacy of oral pantoprazole ...

Current evaluation of cardiac stab wounds

Harris D.G.; Papagiannopoulos K.A.; Pretorius J.; Van Rooyen T.; Rossouw G.J. (1999)

Background. Patients with penetrating cardiac injuries may be stable or only mildly shocked, especially if the laceration has sealed off and the patient has been aggressively resuscitated. Clinical signs, chest roentgenograms, ...

The association between the antiphospholipid antibody syndrome and neuropsychological impairment in SLE

Whitelaw D.A.; Spangenberg J.J.; Rickman R.; Hugo F.H.; Roberts M. (1999)

Objective: To examine the relationship between neuropsychological impairment and antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (aPL syndrome) in patients with systemic lupus erythermatosus (SLE). Patients: Sixty-nine patients satisfying ...

Decline in total serum IgE after treatment for tuberculosis

Adams J.F.A.; Scholvinck E.H.; Gie R.P.; Potter P.C.; Beyers N.; Beyers A.D. (1999)

Background. Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis induces a type-1 immune response, whereas intestinal parasites elicit a type-2 response. Given that type-1 and type-2 responses inhibit each other, we investigated if ...

Inositol augmentation of serotonin reuptake inhibitors in treatment-refractory obsessive - compulsive disorder: An open trial

Seedat S.; Stein D.J. (1999)

Inositol, an isomer of glucose and precursor in the phosphatidylinositol cycle, may be effective in a number of psychiatric disorders, including obsessive - compulsive disorder (OCD). There is little data, however, on ...

Transmission of a multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain resembling 'strain W' among noninstitutionalized, human immunodeficiency virus-seronegative patients

Van Annelies R.; Warren R.M.; Beyers N.; Gie R.P.; Classen C.N.; Richardson M.; Sampson S.L.; Victor T.C.; Van Helden P.D. (1999)

Since 1990, several outbreaks of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR- TB) have been described among institutionalized patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We describe a community MDR-TB outbreak ...