Pulsed electric field to treat seeds is an alternate method to the chemical treatment to control the weeds in the field. In this study yellow nutsedge seeds were subjected to series of repetitive… (More)
Acute otitis media with effusion is one of the most common infectious diseases of childhood. Two multicenter randomized controlled clinical trials were conducted to assess the relative safety and… (More)
Middle ear effusion specimens were obtained from 31 children with recurrent episodes of acute otitis media. Of 75 total specimens 28 were obtained from children during chemoprophylaxis with… (More)
In April 1981, an outbreak of gastroenteritis, characterized by diarrhea and abdominal cramps, occurred in 282 of approximately 3,000 personnel at a large metropolitan hospital in San Antonio, Tex.… (More)
While upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) cause much infectious morbidity in infants and young children, adolescents are not immune to infections. Adolescents experience two to four episodes… (More)
Reported is a case of visceral leishmaniasis acquired in Greece by a 3-year-old American child. Untreated, this protozoan infection causes a high mortality. Specific treatment is available, making… (More)
Its virulence factors, immune responses, and sites of isolation characterize nontypable Haemophilus influenzae as a pathogen of mucosal surfaces which rarely causes invasive disease. We isolated… (More)
Sulfisoxazole, 75 mg/kg/d in two divided doses for 3 months, was administered in a double-blind placebo crossover study to 35 children aged 6 months to 5 years who had frequent recurring episodes of… (More)