The Effectiveness of Pre-Operative Screening Tests in Determining Viral Infections in Patients Undergoing Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

We analyzed the rate of patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection diagnosed by pre-operative screening and estimated its cost. We retrospectively analyzed patients who underwent elective surgery at our maxillofacial surgery department between April 2014 and March 2022. We compared the number of patients with each infection identified by pre-operative screening and a pre-operative questionnaire. We also compared the prevalence of infections with varying age, sex, and oral diseases, and calculated the cost of screening per positive result. The prevalence of HBV, HCV, and HIV was 0.39% (62/15,842), 0.76% (153/15,839), and 0.07% (10/12,745), respectively. The self-reported rates were as follows: HBV, 63.4% (26/41); HCV, 50.4% (62/123); HIV, 87.5% (7/8). Differences in sex were statistically significant for all infectious diseases; age significantly affected HBV and HCV rates. There was no association between the odds ratio of oral disease and viral infections. The cost per positive result was $1873.8,$905.8, and $11,895.3 for HBV, HCV, and HIV, respectively. Although self-assessment using questionnaires is partially effective, it has inadequate screening accuracy. Formulating an auxiliary diagnosis of infectious diseases with oral diseases was challenging. The cost determined was useful for hepatitis, but not HIV

K-培地に関する研究 : ブドウ球菌および大腸菌の発育とその電子顕微鏡的観察(B. 生活科学)

K-medium is a new type of culture media developed by Katsuya in 1956.^ This inorganic medium is prepared from sodium silicates and phosphoric acid. The advantage of this medium is that it turns to a gelatinous form without heating. In order to evaluate the applicability of K-medium for practical use, growth and ultra structure of Staph. aureus and E. coli grown on this medium were studied comparing with of those grown on Agar-medium. The results obtained are as follows : 1) Number of colonies on K-medium of Staph. aureus and E. coli were significantly increased compared with those on Agar-medium. 2) Ultra structure of Staph. aureus and E. coli cultivated on both media were not differ much from one another. The above results suggest that the K-medium may be useful for detecting contaminations of Staph. aureus and E. coli of foods

Anti-tumor-promoting effects of isoflavonoids on Epstein-Barr virus activation and two-stage mouse skin carcinogenesis

10.1016/S0304-3835(00)00331-1Cancer Letters1522187-192CALE