Petrifilm™ Rapid S. aureus Count Plate Method for Rapid Enumeration of Staphylococcus aureus in Selected Foods: Collaborative Study

A rehydratable dry-film plating method for Staphylococcus aureusin foods, the 3M™ Petrifilm™ Rapid S. aureus Count Plate method, was compared with AOAC® Official MethodSM 975.55 (Staphylococcus aureus in Foods). Nine foods—instant nonfat dried milk, dry seasoned vegetable coating, frozen hash browns, frozen cooked chicken patty, frozen ground raw pork, shredded cheddar cheese, fresh green beans, pasta filled with beef and cheese, and egg custard—were analyzed for S. aureus by 13 collaborating laboratories. For each food tested, the collaborators received 8 blind test samples consisting of a control sample and 3 levels of inoculated test sample, each in duplicate. The mean log counts for the methods were comparable for pasta filled with beef and cheese; frozen hash browns; cooked chicken patty; egg custard; frozen ground raw pork; and instant nonfat dried milk. The repeatability and reproducibility variances of the Petrifilm Rapid S. aureus Count Plate method were similar to those of the standard method.

Bisphosphonates Treatment in Metastatic Prostate Cancer

The skeleton is the third most common site for cancer to spread after the liver and lungs. Malignancies that can cause destruction of skeletal bones include multiple myeloma and metastatic diseases of the lung, prostate and other solid cancers. The clinical complications include pain, fractures, compression of the spinal cord and hypercalcemia of malignancy. Bisphosphonates are bone-seeking agents originally designed to treat loss of bone density. Accumulating data show that they are effective in diseases in which there is upregulation of osteoclastic or osteolytic activity. Bisphosphonates can reduce skeletal-related events and bone pain, as well as reduce the adverse effects of androgen deprivation therapy on skeletal integrity. However, it is clear that bisphosphonates do not represent a decisive treatment in the care of metastases but a therapeutic choice in synergy with regular anti-tumor drugs. The preclinical and clinical data to support this are reviewed here.

Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Simultaneous Approach

Approximately 70% of the bladder tumors are superficial, and 10%-20% of these progresses as muscle-invasive. For implant problems is common the practice to immediately instill chemotherapeutic agents after TURBT that a decrease of the recurrence has provoked. Many urologists didn't observe any deleterious effect of simultaneous TURBT-TURP. But really the simultaneous approach provokes an increase of the recurrence of the tumor to the bladder neck or prostatic urethra? We have performed a perspective study after simultaneous approach. In our Clinic any case of solitary recidivist is not occurred in the prostatic site, but in all the patients concomitant multiple locations are been observed.

Diffused Pelvic Endometriosis to the Ureter and Rectal: Multidisciplinary Approach

Endometriosis functionally causes lesions, nodules or active bulges to numerous organs. Is the second most common pelvic pathology in woman and strikes the 10–20% of the women in the pre-menopausal epoch (40–45 years) and the interest of the urinary apparatus is 1–11%. Rare to renal level, it mostly strikes the bladder and in smaller measure the ureters and the uretera with a relationship 40/5/1. Ureteral location is common extrinsic, deriving for contiguity of the ovarian endometriosis adherent or of the peritoneum or of the uterus-sacred ligament; rare the ureteral intrinsic endometriosis, primitively located in the organ wall. Our therapeutic orientation is surgical, especially in the cases of wide endometriosis or when the tissue has had a cicatrizial involution with absence of answer to the hormonal therapy.

Chemoprevention in Chronic Prostatitis in BPH and in Low Grade Carcinoma

Prostate cancer is the most common solid malignancy in men in the United States. As a disease predominantly affecting the elderly and with the continuing aging of the population, the importance of studying and treating prostate cancer will continue to increase. Many factors have been implicated in the development of prostate cancer. It presents a variability of incidences influenced by dietary factors. The administration of substances, such as Lycopene, Polyphenols, Iso-flavonoids, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Selenium and Zinc have a decisive role in the prevention of anti-apoptotic and pro-angiogenesis processes which are long-term developing properties of cancer cells. In this study, we will provide an overview of the current state of art between dietary habits and risk of prostate cancer.