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A Gehring

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Noninvasive methods in the early detection of restenosis after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in peripheral arteries.

In a prospective study, several noninvasive methods were evaluated in the early detection of restenosis after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in peripheral arteries. Sensitivity and specificity of various noninvasive resting and exercise methods for the detection of restenosis were determined. It is concluded that noninvasive follow-up after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in peripheral arteries requires exercise testing with determination of ankle-arm index or segmental arterial pulse oscillography for the early detection of restenosis.

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Minimum detectable level of Salmonellae using a binomial-based bacterial ice nucleation detection assay (BIND).

A modified bacterial ice nucleation detection (BIND) assay was used for rapid and sensitive detection of several Salmonella species. For the BIND assay, Salmonella cells are infected with bacteriophage genetically modified to contain DNA encoding an ice nucleation protein (INP). After infection, de novo protein synthesis occurs and INPs are incorporated into the outer membrane of the organism. After supercooling (-9.3 degrees C), only buffer solutions containing transfected salmonellae freeze, causing a phase-sensitive dye to change color. This technique, and a probability-based protocol modification, provided quantitative detection with a minimum detectable level (MDL) of 2.0 +/- 0.3 S. enteritidis cells/mL in buffer (about 3 h). The MDLs for S. typhimurium DT104 and S. abaetetuba were 4.2 +/- 0.2 and 11.1 +/- 0.4 cells/mL, respectively. Using salmonellae-specific immunomagnetic bead separation technology in conjunction with the modified BIND protocol, we achieved an MDL of about 4.5 S. enteritidis cells/mL with an apparent capture efficiency of 56%.

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