Biomedical subjects

C C Merck

Publications and source records attributed to C C Merck.

18 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1999

[Multiplex PCR for the diagnostic detection of Coxiella burnetii in cow's milk].

A multiplex PCR based assay was developed for the highly sensitive and specific detection of Coxiella (C.) burnetii in cow's milk. The assay simultaneously amplifies a diagnostic target within the C. burnetii IS1111 sequence and a control target within the bovine CD18 gene. The internal PCR amplification control allows the discrimination of false negative results (single tube reaction failures) from negative results due to true absence of target sequences. In order to maximize the sensitivity of the assay, a sample preparation method including a centrifugation step to concentrate the bacterium was developed. In milk samples artificially contaminated with serial dilutions of C. burnetii, about four particles per ml could reproducibly be detected. The sensitivities of both assays, multiplex PCR and PCR with only a single pair of primers ('simplex' PCR), were observed to be similar.

Animals↗

PubMed1993

Active transport of benzylpenicillin across the blood-milk barrier.

Passage of benzylpenicillin across the mammary gland epithelium was studied both after systemic administration of benzylpenicillin in four goats and after intramammary infusion in three goats and two cows. The results after benzylpenicillin administration alone were compared with the results after combined administration of benzylpenicillin and probenecid. The studies on passage of benzylpenicillin through the blood-milk barrier showed, when milk to plasma ultrafiltrate ratios of benzylpenicillin were plotted versus time for each half of the udders, that active transport takes place from blood to milk during steady-state plasma concentrations. Active transport was demonstrated by inhibition with probenecid: (1) The entry of benzylpenicillin into milk was slowed down under the influence of probenecid. The AUC (area under the curve)-values during the first 30 min. were reduced by 66 +/- 9% compared with the AUC-values found without coadministration of probenecid. (2) In the presence of probenecid and during equilibrium between blood and milk concentrations, benzylpenicillin reached concentration ratios in the ultrafiltrates of milk and plasma which corresponded to those expected for diffusion alone. Without probenecid these ultrafiltrate concentration ratios were more than two times higher indicating an active transport of benzylpenicillin from blood to milk. After intramammary infusion of benzylpenicillin, active transport was demonstrated from milk into blood. The absorption rate for benzylpenicillin from the mammary gland was reduced by probenecid, as measured by the ratio of benzylpenicillin to urea absorption half-life, which was increased by 40-50% in the presence of probenecid.

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PubMed1992

[Hysteroscopy as a diagnostic aid for uterine diseases of cattle].

A method for hysteroscopy in cattle, using a rigid tube for passage through the cervical canal, is described. Using this method, passage through the cervical canal is possible independent of the stage of the gynaecological cycles. The hysteroscopic findings of 105 examinations in cows are described and discussed.

Animals↗

PubMed1989

[The administration of homeopathic drugs for the treatment of acute mastitis in cattle].

The general principles of homeopathic therapy are described together with a number of homeopathic drugs used for the treatment of acute bovine mastitis. Fifty cows with acute mastitis were used in the study. The initial treatment comprised aconitum D 4, phytolacca D 1 and bryonia D 4. In subsequent treatments phytolacca D 1, bryonia D 4 and lachesis D 8 either singly or in combination were used; mercurius solubilis D 4 was also used. Encouraging results, especially in the treatment of cases of E.coli mastitis, were achieved.

Acute Disease↗

PubMed1984