The incidence of jejunoileal atresia (JIA) varies from 1: 330 and 1: 400 live births in some
reports to between 1: 1,500 and 1: 3,000 live births in others, 1 and jejunal atresia (JA) is said …

ABSTRACT: Surfactant apoprotein A (SP-A) reduces the inhibitory effects of plasma proteins
on the surface tension lowering properties of pulmonary surfactant in vitro. To test the …

… The introduction of a high compressive residual stress under the surface increases the
stress intensity factor (K value) not only near the surface but inside the gear“). Therefore, it is …

We report the activity of recombinant human surfactant apoprotein-C (rSP-C[Cys]2) and
various phospholipids in a preterm rabbit model of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). …

This report documents a new endoscopic management modality for congenital membranous
stenosis in the third portion of the duodenum. Standard approaches to duodenal stenosis in …

An outbreak of nosocomial Campylobacter fetus meningitis occurred in a neonatal intensive
care unit (NICU). Eight C. fetus strains were isolated from 4 infants with meningitis, the …

… Yukitake et al. 26 applied a biquadratic equation for MLR analysis and reported that the MLR
data for airway pressure computed using this kind of equation were closely correlated with …

The artificial pulmonary surfactant composition in the present study is characterized by a
lipid mixture system composed of higher aliphatic alcohol, egg yolk phosphatidylcholine (egg …

We experienced a nosocomial outbreak of Campylobacter fetus subspecies fetus (C. fetus)
meningitis in a neonatal intensive care unit. A cluster of three infants developed meningitis …

A 13-day-old female infant was admitted with hydrocephalus that had been diagnosed on
prenatal ultrasound at 33 weeks’ gestation. She was delivered by Caesarean section at 34 …