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The use of cryoprecipitate, some factor VIII concentrates, and fresh-frozen plasma carries several important risks. For example, transmission of hepatitis…

Microbiology is the science which includes the study of the occurrence and significance of bacteria, fungi, protozoa and algae which…

All healthy animals carry a complex microbial flora, part of which may be very specialized and adapted to growth and…

Foods, by their very nature, need to be nutritious and metabolizable and it should be expected that they will offer…

Both yeasts and molds are eukaryotic, but yeasts are unicellular, whereas molds are multicellular.5,6 Eukaryotic cells are generally much larger…

From the above discussion, it is apparent what, as a discipline, food microbiology has to offer. Before the 1970s, food…

A complication that poses great difficulties in the management of patients with hemophilia is the appearance of factor VIII inhibitors.…

Hemarthrosis and soft tissue hematomas are seldom found in these patients.4, 8, 11 Patients with hemophilia usually do not bleed…

Perhaps one of the most hostile environments for many micro-organisms is the atmosphere. Suspended in the air, the tiny microbial…

A number of procedures that are performed in dentistry may cause bleeding. Under normal circumstances, these procedures can be performed…