What's the difference between bacterial and carbuncle?
Bacterial
Definition:
(a.) Of or pertaining to bacteria.
Example Sentences:
(1) The interaction of the antibody with both the bacterial and the tissue derived polysialic acids suggests that the conformational epitope critical for the interaction is formed by both classes of compounds.
(2) The combined analysis of pathogenesis and genetics associated with the salmonella virulence plasmids may identify new systems of bacterial virulence and the genetic basis for this virulence.
(3) One thing seems to be noteworthy in their opinion: the bacterial resistance of the germs isolated from the urine is bigger than the one of the germs isolated from the respiratory apparatus.
(4) No significant change occurred in the bacterial population of our hospital unit during the period of the study (more than 3 years).
(5) The course of urogenital tuberculosis is complicated by unspecific bacterial infections of the urinary tract and nephrolithiasis.
(6) Concentrations of the drugs in feces increased with increasing dosage, resulting in greater changes of the intestinal bacterial flora.
(7) Single dose therapy is recommended as the treatment of choice for bacterial cystitis in domiciliary practice.
(8) In the study group 43 (64%) children had a confirmed bacterial AOM and 24 (36%) showed no bacterial growth from middle ear fluid.
(9) The genome characterization of the typing strains for all 13 species of the genus Staphylococcus, included into the Approval List of the Names of Bacterial (1980), is presented.
(10) In this study, bacterial flora, especially the occurrence of A. actinomycetemcomitans, in the periodontal pockets of one juvenile with gingivitis (G), one JP patients, five rapidly progressive periodontitis (RP) patients and one adult periodontitis(AP) patient, and one adult with healthy periodontium was investigated using a blood agar medium and a selective medium for A. actinomycetemcomitans.
(11) A large number of recently isolated bacterial pathogens were tested for susceptibility to cephalexin and cephaloglycin by the replica inoculating method.
(12) The bacterial-binding activity and mammalian receptor-binding activities in each of two samples co-chromatographed on a Remazol yellow GGL-Sepharose affinity column strongly indicated that the same immunoglobulin species reacts with both antigens.
(13) A randomised double-blind trial comparing this preparation with a so-called 'shotgun' combination containing 0.05% betamethasone 17-valerate, 0.1% gentamicin, 1.0% tolnaftate and 1.0% clioquinol in 288 patients in the Philippines resulted in a better efficacy for the diflucortolone preparation in the 80 patients with bacterially or mycotically infected skin diseases.
(14) For the purpose of studying the role of elastase and protease of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in bacterial infection in burns, the effects of the vaccines made from each enzyme, their toxoids and OEP on protection against infection in burned mice were studied.
(15) Bacterial adherence to vascular sutures was evaluated in vitro using radioactively labeled Staphylococcus aureus.
(16) CEA and bacterial antigens were not detected in the material, and the presence of alpha-fetoprotein, HLA and blood-group antigens may be ruled out on account of their respective molecular weights.
(17) Many of the pathophysiologic effects of bacterial endotoxin have recently been attributed to a monokine, tumor necrosis factor (TNF).
(18) 27 had fungal corneal ulcers and seven had bacterial corneal ulcers.
(19) The bacterial strains did not liberate free patulin from the adduct mixture present in the growth medium.
(20) Dialyzed crude enzyme extracts from yeast cells were found to destroy diacetyl in a manner quite similar to that of diacetyl reductase from Aerobacter aerogenes, and both the bacterial and the yeast extracts were stimulated significantly by the addition of reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH).
Carbuncle
Definition:
(n.) A beautiful gem of a deep red color (with a mixture of scarlet) called by the Greeks anthrax; found in the East Indies. When held up to the sun, it loses its deep tinge, and becomes of the color of burning coal. The name belongs for the most part to ruby sapphire, though it has been also given to red spinel and garnet.
(n.) A very painful acute local inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue, esp. of the trunk or back of the neck, characterized by brawny hardness of the affected parts, sloughing of the skin and deeper tissues, and marked constitutional depression. It differs from a boil in size, tendency to spread, and the absence of a central core, and is frequently fatal. It is also called anthrax.
(n.) A charge or bearing supposed to represent the precious stone. It has eight scepters or staves radiating from a common center. Called also escarbuncle.
Example Sentences:
(1) Report on a 9-year-old boy with right-sided renal carbuncle.
(2) The analysis of 11 consecutive renal carbuncles showed that one should consider the diagnosis of renal carbuncle in young patients with flank pain, fever, and absence of significant leucocyturia.
(3) A complete clinical and radiological evaluation led to exploration for suspected ruptured renal carbuncle with perinephric abscess.
(4) B. anthracis was found in the carbuncle of the stomach wall, mesenterial lymphnodes, blood, liver and kidney.
(5) The symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of the renal carbuncle are described.
(6) A renal carbuncle (cortical abscess) is an important and treatable consideration in the differential diagnosis of renal mass lesions.
(7) Under observation were 12 patients, in whom following paranephral novocain blockade subcapsular and paranephral hematomas, purulent paranephritis, abscesses and carbuncles of the kidneys developed.
(8) Our study confirms that renal carbuncle is always caused by staphylococcus aureus and that treatment is based on appropriate antibiotherapy.
(9) An infant presented with a carbuncle over the angle of her jaw which grew a scotochromogenic mycobacterium, subsequently identified as Mycobacterium szulgai.
(10) The most common cause is primary renal disease, with perforating ureteric stones, abscess-forming pyelonephritis, renal carbuncle and pyonephrosis as the most important factors.
(11) However, one of the Everton lads has a carbuncle on his neck the size of a duck's egg.
(12) The usefulness of ultrasonography for the diagnosis of renal carbuncle and for its distinction from other suppurative renal lesions is emphasized.
(13) Nephrectomy was required in 2 girls, each of whom had multiple extensive gram-negative carbuncles.
(14) Folliculitis formed the largest clinical group followed by infectious eczematoid dermatitis, secondary infection, furuncles, impetigo, ecthyma and carbuncle in descending order of frequency.
(15) Angiographic studies (fivepatients), performed to rule out vascular occlusion, tumour or carbuncle, showed attenuated and somewhat stretched intrarenal vessels associated with the diffuse or focal cortical swelling.
(16) Back then, HRH hijacked the 150th anniversary of the RIBA at Hampton Court Palace to denounce modern architecture and the monstrous carbuncles it had spawned on the face of our once much-loved and elegant historic buildings and cities.
(17) At the Royal Institute of British Architects' 150th anniversary he lambasted the design as "a monstrous carbuncle".
(18) He has done this over the years with architecture and planning – successfully, with his own project at Poundbury in Dorset and with his condemnation of the "monstrous carbuncle" that would, in his view, have disfigured London's Trafalgar Square.
(19) If a new paper comes in from the University of Georgia on agriculture in the 21st century he’ll read it, understand it and send someone a note about it.” In 1984 Charles launched a lifelong war on modern architecture by publicly criticising proposals for an extension to the National Gallery that he said was “like a monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved friend”.
(20) Dressed in a sporty livery of black and white stripes, it was the deserved winner of the Carbuncle Cup for the worst building of the year, "for services to greenwash [those three wind turbines have never moved], urban impropriety and sheer breakfast-extracting ugliness".