GASTROCOLIC FISTULA SECONDARY TO PRIMARY GASTRIC LYMPHOMA

Gastrocolic fistula secondary to primary gastric lymphoma

Gastrocolic fistula (GCF) is an abnormal communication between a portion of the stomach and the transverse colon.It is a rare entity and could be due to benign or malignant disease.The gastric or colonic adenocarcinoma is the most common malignant cause, while lymphoma is rarely reported.The cornerstone for detecting the fistula remains the barium

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Quorum sensing in Acinetobacter: with special emphasis on antibiotic resistance, biofilm formation and quorum quenching

Acinetobacter is an important nosocomial, opportunistic human pathogen that is gradually gaining more attention as a major health threat worldwide.Quorum sensing (QS) is a cell-cell communication system in which specific signaling molecules called autoinducers accumulate in the medium as the population density grows and control various physiologica

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