Bed capacities and disinfection practices in hospitals in Istanbul are correlated.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is a major health issue worldwide. Recently, next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology has begun to be used to detect resistance genes of MTB. We aimed to assess the clinical usefulness of Ion S5 NGS TB research panel for detecting MTB resistance in Korea...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Ko DH,Lee EJ,Lee SK,Kim HS,Shin SY,Hyun J,Kim JS,Song W,Kim HS

更新日期：2019-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABs) have long been associated with excess lengths of stay, increased hospital costs and mortality attributable to them. Different studies from developed countries have shown that practice bundles reduce the incidence of CLAB in intensive care units. However,...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Leblebicioglu H,Öztürk R,Rosenthal VD,Akan ÖA,Sirmatel F,Ozdemir D,Uzun C,Turgut H,Ersoz G,Koksal I,Özgültekin A,Esen S,Ulger F,Dilek A,Yilmaz H,Dikmen Y,Aygún G,Tulunay M,Oral M,Ünal N,Cengiz M,Yilmaz L,Geyik

更新日期：2013-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatotoxicity is one of the most serious complications of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). The aim of this report is to analyse an HIV infected patient on HAART including nevirapine and taking antidepressive agents, with acute toxic hepatitis. CASE PRESENTATION:A 39 year old patient diagnosed ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Gökengin D,Yamazhan T

更新日期：2002-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to evaluate in vitro susceptibility to ceftobiprole of clinical strains identified from prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) compared to that of the associations currently recommended for post-operative empirical antibiotic therapy (PEAT) (vancomycin with either cefepime, third-generation ceph...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Duployez C,Wallet F,Migaud H,Senneville E,Loiez C

更新日期：2020-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:For centuries, plants have been used in traditional medicines and there has been recent interest in the chemopreventive properties of compounds derived from plants. In the present study, we investigated the antibutyrylcholinestrasic (anti-BuChE) and antioxidant (against some free radicals) activities of extracts from ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Ben Mansour H,Yatouji S,Mbarek S,Houas I,Delai A,Dridi D

更新日期：2011-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malaria and HIV/AIDS are the two most common infections in sub-Sahara Africa. There are hypotheses and study reports on the possible association between these two infections, hence the prevalence and outcome of their co-infection in an endemic population will be important in defining healthcare strategies. A...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Tay SC,Badu K,Mensah AA,Gbedema SY

更新日期：2015-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Leishmaniasis and malaria are the two most common parasitic diseases and responsible for large number of deaths per year particularly in developing countries like Pakistan. Majority of Pakistan population rely on medicinal plants due to their low socio-economic status. The present review was designed to gath...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Tariq A,Adnan M,Amber R,Pan K,Mussarat S,Shinwari ZK

更新日期：2016-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, new carbapenemases in Enterobacteriaceae strains and non-fermentative gram-negative bacilli have been reported. The New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1 (NDM-1) is a major problem around the world. The purpose of this article is to address the NDM-1 Klebsiella pneumoniae epidemic detected in eight cases...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Karabay O,Altindis M,Koroglu M,Karatuna O,Aydemir ÖA,Erdem AF

更新日期：2016-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multidrug resistant strains of Acinetobacter baumannii (MDR-AB) have emerged as alarming nosocomial pathogens among patients admitted to Intensive Care Unit and burned patients. The aim of this study was to determine the susceptibility of A. baumannii isolates, the carbapenems resistance patterns bla(OXA-23)...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Nasrolahei M,Zahedi B,Bahador A,Saghi H,Kholdi S,Jalalvand N,Esmaeili D

更新日期：2014-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Persistent bacteremia occurs in at least 30% of patients with Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection (SAB) and may be attributable to a dysregulated host immune response. Neutrophils interact with a variety of S. aureus microbial factors, including lipoteichoic acid (LTA), to activate phagocytic functio...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Algorri M,Wong-Beringer A

更新日期：2020-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antibiotic resistance is a defense mechanism, harbored by pathogens to survive under unfavorable conditions. Among several antibiotic resistant microbial consortium, Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most havoc microorganisms. Staphylococcus aureus encodes a unique enzyme 6-hydroxymethyl-7,8-dihydropterin ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Rampogu S,Baek A,Gajula RG,Zeb A,Bavi RS,Kumar R,Kim Y,Kwon YJ,Lee KW

更新日期：2018-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) is increasingly recognized as an important pathogen associated with bacteraemia especially in immunosuppressed patients. However, there is limited data specifically describing the clinical characteristics and outcome amongst the immunosuppressed patients. METHODS:A total of 56...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Dhanoa A,Fatt QK

更新日期：2009-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cat-scratch disease (CSD) is a zoonotic infection caused by Bartonella henselae and B. clarridgeiae. The typical manifestations of CSD include regional lymphadenitis and fever. However, CSD can have a wide variety of clinical manifestations that can lead to incorrect diagnoses and prolonged hospital stays. ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Del Pozo AA,Angulo-Cruzado M,Amenero-Vega R,Álvarez-Lulichac A,Fernández-Cosavalente H,Barboza-Meca J,Rodriguez-Morales AJ

更新日期：2019-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Distinct virulence factors of H. pylori have been described: the vaculating cytotoxin (vacA), the cytotoxin associated gene (cagA), the induced by contact with epithelium factor Antigen (iceA gene) and the outer membrane protein oipA. In Tunisia, there are no data regarding the pattern of H. pylori genotypes...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Ben Mansour K,Fendri C,Zribi M,Masmoudi A,Labbene M,Fillali A,Ben Mami N,Najjar T,Meherzi A,Sfar T,Burucoa C

更新日期：2010-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies report high prevalence of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization among imprisoned populations. However, there are no data on that prevalence in Brazilian correctional institutions. FINDINGS:We tested 302 male prisoners for nasopharyngeal colonization with Staphyloco...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Witzel Cde L,Fortaleza CM,de Souza CS,Riboli DF,da Cunha Mde L

更新日期：2014-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:During clinical use, gastrointestinal endoscopes are grossly contaminated with patient's native flora. These endoscopes undergo reprocessing to prevent infectious transmission upon future use. Endoscopy-associated infections and outbreaks have been reported, with a recent focus on the transmission of multi...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： McCafferty CE,Aghajani MJ,Abi-Hanna D,Gosbell IB,Jensen SO

更新日期：2018-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The emergence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains resistant to antituberculosis agents has recently received increased attention owing largely to the dramatic outbreaks of multi drug resistance tuberculosis (MDR-TB). METHODS:Patients residing in Zonguldak and Kayseri provinces of Turkey with, pulmonary tu...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Kart L,Altin R,Tor M,Gulmez I,Oymak SF,Atmaca HM,Erdem F

更新日期：2002-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Persistence of antibiotic resistant bacteria, including multidrug resistant (MDR) pseudomonads, is an important environmental health problem associated with drinking water distribution systems (DWDS) worldwide. There is paucity of data on the molecular characteristics of antibiotic resistance genes and their...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Adesoji AT,Ogunjobi AA,Olatoye IO

更新日期：2015-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cationic antimicrobial peptides (CAMPs) are well recognized to be promising as novel antimicrobial and antitumor agents. To obtain novel skeletons of CAMPs, we propose a simple strategy using acid-amide substitution (i.e. Glu→Gln, Asp→Asn) to confer net positive charge to natural non-antimicrobial sequences ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Ueno S,Minaba M,Nishiuchi Y,Taichi M,Tamada Y,Yamazaki T,Kato Y

更新日期：2011-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accurate measurement of the incidence of diarrhoeagenic E. coli in patients with diarrhoea is hindered by the current methods of detection and varies from country to country. In order to improve the diagnosis of diarrhoeagenic E. coli (DEC), we developed a set of multiplex TaqMan real-time PCRs designed to d...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Hardegen C,Messler S,Henrich B,Pfeffer K,Würthner J,MacKenzie CR

更新日期：2010-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the most important bacterial pathogens that causes infection with a high mortality rate due to resistance to different antibiotics. This bacterium prompts extensive tissue damage with varying factors of virulence, and its biofilm production causes chronic and...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Chegini Z,Khoshbayan A,Taati Moghadam M,Farahani I,Jazireian P,Shariati A

更新日期：2020-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium bovis BCG vaccine significantly reduces the risk of tuberculosis by 50% and continues to be used to prevent tuberculosis around the world. However, it has been shown to be ineffective in some geographical regions. The existence of different BCG strains was described more than 60 years ago, these vary in ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Castañón-Arreola M,López-Vidal Y

更新日期：2004-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aquilaria crassna Pierre ex Lecomte has been traditionally used in Thailand for treatment of infectious diseases such as diarrhoea and skin diseases for a long time. The main objectives of this study were to examine antibacterial activity of the Aquilaria crassna leaf extract against Staphylococcus epidermid...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Kamonwannasit S,Nantapong N,Kumkrai P,Luecha P,Kupittayanant S,Chudapongse N

更新日期：2013-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Meningitis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in low-resource settings. In sub-Saharan Africa, the meningitis belt has been characterized by particularly high and seasonal incidences of bacterial meningitis extending throughout life. Despite the progress being made in treating the condition, th...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Owusu M,Nguah SB,Boaitey YA,Badu-Boateng E,Abubakr AR,Lartey RA,Adu-Sarkodie Y

更新日期：2012-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vaginitis is among the most common conditions women are seeking medical care for. Although these infections can easily be treated, the relapse rate is high. This may be due to inadequate use of the diagnostic potential. METHODS:We evaluated the misjudgement rate of the aetiology of vaginal complaints. A tot...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Schwiertz A,Taras D,Rusch K,Rusch V

更新日期：2006-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elizabethkingia spp. are opportunistic pathogens often found associated with intravascular device-related bacteraemias and ventilator-associated pneumonia. Their ability to exist as biofilm structures has been alluded to but not extensively investigated. METHODS:The ability of Elizabethkingia meningoseptica...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Jacobs A,Chenia HY

更新日期：2011-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diarrhoeal diseases constitute a major public health problem, particularly in the developing world, where the rate of mortality and morbidity is very high. The purpose of this study was to conduct a 2 years and 3 months study in order to determine the prevalence of five enteropathogen diarrheogenic agents in...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Paniagua GL,Monroy E,García-González O,Alonso J,Negrete E,Vaca S

更新日期：2007-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Miscarriage and preterm delivery are the most important challenges of pregnancy. Different bacterial and viral infection may cause miscarriage and preterm delivery. Among bacterial factors, Mycoplasma genitalium and Chlamydia trachomatis have the most important role and human papilloma virus (HPV) is the lea...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Rahimkhani M,Mordadi A,Gilanpour M

更新日期：2018-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diarrheal diseases continue to be the major cause of morbidity and mortality among children under 5 years. Salmonella and Shigella specious are the major enteric pathogen causing diarrhea among children worldwide. Examination of stool sample is the most sensitive method to diagnose diarrheal disease in child...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Ameya G,Tsalla T,Getu F,Getu E

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A panel of national experts was convened by the Brazilian Infectious Diseases Society in order to organize the national recommendations for the management of zika virus infection. The focus of this document is the diagnosis, both clinical and laboratorial, and appropriate treatment of the diverse manifestations of thi...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Falcao MB,Cimerman S,Luz KG,Chebabo A,Brigido HA,Lobo IM,Timerman A,Angerami RN,da Cunha CA,Bacha HA,Alves JR,Barbosa AN,Teixeira RF,Weissmann L,Oliveira PR,Cyrillo MA,Bandeira AC

更新日期：2016-09-29 00:00:00