Ebola virus disease and the veterinary perspective.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistant to antituberculosis drugs is an increasingly common clinical problem. This study aimed to evaluate drug resistance profiles of TBM isolates in adult patients in nine European countries involving 32 centers to provide insight into the...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Senbayrak S,Ozkutuk N,Erdem H,Johansen IS,Civljak R,Inal AS,Kayabas U,Kursun E,Elaldi N,Savic B,Simeon S,Yilmaz E,Dulovic O,Ozturk-Engin D,Ceran N,Lakatos B,Sipahi OR,Sunbul M,Yemisen M,Alabay S,Beovic B,Ulu-Kil

更新日期：2015-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Escherichia coli is the commonest cause of community and nosocomial urinary tract infection (UTI). Antibiotic treatment is usually empirical relying on susceptibility data from local surveillance studies. We therefore set out to determine levels of resistance to 8 commonly used antimicrobial agents amongst a...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Bean DC,Krahe D,Wareham DW

更新日期：2008-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The in vitro activity of tigecycline and comparator agents was evaluated against Gram-positive and Gram-negative isolates collected in Latin American centers between 2004 and 2015 as part of the Tigecycline Evaluation and Surveillance Trial (T.E.S.T.) global surveillance study. METHODS:Minimum inhibitory co...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Vega S,Dowzicky MJ

更新日期：2017-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (CPKP) strains have emerged as a major problem for healthcare systems. The aim of this study was to determine the circulating clones and analyze the clinical and molecular characteristics of CPKP in our hospital. METHODS:A total of 74 carbapenemase producers col...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Cheng L,Cao XL,Zhang ZF,Ning MZ,Xu XJ,Zhou W,Chen JH,Zhang JH,Shen H,Zhang K

更新日期：2016-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Klebsiella pneumoniae is a frequent nosocomial pathogen, with the multidrug-resistant (MDR) K. pneumoniae being a major public health concern, frequently causing difficult-to-treat infections worldwide. The aim of this study was to investigate the molecular characterization of clinical MDR Klebsiella pneumon...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Cao X,Xu X,Zhang Z,Shen H,Chen J,Zhang K

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Antibiotic resistance decreases success of Helicobacter pylori (Hp) eradication. Recently published results show low rate of resistance and better compliance with moxifloxacin based regiments. AIMS&METHODS: Whether 7 days moxifloxacin with lansoprasole and amoxycillin can be compared with 10 days moxifloxa...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Bago J,Majstorović K,Belosić-Halle Z,Kućisec N,Bakula V,Tomić M,Bago P,Troskot R

更新日期：2010-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Disinfection, antisepsis and sterilization (DAS) practices are of critical importance in hospital practice. This study aims to investigate the daily DAS practices of private hospitals in Istanbul, Turkey. METHODS:The DAS practices of 155 private hospitals in Istanbul province were investigated using a quest...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Teker B,Ogutlu A,Yilmaz M,Gencer S,Karabay O

更新日期：2015-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mycetoma is a chronic mutilating disease of the skin and the underlying tissues caused by fungi or bacteria. Although recently included in the list of neglected tropical diseases by the World Health Organization, strategic control and preventive measures are yet to be outlined. Thus, it continues to pose hug...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Emmanuel P,Dumre SP,John S,Karbwang J,Hirayama K

更新日期：2018-08-10 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: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: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: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:Urinary tract infections (UTIs) remain the common infections diagnosed in outpatients as well as hospitalized patients. Current knowledge on antimicrobial susceptibility pattern is essential for appropriate therapy. Extended-Spectrum beta-Lactamase (ESBL) producing bacteria may not be detected by routine dis...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Akram M,Shahid M,Khan AU

更新日期：2007-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Klebsiella pneumoniae is a public health concern because of its ability to develop multidrug resistance and hypervirulent genotypes, of those capsular types K1 and K2 cause community and nosocomial life-threatening infections. This study aimed to determine the antibiotic susceptibility patterns and genotypic...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Pajand O,Darabi N,Arab M,Ghorbani R,Bameri Z,Ebrahimi A,Hojabri Z

更新日期：2020-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to show the emergence of the qnrD gene among fluoroquinolone-resistant Morganella morganii isolate. The occurrence of mutations in DNA gyrase (gyrA and gyrB) and topoisomerase IV (parC,parE) genes was also investigated in this strain. METHODOLOGY:95 clinical Enterobacteria were s...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Nasri Yaiche M,Denden Rafraf I,Guo Q,Mastouri M,Aouni M,Wang M

更新日期：2014-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The consumption of carbapenems has increased worldwide, together with the increase in resistant gram negative bacilli. Subsequently, the prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter infections has increased rapidly and become a significant problem particularly in intensive care unit patients. The aim of ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Ogutlu A,Guclu E,Karabay O,Utku AC,Tuna N,Yahyaoglu M

更新日期：2014-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Daptomycin is licensed in adults for the management of Staphylococcus aureus methicillin-resistant infections, including bone and skin complicated infections. We describe for the first time its use in a renal transplant recipient for Fabry-Anderson Disease with right heel osteomyelitis. The patient was unresponsive to...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Polilli E,Ursini T,Mazzotta E,Sozio F,Savini V,D'Antonio D,Barbato M,Consorte A,Parruti G

更新日期：2012-03-11 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:Escherichia coli isolates of equine faecal origin were investigated for antibiotic resistance, resistance genes and their ability to perform horizontal transfer. METHODS:In total, 264 faecal samples were collected from 138 horses in hospital and community livery premises in northwest England, yielding 296 r...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Ahmed MO,Clegg PD,Williams NJ,Baptiste KE,Bennett M

更新日期：2010-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Four medicinal plants (Chrozophora hierosolymitana Spreng, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum L., Ephedra gerardiana Wall. ex Stapf, and Quercus dilatata L.) used by indigenous healers to treat various infectious diseases were selected for the present study. The major objective of the present study was isolation and...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Jamil M,ul Haq I,Mirza B,Qayyum M

更新日期：2012-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Training of infectious disease (ID) specialists is structured on classical clinical microbiology training in Turkey and ID specialists work as clinical microbiologists at the same time. Hence, this study aimed to determine the clinical skills and knowledge required by clinical microbiologists. METHODS:A cro...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Erdem H,Tekin-Koruk S,Koruk I,Tozlu-Keten D,Ulu-Kilic A,Oncul O,Guner R,Birengel S,Mert G,Nayman-Alpat S,Eren-Tulek N,Demirdal T,Elaldi N,Ataman-Hatipoglu C,Yilmaz E,Mete B,Kurtaran B,Ceran N,Karabay O,Inan D,Ceng

更新日期：2011-12-16 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:Farnesol is a sesquiterpene alcohol produced by many organisms, and also found in several essential oils. Its role as a quorum sensing molecule and as a virulence factor of Candida albicans has been well described. Studies revealed that farnesol affect the growth of a number of bacteria and fungi, pointing t...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Derengowski LS,De-Souza-Silva C,Braz SV,Mello-De-Sousa TM,Báo SN,Kyaw CM,Silva-Pereira I

更新日期：2009-04-29 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: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:Tuberculous spondylitis (Pott's disease) is an ancient human disease. Because it is rare in high-income, tuberculosis (TB) low incidence countries, misdiagnoses occur as sufficient clinical experience is lacking. CASE PRESENTATION:We describe a fatal case of a patient with spinal TB, who was mistakenly irra...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Ringshausen FC,Tannapfel A,Nicolas V,Weber A,Duchna HW,Schultze-Werninghaus G,Rohde G

更新日期：2009-11-20 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：BACKGROUND:Chenopodium ambrosioides and Kielmeyera neglecta are plants traditionally used in Brazil to treat various infectious diseases. The study of the biological activities of these plants is of great importance for the detection of biologically active compounds. METHODS:Extracts from these plants were extracted w...

journal_title：Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

authors： Sousa ZL,de Oliveira FF,da Conceição AO,Silva LA,Rossi MH,Santos Jda S,Andrioli JL

更新日期：2012-07-28 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：: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