Contamination of chicken meat sold in public markets is a health concern. The objective this study was to identify contamination and evaluate the antimicrobial resistance profile Escherichia coli carcasses from North Mesoregion Maranhão. A total 160 freshly slaughtered were collected 16 six municipalities microregions Itapecuru-Mirim São Luís. samples analyzed for presence E. using counting the...

One hundred twenty CTX-M-15-producing Escherichia coli strains isolated in 10 different hospitals from Paris (France), in the Hospital Charles Nicolle in Tunis (Tunisia), and in the Pasteur Institute in Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR), between 2000 and 2004 were studied. Eighty isolates, recovered from the three countries, were clonally related by repetitive extragenic palindromic PCR an...

The emergence of extended- spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) is the underlying cause of growing antibiotic resistance among Gram-negative bacteria to β-lactam antibiotics. We recently reported the discovery of honey glycoproteins (glps) that exhibited a rapid, concentration-dependent antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive Bacillus subtilis and Gram-negative Escherichia coli that resembled ...

Although integrons by themselves are not mobile, due to their presence in plasmids and transposons, they can be transferred horizontally. For these reasons integrons are a major mechanism for the spread and maintenance of multidrug resistance (MDR). This study describes the distribution of integron gene cassette classes in a collection of uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) isolated from chil...

Uncomplicated urinary tract infections are typically monobacterial and are predominantly caused by Escherichia coli. Although several effective treatment options are available, the rates of antibiotic resistance in urinary isolates of E. coli have increased during the last decade. Knowledge of the actual local rates of antibiotic resistant pathogens as well as the underlying mechanisms are impo...

OBJECTIVES 1-(1-Naphthylmethyl)-piperazine (NMP) has been shown to reverse multidrug resistance (MDR) in Escherichia coli overexpressing resistance-nodulation-cell division type efflux pumps, but there is no data on its activity in clinical isolates of E. coli. METHODS The antimicrobial susceptibility of 60 clinical isolates of E. coli to a variety of antimicrobial agents was determined in th...

The emergence of Escherichia coli that produce extended spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) and are multidrug resistant (MDR) poses antibiotic management problems. Forty-seven E. coli isolates from various public hospitals in Malaysia were studied. All isolates were sensitive to imipenem whereas 36 were MDR (resistant to 2 or more classes of antibiotics). PCR detection using gene-specific primers ...

One hundred twenty CTX-M-15-producing Escherichia coli strains isolated in 10 different hospitals from Paris (France), in the Hospital Charles Nicolle in Tunis (Tunisia), and in the Pasteur Institute in Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR), between 2000 and 2004 were studied. Eighty isolates, recovered from the three countries, were clonally related by repetitive extragenic palindromic PCR an...

The remedial use of camel urine has been known for centuries, with evidence its curative purposes found in early folklore. It used to cure different diseases; however, the significant therapeutic benefits have yet undergo rigorous scientific evaluation. exploration is great interest determine their efficacy pharmaceutical industry. This study investigated effect camel’s against five human patho...

To the Editor—Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) have recently caused infection outbreaks with increased morbidity and mortality. Colonization of the inanimate hospital environment and intestines may contribute to the increased prevalence of MDROs. To prevent the spread of MDROs in the intensive care unit (ICU), the correlation between colonization of MDROs and the length of patient hospital...