Rheum ribes is among the Polygonaceae family which is endemic in Iran and a few neighboring countries. In this investigation, antibacterial effects of root, stalk and leaves extracts of Rheum ribes on a few common clinical isolates of gram negative pathogens were studied, using the cup plate and paper disc methods. Gram negative microorganisms studied were Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumonia...

Fifty fish specimen belong to seven species; Acanthobrama marmid, Alburnus mossuleusis, Carasobarbus luteus, Cyprinus carpio, Garra elegans, G. rufa and Planiliza abu were examined. The samples collected from three sites on Tigris River in Baghdad City (Shawaka, ALkraiat ALatefia) during the period May October 2015. Total bacteria count for each of skin gills ranged 50 × 245 51 250 cells / g re...

This study was conducted to determine the effects of three disinfectants on microbes and hatchabilty broiler eggs. One hundred ninety-two medium-sided hatchable eggs were divided into four groups with replications sixteen each. Each group assigned each following treatments; untreated, NaOCl, H2O2 KMnO4:HCHO combination (1:2). The incubated for 21 days. Data analyzed using one-way analysis varia...

Salmonella spp. was analyzed in beef and chicken and in beef hamburgers using two different microbiological methods with slight modifications in the biochemical test stage. Of the 80 hamburger samples analyzed, 22 (27.5%) were positive for Salmonella spp., 10 (12.5%) beef and 12 (15%) chicken and beef hamburgers. Of the 22 positive samples, 11 (50.0%) were detected by the standard method alone,...

A total of 184 tracheas, 147 livers, 150 spleens and 148 hearts from apparently healthy and dead chickens were sampled and the bacterial flora was determined. The bacteria most commonly cultured from these four organs of healthy birds were Staphylococcus spp., Streptococcus spp., and Escherichia coli. Escherichia coli, Aeromonas spp., Staphylococcus spp., Proteus spp., and Citrobacter spp., wer...

Background. Empyema necessitans, a rare complication of pleural effusion, could result in significant morbidity and mortality in children. It is characterized by the dissection of pus through the soft tissues and the skin of the chest wall. Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Actinomyces israelii are common causes but Gram negative bacilli could be a rare cause. However, there were challenges in dif...

background the rapid emergence of antibiotic resistance, especially broad-spectrum antibiotics, resulted in the avid use of new potent antibiotics. ceftriaxone and ceftazidime, two third-generation cephalosporin, are usually used to manage complicated and uncomplicated infections. the use of cefepime in resistant infections is increasing gradually, which put this potent antibiotic at risk of re...