A serological study was undertaken to investigate infections in active-duty United States soldiers with illnesses characterized by prolonged, afebrile, nonproductive coughs. Fifty-four soldiers were enrolled with such illness of >/=2 weeks' duration (case patients) along with 55 well soldiers (control subjects). Serum samples were tested for IgG and IgA antibody to 3 Bordetella pertussis antige...

c ommunity-acquired pneumonia is a disease of varied etiologies. Each case varies with many causative agents implicated. This has been attributed to regional differences in the prevalence of microorganisms. Nevertheless there are several common etiologies leading to caP in community as well as hospital settings. 1 common causative agents of pneumonia in ambulatory patients are Streptococcus pne...

objective(s): to evaluate the in vitro interaction between different extracts of thymbra spicata l. and certain antimicrobial drugs of different mechanisms, including ampicillin, cefotaxime, amikacin and ciprofloxacin. this study was performed against multidrug-resistant strains of staphylococcus aureus and klebsiella pneumoniae. materials and methods: evaluation of antibacterial activity and s...

The aim of this prospective study of a population of children (age, 2-15 years) hospitalized for severe asthma was to test them for acute infection due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae and acute infection due to Chlamydia pneumoniae. Of 119 patients with previously diagnosed asthma, acute M. pneumoniae infection was found in 24 (20%) and C. pneumoniae infection was found in 4 (3.4%) of the patients dur...

Presence of specific IgM, IgG and IgA antibodies against Chlamydia pneumoniae was evaluated in children aged 1 week to 36 months to investigate the role of C. pneumoniae in respiratory infections and other diseases. Serum samples were obtained from 150 hospitalized children, including 123 children presenting the clinical symptoms of various respiratory tract infections, two children with acute ...

both c. pneumoniae and m. pneumoniae are common causes of respiratory tract infection. at present, both are still diagnosed in the laboratory retrospectively by serology. this is despite many publications which indicate that pcr, which is not retrospective, is extremely good at detecting these organisms. we thought that a single pcr test which could detect both organisms simultaneously in a rou...

BACKGROUND Persistent infection with Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydophila pneumoniae has been implicated in the progression or induction of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Evidence for this hypothesis has been obtained in adults either by serological methods or by direct pathogen detection using invasive procedures. METHODS We investigated nasal brush specimens and induce...

ABSTRACT Langsat fruit seeds (Lansium domesticum Corr) are part of the plant that is known to be antibacterial. Therefore, exploration langsat as an antibacterial needed. The purpose this study was determine activity against Staphylococus aureus and Klebsiella pneumoniae using disc method well method. seed powder macerated maceration with n-hexane solvent tested for activity. Inhibition extract...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) is an opportunistic microorganism. This study aimed to investigate the presence of magA gene and antimicrobial susceptibility in K. pneumoniae. MATERIALS AND METHODS clinical specimens were collected from hospitals of Shahrekord, Iran. Bacterial culture, biochemical diagnostic standard test, determination of antibiotic sensitivit...