OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate the normal flora of conjunctiva and lid margin, as well as its antibiotic sensitivity. DESIGN This was a prospective cross-sectional study. PATIENTS AND METHODS A prospective study was conducted on 120 patients who underwent cataract surgery at the Phramongkutklao Hospital from September 2014 to October 2014. Conjunctival and lid margin swabs were obta...

Two experiments were conducted to evaluate potato protein (PP, experiment 1) and refined PP (RPP, experiment 2) obtained from Gogu valley tubers as an antimicrobial agent in broiler diets. In both the experiments, 1-d-old male Ross 308 chicks were allotted to 5 treatments and performance, nutrient retention, and microbial populations in excreta and cecum were studied. Dietary treatments were as...

OBJECTIVES To explore antibiotic prescribing patterns in rural areas across 10 provinces of Western China and to compare the patterns among these provinces. METHODS About 20 125 prescriptions were collected from 680 primary health clinics in villages from 40 counties in 10 provinces of Western China. Percentage of prescriptions with antibiotics and number of antibiotics per 100 prescriptions ...

The properties of 23 cell-detaching Escherichia coli strains that were isolated from stool specimens in Nigeria are described. Common properties of the strains included the presence of genes encoding alpha-hemolysin (100%), pyelonephritis-associated pili (100%), and cytotoxic necrotizing factor 1 (70%) as well as lactose negativity (70%) and multiple antibiotic resistance (74%). Antibiotic resi...

In vivo, at low concentrations (less than or equal to 1 mug/ml), the antibiotic lipiarmycin specifically inhibits RNA synthesis in Bacillus subtilis. At a much higher concentration (100 mug/ml), syntheses of other macromolecules such as DNA and protein also appear to be suppressed. In vitro, the antibiotic caused 50% inhibition of DNA-dependent RNA-polymerase from B. subtilis at a concentration...

AIM Antibiotic resistance mediated by extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL) and AmpC β-lactamases is widespread and increasingly common, often rendering empiric antibiotic therapy ineffective. In septicemia, delays in initiating effective antibiotic therapy are associated with worse clinical outcomes. With current phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility testing methods, there is often a delay o...

Abstract Antibiotic resistance is becoming more prevalent thus posing a severe threat to global health. Bacteria were obtained from raw milk produced on the Bowen University campus using conventional methods. Morphological and biochemical testing used carry out phenotypic identification process. Six widely broad-spectrum antibiotics in tests determine their sensitivity. resistant four or fewer ...

Ethanol extract (ETE) and cold aqueous infusion (CAI) of Vitex leucoxylon leaf were evaluated in a battery of tests to define the activity profile of the plant. CAI depressed SMA, antagonised d-amphetamine stereotypy and oxotremorine tremors, shortened the duration of mice immobility in behavioural 'despair' test and lowered serum total cholesterol level. ETE showed significant inhibition of ca...

abstract dietary essential oils may be used as alternatives to antibiotics and its might improve poultry performance. the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of coriander essential oil on growth performance, carcass characteristics and immune system in broiler chickens. two hundred day-old broiler chickens (ross 308) were allocated to 5 treatments, 4 replications with a completely ...