BACKGROUND Bacterial and fungal infections in pediatric oncology patients cause morbidity and mortality. The clinical utility of antimicrobial prophylaxis in children is uncertain and the personal utility of these agents is disputed. Objectives were to use a discrete choice experiment to: (1) describe the importance of attributes to parents and healthcare providers when deciding between use and...

The antibacterial activity of pterostilbene in combination with gentamicin against six strains of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria were investigated. The minimum inhibitory concentration and minimum bactericidal concentration of pterostilbene were determined using microdilution technique whereas the synergistic antibacterial activities of pterostilbene in combination with gentamicin wer...

For many centuries green plants have been used for the treatment of various diseases. Tuberculosis is no exception, and numerous plants and plant products have, at one time or another, been reported to be of value in the treatment of this disease. During the past few years a number of investigators have surveyed seed plants for sources of antibacterial activity (1-10). In most of these studies ...

Alcoholic and aqueous extracts of endangered medicinal plants Balanites aegyptiaca and Tylophora indica were analyzed for antibacterial potential against various gram positive and gram negative bacteria including resistant strains harbouring bla genes by agar well diffusion method. Alcoholic extracts of both the plants showed activity against wider range of tested bacteria as compared to aqueou...

OBJECTIVES In this study we have attempted to partially purify, characterize and optimize the fermentation condition for the antimicrobial compound production with anti-MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus) activity produced by Pseudoalteromonas piscicida PG-02 bacterium, isolated from the Persian Gulf, and finally understand the morphological changes in MRSA due to this antibiotic...

Objective: The present study was undertaken to evaluate in-vitro antimicrobial activity of methanol, acetone and N, N-dimethylformamide extracts from leaf of Terminalia catappa L. (Combretaceae). Methods: In vitro antimicrobial activity of all the extracts was done by agar disc diffusion assay. 91 clinically important strains were used for the study, which were both clinical isolates as well as...

the aim of the present research was focused on the antibacterial, preliminary phytochemical and pharmacognostical properties of vicoa indica (l.)dc. via in vitro approach. the aqueous and organic solvent (hexane, chloroform and methanol) extracts from the leaves of vicoa indica (asteraceae) were tested against escherichia coli, klebsiella pneumoniae, salmonella typhi, vibrio parahaemolyticus, v...

background: iran is a land of great heritage of ancient medical scholars. herbal medicines, as a basement of treatment of diseases have been clearly described in the medical texts of these scholars including rhazes, avicenna, and others. numerous plants are introduced in these texts to treat those diseases likely to be infective ones. few attempts have been made to evaluate ethnopharmacological...

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are more common and tend to have a more complicated course in patients with diabetes mellitus than in the general population. The mechanisms that potentially contribute to the increased prevalence of both asymptomatic and symptomatic bacteriuria in these patients are defects in the local urinary cytokine secretions and an increased adherence of the microorganisms...