BACKGROUND To analyze the pathogenic organisms recovered from patients with urinary tract infection in a tertiary Indian hospital setting along with determination of the occurrence and antimicrobial sensitivity of uropathogens on a retrospective basis during a period of one year. METHODS A total of 5073 urine samples were processed. Urine culture was done using conventional microbiological te...

INTRODUCTION Staphylococcus epidermidis is one of the most frequent causes of biofilm-associated infections on indwelling medical devices. With the emergence of methicillin-resistant S. epidermidis (MRSE), there is an urgent need to discover novel active agents against a range of Gram-positive pathogens. We screened the clinical isolates of S. epidermidis for susceptibility/resistance against c...

introduction: due to more resistance of pathogenic bacteria to new and current antibiotics researchers are looking to find the agents of herbal with antimicrobial activities in order to replace chemical drugs. methods: the herbal extract of withani somnifera was done by using a rotary vacuum, 20 strains of pseudomonas aeruginosa were isolated from urinary infections hospitalized patients in cit...

Background: In recent years, the widespread use of antibiotics has resulted in increased rates antibiotic resistance (ABR). Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one most important opportunistic pathogens causing hospital-acquired infections. continuously to commonly used clinical antimicrobial drugs, bringing great difficulties treatment. Objectives: This retrospective study investigated epidemiological c...

colistin as therapy for nosocomial infections caused by multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii. Contemporary assessment of antimicrobial susceptibility testing methods for polimyx-in B and colistin: review of available inter-pretative criteria and quality control guidelines. 9. National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS). Methods for dilution ant...

Multi-drug-resistant organisms are increasingly recognized as a global public health issue. Healthcare-associated infection and antimicrobial resistance are also current challenges to the treatment of infectious diseases in Taiwan. Government health policies and the health care systems play a crucial role in determining the efficacy of interventions to contain antimicrobial resistance. National...

OBJECTIVE Antibiotic resistance is a global problem and is more prevalent in developing countries. Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are recognized as important pathogen for nosocomial infections. This study was carried out to identify CoNS in various clinical specimens and to determine its antimicrobial susceptibility pattern. METHODS A total of 2989 specimens of blood, pus and wound s...

OBJECTIVE(S) The ongoing increasing antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest challenges faced by global public health. The perennial need for new antimicrobials against a background of increasing antibiotic resistance in pathogenic and opportunistic microorganisms obliges the scientific community to constantly develop new drugs and antimicrobial agents. Lichens are known prolific sources of ...

a total of 385 urine specimens from suspected urinary tract infections were subjected to bacteriological analysis and susceptibility testing at a major university hospital laboratory in tehran. a battery of eight beta-iactam antibiotics, commonly prescribed in iran, and three third-generation cephalosporins (ceftazidime, ceftriaxone and ceftizoxime) that are usually reserved for limited use in ...