four-hundred milk samples from half udders of 20 flocks of native breed goats were asepticallycollected. the samples were examined by california mastitis test (cmt). twenty-one (5.25%) of 400 werecmt-positive. the cmt-positive samples were then cultured and the following bacteria were isolated:staphylococcus aureus in 3 (14.28%), cns (coagulase-negative staphylococci) in 14 (66.66%), streptococ...

Introduction: Cough is a common indication of respiratory illness and is one of the more common symptoms of children seeking medical attention. Material and Method: We conducted a clinic-based retrospective surveillance witch analyzed the cases managed at “The National Institute for Infectious Diseases "Prof. Dr Matei Bals" – Pediatric Department, Bucharest during the period of January 2010 up ...

Transport media should preserve the viability and stability of microorganisms in clinical specimens. In this study, the Port-A-Cul transport system and the Copan transport system without charcoal, both designed to preserve anaerobes, were evaluated. Dacron swabs were inoculated with two combinations of facultative and anaerobic organisms typically found in vaginal swab samples. Combination I co...

BACKGROUND: Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) and Mycoplasma synoviae (MS) are the most important and pathogenic mycoplasma in chicken production. The tendency of avian mycoplasma for interaction with other pathogen is well-known. Interaction within several disease-producing factors in respiratory tract exacerbate the disease and known as multicausal respiratory disease. OBJECTIVES: In recent years...

The aim of our study was to obtain comprehensive insight into the bacteriological and clinical profile of community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization. The patient population consisted of 100 patients admitted with the diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), as defined by British Thoracic society, from December 1998 to Dec 2000, at the Sher- i-Kashmir institute of Medical Sci...

Sacoglossans are characterized by the ability to sequester functional chloroplasts from their algal diet through a process called kleptoplasty, enabling them to photosynthesize. The bacterial diversity associated with sacoglossans is not well understood. In this study, we coupled traditional cultivation-based methods with 454 pyrosequencing to examine the bacterial communities of the chemically...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of Gardnerella vaginalis, anaerobic bacteria and Mycoplasma hominis in vaginal specimens of women with and without bacterial vaginosis (BV) as well as to determine the sensitivity and specificity of the direct sialidase assay of vaginal fluid as a rapid test for diagnosing this syndrome. METHODS Vaginal cultures were obtained from 109 nonpregnant women (m...

BACKGROUND The potential role of fungal organisms and their co-aggregation with either periodontopathogens or opportunistic pathogens at peri-implantitis sites is unknown. The aim of the present study was to qualitatively/quantitatively analyze and correlate fungal organisms and bacterial species at peri-implantitis sites. METHODS In a total of 29 patients, submucosal/subgingival plaque sampl...