AIM to have the picture of infectious disease pattern and serum albumin level in elderly people with respiratory tract infection hospitalized at the Internal Medicine Ward, Dr. Moewardi Hospital Surakarta. METHODS descriptive-retrospective study. Sample was taken from the medical records of patients hospitalized at the Internal Medicine Ward DR. Moewardi Hospital from January to December 2004...

objective(s) extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (esbl) producing bacteria have an important role in nosocomial infections. due to the limited availability of information about the molecular epidemiology of esbl producing bacteria in mashhad, we decided to investigate about tem, ctx and shv esbls among urinary escherichia coli isolates in mashhad, a city in northeast iran. materials and methods   ...

background: urinary tract infection (uti) is one of the most prevalent infectious diseases and escherichia coli is its common cause. the aim of this study was to assess the resistance patterns of e.coli in urinary tract infections and to determine the susceptibility of e.coli to commonly used antimicrobials and also to evaluate the options for empirical treatment of uti. methods: this study was...

antibiotics are widely used as bacteriostatic and bactericidal drugs in bacterial infections. besides the respective interactions between the antibiotics and bacteria and between the immune system and bacteria, antibiotics also interact directly with the immune system and have various immunomodulatory effects on phagocytosis, chemotaxis, cytokine production and endotoxine release. in this stu...

lactic acid bacteria (lab) are gram positive and non- spore forming bacteria that can produce some special substances for growth inhibition of pathogenic, non-pathogenic and food spoilage bacteria. the aim of this study was to determine the inhibitory effects of lactobacillus acidophilus ptcc1643 (dsm 20079) and lactobacillus plantarum ptcc 1058 (atcc 8014) cultural supernatants against urinary...

conclusions ap did not prevent utis and resulted in more resistant organisms requiring iv antibiotics. discontinuing ap allowed the return of susceptibility to oral antimicrobials and significantly improved gfr in those children who had previously been on ap. adherence to a catheterization regimen with prompt treatment of symptomatic uti conserved renal function and prevented selection of resis...

according to statistical data from who, respiratory tract infections are among the most important health problems all over the world. differentiating viral from other causes of respiratory infections is difficult, but a good knowledge of viral etiologic factors can guide the physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. we carried out this descriptive, case-series study to evaluate ...

The importance of oxidase-positive, nonfermentative, Gram-negative bacilli in a variety of pathological processes is becoming increasingly important. Oligella urethralis is an organism which is normally isolated as a commensal from the genitourinary tract. We have described one case of urinary tract infection caused by this organism. This isolated organism is found to be resistant to quinolones...

Background: The changes of platelet parameters can be a useful index for rapid diagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI), since platelet changes are routinely determined through complete blood count (CBC) test. The correlation between platelet indices, included number (PLTs), mean platelet volume (MPV) and platelet distribution width (PDW), which are the indicators of production and function o...