background: we reviewed the monthly laboratory surveillance reports and hospital laboratory database in dhahira region, oman. methods: all patients for whom a stool sample examination request was made from 1 st january 2002 to 31 st december 2006 (5 years) were included in the study. antimicrobial resistance pattern was studied for 2 years period. the cultures were done using standard laborator...

In recent years, infections caused by multi-drug resistant (MDR) pathogens have become a serious problem, especially in the nosocomial setting. Th e World Health Organization (WHO) has identifi ed antimicrobial resistance as one of the three most important problems for human health. Some authors have summarized this pheno menon with the word ‘ESKAPE’, to include the most frequent MDR microorgan...

Infections of the respiratory tract can be caused by a diversity of pathogens, both viral and bacterial. Rapid microbiological diagnosis ensures appropriate antimicrobial therapy as well as effective implementation of isolation precautions. The ePlex respiratory pathogen panel (RP panel) is a novel molecular biology-based assay, developed by GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. (Carlsbad, CA), to be perfo...

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvir.2013 None of the authors have identifie From the Department of Interve Texas Medical Branch, 301 Univ Department of Radiology (R.G.D.) North Carolina; Department of Rad New York, New York; Department Medical Group, Sacramento, Ca Department of Radiology (M.S.S.), Massachusetts; Department of R Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ventional Radiology (G.B.), Meir M...

BACKGROUND To analyze occupational exposures to blood-borne pathogens among workers of a 130-bed hospital of surgical profile in the Małopolska province. MATERIAL AND METHODS All cases of occupational exposure recorded in the hospital in the years 1998-2013 were analyzed, taking into account exposure rates (no. of incidents / no. of exposed workers x100%) and the frequency, circumstances, pro...