Sir, Campylobacter macrolide resistance can involve an efflux mechanism. This mechanism was evidenced by the restoration of bacterial susceptibility after addition of phenylalanine-arginine b-naphthylamide (PAbN), an efflux pump inhibitor, in the culture medium. In this study we wanted to determine the prevalence of macrolide efflux among low-level resistant strains. From our laboratory collect...

Background and Aim: The condition of asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy is common, up to 40% women developing pyelonephritis may suffer low birth weight membrane’s premature rupture. present study intended investigate the incidence its antibacterial susceptibility pattern among pregnant women. Patients Methods: This cross-sectional was carried out on 183 attending Obstetrics Gynecology Depar...

As in many parts of the world, infections of the eye are common in India and a wide variety of antibacterial as well as antifungal antibiotics are available in the market. Antibiotics can be administered in the eye by a number of routes; topical, subconjunctival, subtenon and intraocular. Peculiar to the treatment of eye infections, fortified eye drops from parenteral formulations are often use...

1. Staining and culture. Current methods of specimen staining and culture used for M. tuberculosis are acceptable for most NTM species. The preferred methodology includes fluorochrome staining and culture in a liquid medium as well as on Middlebrook 7H10 or 7H11 agar. Species for which special growth conditions are needed include those responsible for cutaneous disease, which need lower incubat...

The emergent bacterial resistance to antibiotics, most especially Carbapenems, has become a common phenomenon. aim of the recent study was observation and evaluation antibacterial susceptibility Klebsiella pneumoniae in clinical specimens different Carbapenems. One hundred isolates K. isolated from sites, such as leg, caesarean section (CS), head, buttock, breast, thigh, arm were tested. Using ...

Sir, Staphylococcus aureus produces many virulence factor toxins and exoenzymes, including exfoliative toxin, enterotoxin, toxic shock syndrome toxin (TSST), haemolysins, proteases, lipases and nucleases. Current advances in the study of S. aureus have shown that many regulatory elements for bacterial signal transduction and gene expression, as represented by two-component systems (TCSs) and th...

background: recently the role of platelets in the tissue regeneration, wound healing and prevention and control of infections has been reported. we aimed to assess the antimicrobial effect of human platelet concentrate against six bacteria, commonly found in wound and hospital-acquired infections. methods: in vitro susceptibility to samples of 10 random human platelet concentrates was determine...