conclusions high mdr isolates of e. coli were observed in this study. the significant association between class 1 integrons and resistance to ciprofloxacin, nalidixic acid, co-trimoxazole, amoxicillin, ceftazidime and tetracycline showed that class 1 integrons have an important role in resistance to these antibiotics in this region. results the highest rate of resistance was observed toward cep...

the emergence of multidrug resistant strains of escherichia coli has complicated treatment decision and may lead to treatment failures. from april to november 2001 we prospectively evaluated the prevalence of resistance to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (sxt), gentamicin, cephalothin, ciprofloxacin, and nitrofurantoin in 220 escherichia coli isolates from patients with urinary tract infections i...

results the isolates were completely resistant to the tested antibiotics, with minimum inhibitory concentration (mic) values for ceftazidime, imipenem, and gentamicin between 256 to > 256 μg/ml, 8 to > 256 μg/ml, and 64 to > 256 μg/ml, respectively. the r. dentatus extract had a broad spectrum activity against all tested isolates and maximum growth inhibition against isolates from burn wound an...

background: resistance to anti-tuberculosis (tb) drugs is a global problem. previous studies showed that the prevalence of primary mdr-tb is higher and has been increasing. the purpose of this study was to determine the primary drug resistance in strains isolated from patients with smear-positive of the new cases to anti-tb drugs. methods: in this cross-sectional study, 266 smear positive pulmo...

A young man presented with primary multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. The institution of second-line regimes with insufficient efficacy due to clinical inexperience, unreliable sensitivity reports and the inavailability of second-line drugs led to the development of an organism that was resistant to ten anti-tuberculous drugs. Accurate sensitivity testing done in an overseas laboratory enabled ...

conclusions the result of the current study showed the growing number of nosocomial infections associated with xdr a. baumannii causing difficulties in antibiotic therapy. resistant strains increasingly cause public health problems; therefore, their early detection is essential for healthcare centers. results among the 121 isolated a. baumannii, 44% and 56% were isolated from female and male, r...

Affiliations: Dept of Medicine and Office of Global Health, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, and College of Pharmacy and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit, Dept of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari–Research, Medical Education and Professional Development Unit, AOU Sassari, Sassari, and WHO Coll...

Affiliations: Dept of Infectious Diseases, Galliera Hospital, Genova, Italy. Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit, Dept of Biomedical Sciences University of Sassari – Research, Medical Education and Professional Development Unit, AOU Sassari, Sassari, Italy. WHO Collaborating Centre for TB and Lung Diseases, Fondazione S. Maugeri, Care and Research Institute, Tradate, Italy. Public...