conclusions the results suggest that b. coagulans is a good candidate for the fermentative production of phb. background biodegradable polyesters are candidates for the development of environmental friendly plastics. poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (phb) is a type of polyester from the hydroxyalkanoates family, synthesized by bacteria as an intracellular material and accumulated as granules in the cytop...

conclusions: this study highlighted the need to establish antimicrobial resistance surveillance networks for p. aeruginosa to determine the appropriate empirical treatment regimens. the high prevalence of multidrug resistance and production of esbls in p. aeruginosa isolates confirms the necessity of protocols considering these issues in the hospitals. results: the resistance against broad-spect...

conclusions a high prevalence of multiple β-lactamase production was observed among the ampc producers (60%), of which the majority co-produced ampc and mbl. the current study results showed correlation between β-lactamase production and the presence of antibiotic resistance genes in the isolates. results all isolates were multidrug resistant. ampc, esbl and mbl production were observed in 35 (...

a case of acute extrapyramidal manifestations consisting of dystonia and akathisia following abrupt discontinuation of propranolol is reported. she responded well to oral propranolol and intramuscular diazepam. extrapyramidal symptoms have commonly been associated with acute or chronic administration of neuroleptic drugs. there have been reports of a substantial number of cases with similar cli...

b ackground: the prevalence of antibiotic resistance among extended spectrum  β-lactamase  (esbl)  producing  escherichia  coli  and  klebsiella  pneumoniae  has been increased  markedly  in recent  years. the present study was done to know the prevalence  of esbl production among isolates of e. coli and k. pneumoniae and to study the susceptibility pattern of isolates against different antibio...

100 patients with beta-thalassemia trait, comprised of 55 men and 45 women, participated in a study to measure serum lipoproteins. the results were compared with the data obtained from 100 control subjects of the same age and sex. a significantly lower level of mean serum total cholesterol and ldl cholesterol, and a much higher level of hdl cholesterol were obtained in beta-thalassemia trait as...

vanadium salts have been suggested as a possible therapeutic agent for the treatment of diabetes. the aim of the present study was to clarify histological and immunohistochemical changes that occur in the pancreatic beta (β) cells of vanadyl sulphate (vs)-treated streptozotocin (stz) induced diabetic rats. male wi star rats were made diabetic by injecting a single intravenous dose of stz (40 mg...