results the results showed that the isolated e. coli strains were sensitive to these antibiotics: erythromycin (52.94%), tetracycline (76.47%), ceftazidime (41.17%), cefixime (35.29%), penicillin (76.47%), ampicillin (58.82%) and nalidixic acid (41.17%). examination of the herbal extracts showed that the highest maximum inhibitory concentration (mic) against drug resistant e. coli was 200 ppm. ...

from hygienic and economical point of view, drug therapy and prophylaxy in infectious diseases are of great importance. after the world war ii, a reduction in the efficacy of sulfonamide in the treatment of shigellosis was observed and later on it led to a survey on drug resistance and the way of its transmission. the aim of this survey, during which 100 cases of gram-negative bacteria were ide...

Introduction The increasing incidence of antibiotic resistant bacteria is a concern both to the clinicians and the patients due to obvious consequences such as treatment failures, prolonged patients' stay in hospital and nosocomial infections. The choice of the first antibiotic therapy in emergency wards in hospitals is usually not based on patient-specific microbial culture and susceptibility ...

background many efforts have been made by researchers to find new antibiotics which are clinically useful against bacteria and drug resistant microorganisms. objectives we aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial effects of hydroalcoholic extracts of leaves and seeds of the portulaca oleracea plant in traditional medicine of sistan region, southeast of iran. materials and methods in this cross-secti...

Antibiotic resistance and its dissemination from poultry food to human beings further sequentially the environment is becoming an ever-increasing distress worldwide. Nowadays a small ratio of meat sample rural area itself may be found positive with Multi Drug Resistant (MDR) isolates. This study aimed enumerate prevalence antibiotic resistant isolates in raw chicken collected retail shops (fres...