Ciprofloxacin resistant Shigella sonnei across the globe have been increasing alarmingly. In order to understand the emergence of S.sonnei with respect to ciprofloxacin resistance in our patient population, the following study was carried out. Of the 184 Shigella sp. Isolated from 2012 to 2015, 34 S.sonnei which were confirmed by standard methods and subjected to antimicrobial susceptibility te...

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an important pathogen in healthcare-associated infections. S. maltophilia may contain Smqnr, a quinolone resistance gene encoding the pentapeptide repeat protein, which confers low-level quinolone resistance upon expression in a heterologous host. We investigated the prevalence of Smqnr and plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance (PMQR) determinants in S. maltophil...

We evaluated antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated from men enrolled in a randomized trial of male circumcision to prevent HIV. Urethral specimens from men with discharge were cultured for N. gonorrhoeae. MICs were determined by agar dilution. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) criteria defined resistance: penicillin, tetracycline, and azithromycin MICs of ≥...

Municipal biosolids produced during activated sludge treatment applied in wastewater treatment plants, are significant reservoirs of antibiotic resistance, since they assemble both natural and fecal microbiota, as well as residual concentrations of antibiotic compounds. This raises major concerns regarding the environmental and epidemiological consequences of using them as fertilizers for crops...

Salmonella Isangi is an infrequent serovar that has recently been reported in several countries due to nosocomial infections. A considerable number of reports indicate multidrug resistance, especially cephalosporins, which could potentially pose a risk public health worldwide. Genomic analysis excellent tool for monitoring the emergence microorganisms and related factors. In this context, aim s...

Vibrio anguillarum is a Gram-negative commashaped bacterium with polar flagella that is a member of the family Vibrionaceae. It is the cause of vibriosis or haemorrhagic septicaemic disease in wild and cultured marine and freshwater fish (Actis, Tolmasky & Crosa 1999; Austin & Austin 1999). Chemotherapeutic agents, including quinolones, have been widely used for the treatment of vibriosis in cu...

antimicrobial resistance is one of the most severe threats to human health. the first report of plasmid-mediated colistin resistance in escherichia coli from animals, food, and humans was in 2015 from china. the current increasing trend of resistance is extremely troubling because polymyxins are the last-resort antibiotics for treating infections with carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae.