tuberculosis is one of the most important infectious diseases and a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. multi drug resistant tuberculosis is a new threat, which can result in a high case fatality rate. this study was conducted to define the incidence of multidrug resistant tuberculosis in kermanshah. ­antibiogram was performed on­­ pcr-confirmed isolates of mycobacte...

Few long-term multicenter investigations have evaluated the relationships between aggregate antimicrobial drug use in hospitals and bacterial resistance. We measured fluoroquinolone use from 1999 through 2003 in a network of US hospitals. The percentages of fluoroquinolone-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) were obtained from yearly antibiogr...

Preventing the spread of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (MDRGNB) is a public health priority. However, the definition of MDRGNB applied for planning infection prevention measures such as barrier precautions differs depending on national guidelines. This is particularly relevant in the Dutch-German border region, where patients are transferred between healthcare facilities located in...

ORIGINAL ARTICLES Successful control of schistosomiasis in large sugar irrigation estates of Zimbabwe.................... MJ Chimbari, B Ndlela........................................ 169 Antibiogram of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from Buea, Cameroon............................................. Model for assessment of endothelial cell function and viability using the MTT dye test and [3H ].....

Urosepsis can progress toward severe sepsis, septic shock, and, ultimately, death. Rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing is crucial to decrease mortality and morbidity. This report shows that isothermal microcalorimetry can provide an antibiogram within 7 h with a sensitivity of 95% and specificity of 91% using Vitek-2 system as a reference.

150. Changes in Nursing home Reimbursement Associated with Improvement of Antibiogram Data in an Urban Community Hospital Kevin Mcdonough, BS, PharmD, MPA; Samya Shafi, MD; Elizabeth MammenPrasad, MD; Diana Finkel, DO; Pharmacy, Cardinal Health. Pharm. Services, East Orange, NJ; East Orange General Hospital, Butler, NJ; East Orange General Hospital, Irvington, NJ; Cross Roads Medical, Clifton, NJ

Author's response to reviews: see over 1 Dear Editor, Below, we present responses to comments raised by reviewers of our pending article titled: Antibiograms from community-acquired uropathogens in Gulu, northern Uganda-a cross-sectional study. We have presented a point by point response to each comment directly to the reviewer. All responses are presented in the order in which they are raised....

Shigellosis is the most important cause of bacillary dysentery. It’s a major public health problem. It endemic in many developing countries resulting significant amount mortality and morbidity. The incidence 90 million with 6,00,000 deaths world over. In India, there an emergence resistance to Shigella limitation treatment. To study prevalence species their antibiogram stool samples obtained fr...