Introduction. Azithromycin is among the broad-spectrum antibiotics that is widely available in various environmental systems and could have destructive effects on the ecosystem and human health due to its bacterial resistance. In this study, removal of azithromycin from wastewater using an advanced oxidation process of ultraviolet light with and without persulfate was investigated and effective...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Available literature shows paucity of reports describing antibiotic and metal resistance profile of biofilm forming clinical isolates of Acinetobacter haemolyticus. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the antibiotic and metal resistance profile of Indian clinical isolate of A. haemolyticus MMC 8 isolated from human pus sample in planktonic and biofilm form. ME...

BACKGROUND For the empirical treatment of community-acquired pneumonia requiring admission to a non-ICU ward, the Dutch guidelines recommend either beta-lactam monotherapy, beta-lactam and macrolide combination therapy, or fluoroquinolone monotherapy. The lack of convincing evidence to preferentially recommend any of the three empiric regimens results from intrinsic limitations of current studi...

Giant bulla is defined as a large bulla that occupy over one-third of the thoracic cavity. A 40-yearold Japanese male presented with severe dyspnea and high fever. Radiological examination revealed that several fluid-filled giant bullae had expanded and occupied the majority of the right hemithorax. As a result, mediastinal shift to the contralateral side had occurred. Despite the administratio...

A 59-year-old Patient presented with cerivical lymphnode and a submandibular swelling on the right side of unknown cause that was not responsive to antibiotic treatment. 16 years ago a submandibulectomy was performed on the right side, nevertheless submandibular swellings had occurred repeatedly. Clinical examination showed a right-sided cervical swelling in the submandibular region. The floor ...

escherichia coli is being one of the common microbial flora of gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts of poultry but may become pathogenic to both. antibiotic treatment is considered the most important issue that promotes the emergence, selection and deploying of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms in veterinary medicine. with the increase of resistant to antibiotics, many researchers have tri...

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...

The effectiveness of continuous regional arterial infusion therapy using protease inhibitors and antibiotics for severe acute pancreatitis has been previously reported. Carbapenem antibiotics, which have a broad antibacterial spectrum, and nafamostat mesilate are often used for this therapeutic approach. We investigated the compatibility of various carbapenem antibiotics with nafamostat mesilat...

Local release of antibiotic has advantages in the treatment of chronic osteomyelitis and infected fractures. The adequacy of surgical debridement is still key to successful clearance of infection but local antibiotic carriers seem to afford greater success rates by targeting the residual organisms present after debridement and delivering much higher local antibiotic concentrations compared with...

It is generally assumed that antibiotic residues in soils select for antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This assumption was tested by separately adding 10 different antibiotics (≥200 ppm) to three soil-water slurries (silt-loam, sand-loam, and sand; 20% soil [wt/vol]) and incubating mixtures for 24 h at room temperature. The antibiotic activity of the resultant supernatant was assessed by culturing...