Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterium responsible for several difficult-to-treat infections in humans. It may be named multidrug-resistant S. aureus or Oxacillin-resistant S. aureus (ORSA). MRSA is a strain of S. aureus that developed resistance to β-Lactam antibiotics, including Penicillins, which include (Methicillin, Dicloxacillin, Nafcillin, Oxacillin, etc.) and ...

Five antibiotics-penicillin, streptomycin, aureomycin, chloromycetin, and terramycin-are now readily available for the treatment of diseases due to bacterial infection, and for the treatment of wounds infected either primarily or by hospital cross-infection. There is considerable overlapping in the selective activity of these antibiotics in that they are effective against Gram-positive bacteria...

OBJECTIVES To determine the prophylactic effect of antibiotics on post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) cholangitis or sepsis reduction in randomized controlled trials. METHODS Databases including MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and Science Citation Index updated to June 2007 were searched. Main outcome measure was post-ERCP cholangitis or sepsis. RESULTS Seven trial...

conclusions the results suggest that fge can improve the antibiotic sensitivity of these pathogens to some antibiotics. results fresh garlic extract displayed evident inhibition properties against c. albicans and mrsa, yet weak inhibition properties against p. aeruginosa. additionally, fge showed the potential to improve the effect of antibiotics on antibiotic resistant pathogens. the synergism...