BACKGROUNDS: Different susceptibility rates of pathogenic bacteria to antimicrobial agents are considered major factors in the choice of drugs and the success of treatments. Concerns have been raised regarding the emergence of antimicrobial resistance among pathogenic bacteria that may result in unpredictable antimicrobial susceptibilities and therapy failure. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this in...

DR. KILBURN: If I have heard correctly, Doctors Gareth Green and Sanford have drawn opposite conclusions. Although patients seem to have bronchitis and/or emphysema, they often die of bacterial overgrowth of the lung which has been called gram-negative pneumonia. This may have to be looked at as a highly important disease because it causes death, although it is not the original disease. Dr. Gre...

background and objectives : bacterial meningitis is one of the most serious infections and should be treated as emergency. as it has significant morbidity and mortality throughout the world, every country should have precise information regarding the etiological agents of disease and populations at risk to design public health prevention strategy. in the present study in addition of evaluation ...