this study evaluated the nasopharyngeal microbial flora and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of the one hundred and thirty holstein calves with dairy calf pneumonia from dairy farms of mashhad suburb between september 2002 and august 2003 . the most common micro-organisms isolated were pasteurella multocida 80 (61.54%), mannheimia haemolytica 41 (31.54%), bacillus sp. 15 (11.54%), staphylo...

Conventional swine production evolved to routinely use antimicrobials, and common occurrence of antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella has been reported. There is a paucity of information on the antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella in swine production in the absence of antimicrobial selective pressure. Therefore, we compared the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella isolated from ...

The Codex Alimentarius Commission has been working on the subject of antimicrobial resistance, mainly through the activities of the Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods and the ad hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance. Principal texts developed by Codex include the 'Code of Practice to Minimize and Contain Antimicrobial Resistance (CAC/RCP 61-2005) and 'Guid...

We describe antimicrobial resistance among Escherichia coli isolated from free-living Canada Geese in Georgia and North Carolina (USA). Resistance patterns are compared to those reported by the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System. Canada Geese may be vectors of antimicrobial resistance and resistance genes in agricultural environments.

1. Appreciate the implications of antibiotic resistance. 2. Understand the mechanisms of antibiotic resistance. 3. Understand which factors contribute to the emergence of antibiotic resistance. 4. Understand the important role of the pharmacist in the era of antibiotic resistance.

434 more orders of magnitude (8,10). In spite of this concentration method, the success rate in EM diagnostics using swab specimens has declined to <10%, while viral agents continue to be identified in >60% of lesions in submitted aspirates. Because concentration methods are not always available, and in view of the sample problems identified by Marshall (3), we reviewed , in Winnipeg, whether c...

www.smj.org.sa Saudi Med J 2015; Vol. 36 (1) doi: 10.15537/smj.2015.1.10362 A resistance (AR) is a growing public health threat of broad concern to countries and multiple sectors.1 According to Nathan and Cars,2 Alexander Fleming and Howard Florey sounded the first warning regarding AR during their 1945 Nobel Prize for the discovery of penicillin. Serious infections caused by multi-drug and pan...

548 This symposium highlights selected topics in antimicro-bial resistance: community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, malaria, reducing inappropriate antimicrobial drug prescribing for outpatient respiratory infections, and addressing the human health impact of antimicrobial drug use in food animals. Dr. Timothy Naimi discussed community-acquired methicillin-resistant Stap...

salmonella enterica serotypes are one of the most important food borne pathogens and significant public health concerns around the world in humans and other animal species. a total of eighty three epidemiologically unrelated clinical isolates of salmonella enterica serovars were subjected to antimicrobial susceptibility testing. eleven isolates (13.1%) which were resistant to at least 4 groups ...

conclusions the outcome of this study indicates a higher discriminatory power of the rflp analysis based on the spa gene compared to the coa gene. moreover, the results of our study reveal that the resistance rate of s. aureus to some antimicrobial agents including linezolid is a growing concern. background antibiotic resistant staphylococcus aureus is a serious public health problem worldwide....