Within the field of food hygiene and food control, the antibiotic residues in food of animal origin are analysed because their presence may have undesirable consequences. These include for example, allergic reactions in people, spread of resistance to antibiotics among microorganisms and damages in the food industry. Methods available for the detection of antibiotic residues in food are microbi...

Surveillance data on antibiotic resistance need to be considered with respect to the origin of isolates, types of surveillance studies, and types of types of registered infections. Antibiotic resistance in gram-negative uropathogens has been investigated in both local and multinational studies. A compilation of worldwide studies for example showed resistance rates of gram-negative uropathogens ...

Salmonella enterica is a common cause of human food borne gastroenteritis and bacteremia worldwide. Salmonellosis is caused by different serotypes of salmonella; humans and animals are generally infected with these bacteria by the consumption of contaminated food products (1-3). Non-typhi salmonella gastroenteritis in contrast to the invasive salmonellosis that requires prompt antibiotic therap...

Three structurally similar antibiotics of the cephalosporin (CEPH) class, namely, cephalexin (CPX), cephradine (CFD), and cefaclor (CFC), have been co-crystallized with thymol (THY) via different preparation techniques, yielding hydrated co-crystals CPX·THY·2.5H2O form I II, CFD·THY·2.5H2O, CFC·THY·4H2O. All were characterized by single crystal and/or powder X-ray diffraction. In all co-crystal...

Brucellosis is an endemic zoonosis in Syria, affecting large numbers of animals and there are an increasing number of cases in humans. The aim of this study is to investigate the in vitro efficacy of various traditional and new antibiotics against 89 Brucella isolates (isolated from domestic animals) collected from different Syrian regions. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of seventeen ...