salmonella enterica is recognized as one of the major food-borne pathogens with more than 2,500 serotypesworldwide. the present study addresses antimicrobial resistance of salmonella enterica serovar enteritidisisolates in iran. a collection of 151 salmonella spp. isolates collected from poultry were serotyped toidentify salmonella enteritidis. sixty-one salmonella enteritidis were subsequently...

background: integrons are the major reasons of multidrug resistance (mdr) among enteropathogenic bacteria. occurrence of horizontal gene transfer between integron-carrying microorganisms and other enteric bacteria may increase the rate of emergence of integron-associated antibiotic resistance. objectives: the objective of this study was to investigate class 1 integrons among members of enteropa...

antimicrobial peptides (amps) are extensive group of molecules that produced by variety tissues of invertebrate, plants, and animal species which play an important role in their immunity response. amps have different classifications such as; biosynthetic machines, biological sources, biological functions, molecular properties, covalent bonding patterns, three dimensional structures, and molecul...

conclusions: this study highlighted the need to establish antimicrobial resistance surveillance networks for p. aeruginosa to determine the appropriate empirical treatment regimens. the high prevalence of multidrug resistance and production of esbls in p. aeruginosa isolates confirms the necessity of protocols considering these issues in the hospitals. results: the resistance against broad-spect...

conclusions the findings of the present study well demonstrated that the p. aeruginosa biofilm-producing isolates were more resistant to the tested antibiotics. furthermore, because of wide distribution, it seems that the psla gene is associated with biofilm formation. results biofilm formation was observed in 70% of the p. aeruginosa isolates. the potential formation of biofilm was significant...

objective(s):   the ongoing increasing antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest challenges faced by global public health. the perennial need for new antimicrobials against a background of increasing antibiotic resistance in pathogenic and opportunistic microorganisms obliges the scientific community to constantly develop new drugs and antimicrobial agents. lichens are known prolific sources ...

background: lower respiratory tract infections (ltris) are among the most common infectious diseases with potential life-threatening complications. methods: the study consisted of 426 patients with suspected ltris from mid and far western region of nepal between september 2011 and july 2014. the specimens were collected and processed according to the standard microbiological methods at the cent...

background and aim: for rapid growing drug resistance among pathogenic microorganisms, it is essential to find new compounds with antimicrobial activity. medicinal herbs application in traditional treatment for thousand years, make this natural compound to the best choice for antimicrobial studies. the aim of this study is to determine the antimicrobial activity of artemisia against some import...

In this paper, we provide a state-of-the-art overview of the ethical challenges that arise in the context of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which includes an introduction to the contributions to the symposium in this issue. We begin by discussing why AMR is a distinct ethical issue, and should not be viewed purely as a technical or medical problem. In the second section, we expand on some of t...