conclusions in the present study, we found a high prevalence of mrsa at the hospitals studied. the findings emphasized the increased prevalence of mrsa isolates containing different toxin and adhesion genes, probably accompanied by antimicrobial resistance. infection with such isolates worsens the clinical outcomes as well as the morbidity and mortality rates in hospitalized patients in icus. m...

The recently described phenol-soluble modulin PSM-mec was detected in Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus fleuretti, Staphylococcus hominis, Staphylococcus pseudintermedius, Staphylococcus saprophyticus, Staphylococcus simulans and Staphylococcus vitulinus from different hosts (humans, goats, dogs, cats, pigs, cattle and turkeys). It was identified in isolates harb...

Twenty-four Staphylococcus species and their subspecies were examined for their susceptibilities to teicoplanin by disk diffusion (30-micrograms disk) and agar dilution for the determination of MICs. Moderately susceptible and resistant clinical strains were further tested for their susceptibilities to oxacillin and vancomycin. Teicoplanin resistance was not observed in the reference strains of...

The disinfection of wastewater is a treatment that allows for its reuse. However, not all pathogenic microorganisms or their resistant structures, e.g., endospores, cysts, oocysts, are eliminated in conventional treatments. This work compared the removal efficacy sodium hypochlorite (NaClO) and peracetic acid (PAA) on three strains bacteria isolated from tertiary effluent plant. results inactiv...

595 Abstract: The antibacterial activity of zinc acetate against Staphylococcus auerus, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates was measured in Mueller-Hinton broth containing different amounts of zinc acetate using spectrophotometry. Staphylococcus auerus, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates were inhibited by zinc acetate (p<0.05). The effect o...