Isolation of Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR) and Extensively Drug Resistant (XDR) <i>Salmonella typhi</i> from Blood Samples of Patients Attending Tertiary Medical Centre in Dhaka City, Bangladesh

Detection of Multidrug Resistant (MDR) and Extremely Drug Resistant (XDR) P. Aeruginosa Isolated from Patients in Tehran, Iran

Background: This study was done to detect multidrug resistant (MDR) and extremely drug resistant (XDR) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa among strains isolated from patients in Tehran, Iran, due to importance of these phenotypes in treatment of human infections. Methods: Eighty eightP. aeruginosa were isolated from patients in Tehran, Iran, and identified by routine...

Isolation and Characterization of Coagulase Positive, Methicillin and Multi-Drug Resistant Staphylococcus and Mammaliicoccus species Isolated from of Wound Patients Attending Federal Medical Centre, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria

Background and objective: The treatment of bacterial infections especially of the family Staphylococcaceae is a significant health burden that has led to economic losses, and high morbidity and mortality rates globally. This study aimed at the isolation and characterization of coagulase-positive, methicillin, and multi-drug-resistant Staphylococci isolated from wounds of patients. Methods: Fo...

Multi-Drug/Extensively Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (Mdr/Xdr-Tb): Renewed Global Battle Against Tuberculosis?

Prevalence of Multidrug (MDR) and Extensively Drug Resistant (XDR) Proteus species in a tertiary care hospital, India

The genus Proteus along with genus Providencia and Morganella belongs to the tribe Proteeae of the family Enterobacteriaceae. The genus Proteus currently consists of four named species (P.mirabilis, P.penneri, P.vulgaris, P.myxofaciens) and four unnamed genomospecies (3, 4, 5, and 6). Genomospecies 3 was named Proteus hauseri to honor Hauser who first described the genus. [13] Both P. mirabilis...

In vitro antibacterial activity of curcumin-meropenem combination against extensively drug-resistant (XDR) bacteria isolated from burn wound infections

Objective: Burn wound infection is a severe complication of thermal injury. Patients with severe burn injuries need urgent care to diminish complications after severe burns. Wound infections are commonly considered one of the most serious burn complications, particularly those that are caused by extensively drug-resistant (XDR) bacteria with few therapeutic choices. The objective of this study ...