Mimicking GEFs: a common theme for bacterial pathogens

molecular detection of common bacterial pathogens causing meningitis

background: the clinical diagnosis of meningitis is crucial, particularly in children. the early diagnosis and empiric an­tibi­otic treatments have led to a reduction in morbidity and mortality rates. pcr and the enzymatic digestion of 16srdna frag­ment which is produced by universal primers led up fast and sensitive determination. the purpose of this study was to investi­gate a rapid method fo...

Bacterial resistance: changing patterns of some common pathogens.

Bacterial Antagonism between Bacterium Coli and Common Intestinal Pathogens

In any medium, pure cultures of microbes are free from associative and competitive effects of other microbes as happens in a mixed culture. When two organisms are capable of utilising the same nutrients but are differently affected by environmental conditions such as reaction of the medium, air supply, temperature, etc., the one that finds condition more suitable for its development will grow m...

Antimicrobial Resistance Among Common Bacterial Pathogens in South Western Nigeria

The phenomenal increase in antibiotic resistant bacterial pathogens calls for regular review of antimicrobial sensitivity pattern among bacteria of clinical significance in an environment. This study was conducted to determine the common clinically significant bacterial pathogens in this environment and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern. Bacterial pathogens isolated from various clinic...

Automation of a fluorescence-based multiplex PCR for the laboratory confirmation of common bacterial pathogens.

A fluorescence-based multiplex PCR was automated for the simultaneous detection of Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae in clinical samples from patients with suspected meningitis. Sensitivity of one to two genome copies per 100 microl sample and specificity of 100% for each organism were shown. Automation of DNA extraction, liquid handling, PCR and analys...