Antibiotic resistance of coliform organisms from community-acquired urinary tract infections in Zenica-Doboj Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Campylobacter infections in Zenica-Doboj Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina - a story.

During the 2002-2006 periods two bilateral government scientific projects between R Slovenia and R/F Bosna and Herzegovina related to Campylobacter epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance took place, resulting in significant results. In this review key findings relating to Campylobacter epidemiology in Zenica-Doboj Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina, were presented.

Spread of CTX-M-15 positive Providencia spp. causing urinary tract infections at the University Hospital Split in Croatia.

AIM During 2010-2011, six Providencia spp. (five Providencia stuartii and one Providencia rettgeri) urine isolates with unusual resistance phenotype were collected from various hospital units at the University Hospital Split in Croatia. The aim of the study was to analyze the mechanisms of resistance to expanded-spectrum cephalosporins. METHODS The antimicrobial susceptibility to a wide range...

Occurrence and morphological characteristics of cataracts in patients treated with general steroid therapy at the Cantonal Hospital Zenica.

Emergence of extensive drug-resistant (XDR) Acinetobacter baumanniiin the Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

AIM Recently increased attention and interest for Acinetobacterbaumannii are the result of the occurrence of multidrug resistant (MDR), extensive drug resistant (XDR) and pandrug resistant (PDR) isolates around the world. The aim of this study was to examine the resistance of A. baumannii isolates to antimicrobials in Clinical Centre University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. METHODS Two...

Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), extended-spectrum (ESBL)- and plasmid-mediated AmpC ß-lactamase -producing Gram-negative bacteria associated with skin and soft tissue infections in hospital and community settings.

AIM To investigate the characteristics of meticillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), extended-spectrum (ESBL), and plasmid-mediated AmpC beta-lactamase producing Gram-negative bacteria causing skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) in hospital and outpatient settings of Zenica-Doboj Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina. METHODS Antibiotic susceptibility was determined by disc-diffusion and broth micro...