Breast milk has a distinctive combination of proteins, carbohydrates, minerals, lipids and various vitamins that promote the proper growth, development and immunity of the infants. That’s why it is considered to be a complete food for new born babies. Moreover, it is also rich in various bioactive compounds which promote the maturation of immune system as well as develop body’s defense against ...

The study was carried out to determine the prevalence and pattern of antimicrobial resistance of Shigella species among patients with acute diarrhoea in Karaj, Tehran, Iran. The study included all acute diarrhoea patients who visited the hospitals and treatment centres of Karaj during November 2001-October 2002. Of 734 stool samples collected from patients with acute diarrhoea and analyzed for ...

BACKGROUND Recombinant vaccine technology is one of the most developed means in controlling infectious diseases. However, an effective vaccine against Shigella is still missing. OBJECTIVE To evaluate recombinant IpaC protein of Shigella as a vaccine candidate. METHODS In this study we cloned IpaC gene into an expression vector in prokaryotic system. The protein expression was evaluated by S...

Kunyit merupakan salah satu tanaman obat keluarga atau TOGA yang sedang menjadi perhatian banyak kalangan terutama di wilayah tropis seperti negara Indonesia. juga telah diketahui fungsinya, bidang kesehatan kunyit memiliki khasiat dalam mengatasi diare efek antibakteri terhadap bakteri-bakteri dapat menyebabkan diare. Rimpang (Curcuma domestica) senyawa yaitu terpenoid, saponin, dan tanin. Pen...

From May 2004 to October 2006, a prospective study was carried out in Dakar, Senegal, to update information about the antimicrobial susceptibility of Shigella spp. isolated from stool specimens. Among the 165 non-duplicate strains collected, 81 (49%) were identified as Shigella flexneri, 75 (45%) as Shigella sonnei, 5 (3%) as Shigella boydii, and 4 (2%) as Shigella dysenteriae. Disk diffusion t...