The fluorinated quinolones are potent antibacterial compounds active against both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria (1, 3-5, 11-13). Some are also active against mycobacteria in general (3, 9, 10, 13) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis in particular (1; unpublished observations). In view of the limited number of drugs active against Mycobacterium leprae, it was of interest to test some of th...

Aim: Salmonellosis is one of the most common and widely distributed foodborne illnesses in human, and multidrugresistance of Salmonella spp. has increased in developing countries with the indiscriminate use of antibiotics in the poultry production system. A cross-sectional study was conducted on randomly selected retail markets of Chittagong City Corporation to determine the prevalence and anti...

Microorganisms that inhabit the avian cloaca usually contaminate poultry semen which could easily spread throughout an entire flock. This study was conducted to determine presence of microbial contaminants in turkey and evaluate their antibiotic sensitivity. Semen collected from each tom, pooled then divided into two aliquots A B. Aliquot immediately evaluated for sensitivity while aliquot B, e...