OBJECTIVES Production of carbapenemase, especially Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases (KPC), is one of the antibiotic resistance mechanisms of Enterobacteriaceae such as Klebsiella oxytoca. This study aimed to investigate and identify KPC-producing K. oxytoca isolates using molecular and phenotypic methods. METHODS A total of 75 isolates of K. oxytoca were isolated from various clinical sam...

BACKGROUND Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been emerged as a nosocomial and community acquired pathogen worldwide. There are many challenges for laboratory detection of MRSA. The aim of this study was to compare different phenotypic methods with PCR based method as a gold standard for detection of mecA gene. METHODS A total of 220 clinical isolates of S. aureus which we...

Some members of the genus Candida are among the most common human fungal pathogens and cause serious diseases especially in immunocompromised people. A yeast was isolated from a blood culture from an immunocompromised cancer patient who suffered from acute pneumonia. The growth characteristics of the yeast on CHROMagar Candida were similar to those of Candida tropicalis, whereas the API ID 32C ...

In the last decade, the global emergence of carbapenem resistance in Enterobacteriaceae has posed great concern to public health. Data concerning the role of environmental contamination in the dissemination of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are currently lacking. Here, we aimed to examine the extent of CRE contamination in various sites in the immediate surroundings of CRE carrie...

WD. Re-emergence of tularemia in Ger-many: presence of Francisella tularensis in different rodent species in endemic areas. of the ecology of Francisella tularensis during an inter-epizootic period.laremia of European brown hare (Lepus europaeus): a pathological, histopatho-logical and immunhistochemical study. Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteria in Hospital, Singapore ...

C is an increasingly common problem in hospitalized patients, especially among immunocompromised patients. C. albicans is the predominant cause of candidemia, with a crude mortality rate of approximately 40% [1-5]. However, non-albicans Candida species such as C. parapsilosis, C. glabrata, C. krusei and C. tropicalis are emerging as opportunistic pathogens [2]. C. parapsilosis is the second mos...