this study was carried out to evaluate the antimicrobial and antioxidant effectiveness of methanolic extract and different fractions (n-butanol, ethyl acetate, chloroform and n-hexane) of c.intybus seeds. the antimicrobial activity was determined by the disc diffusion method and minimum inhibitory concentration (mic) against a panel of microorganisms (four bacterial strains, i.e. p. multocida, ...

objective: teucrium polium l. (family lamiaceae) is a wild-growing flowering plant, found abundantly in south-western asia, europe and north africa. traditionally, t. polium has been used for different pathological conditions such as gastrointestinal disorders, inflammations, diabetes and rheumatism. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial effect of ethanol extract of teucri...

background and objectives: presence of methicillin and multidrug resistance has associated coagulase negative staphylococci (cns) with high morbidity and mortality worldwide. the present study was carried out to study the susceptibility pattern of cns to various antimicrobial agents and to determine the prevalence of cns methicillin resistance in our hospital setting. materials and methods: a t...

conclusions regarding clinical and laboratory standards institute (clsi) definition for vancomycin susceptibility (mic < 2 μg/ml), it seems that vancomycin may not be considered as the best antibiotic in order to treat heteroresistant vancomycin intermediate s. aureus (hvisa) and vancomycin sensitive s. aureus (vssa) infections, and a new breakpoint for vancomycin and alternative antibiotics sh...

Background and Aim: There are some rich sources of antifungals in medicinal herbs. They have general acceptance due to their low cost and insignificant side effects. The efficacy of Peganum harmala (P. harmala) extract against Candida species was investigated in this study.    Materials and Methods: In this in vitro study, we used the maceration technique to obtain P. harmala aqueous and al...

recreational waters should be considered as risks for enterococcal infections in regions with high utilization and long exposure periods. the aim of this study was to investigate the resistance of enterococci to selected antibiotics and some heavy metals [pb+2, fe+2, zn+2 and cr+2]. a total of 75 enterococcal isolates was obtained from 54 bathing and fishing water samples from 9 bathing and fis...

Background & Aim:Vaginal disease has always been a great concern of women. Medicinal plants as natural resources with fewer side effects can effectively treat these infections given the diversity of these infections, resistance to antibiotics and side effects of existing drugs. The present study aimed to compare antimicrobial effects of methanol extract of Francoeuria Undul...