Department of Microbiology, Hadhramout University, College of Medicine (HUCOM), Al-Mukalla, Yemen (Correspondence to A.M. Al-Haddad: [email protected]). Received: 27/01/03; accepted: 14/04/04 ABSTRACT Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common problem in pregnant woman. This study examined the frequency of UTI in 137 pregnant women attending Al Mukalla maternity hospital from January to ...

Antibiotic susceptibility surveillance testing was performed on clinical isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae collected in September 1989 in the Philippines. beta-Lactamase was produced by 77 (55%) of 140 isolates. In vitro MIC testing revealed significant resistance to penicillin (MIC for 90% of isolates [MIC90], greater than 64 micrograms/ml), tetracycline (MIC90, 4 micrograms/ml), and cefmetazo...

Among eight cephalosporins and cephamycins tested in preliminary in vitro screening against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the most promising for further study was found to be ceforanide, followed by ceftizoxime, cephapirin, and cefotaxime. Moxalactam, cefoxitin, cefamandole, and cephalothin were found to be not active enough against M. tuberculosis to be considered for further in vitro studies. T...

Klebsiella pneumonia is a gram negative bacillus of which it's resistant strains are a common source of nosocomial infections . The goal of this study is determination of drug sensitivity of these resistant strains, and study of causes involved in the resistant especially the presence of plasmid. Ten different strains of klebsiella pneumoniae were isolated from clinical specimens collected from...

Sir: In recent years, a number of new parenteral cephalosporins with a broad spectrum of antibacterial activity and a high stability against various /Mactamases have been reported1}. Most of them have a 7j5-[(Z)-2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-2-alkoxyiminoacetamido] side chain, such as ceftizoxime (CZX) and ceftazidime (CAZ). They show excellent activity against Gram-negative bacteria and moderate act...

Abstract l -Cysteine coated zinc oxide (ZnO) nano hollow spheres were prepared as a potent drug delivery agent to eradicate Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium ( S. typhimurium ). The ZnO synthesized by following the environmentally-friendly trisodium citrate assisted method and -cysteine (L-Cys) conjugate with its surface. ZnO/L-Cys@CFX nanocarrier has been fabricated incorporating ceftizo...

A retrospective analysis of susceptibility data on 542 blood isolates of the Bacteroides fragilis group tested from 1987 to 1999 by the same NCCLS-recommended broth microdilution method throughout is presented. Metronidazole, beta-lactam-beta-lactamase inhibitor combinations, carbapenems, and trovafloxacin were the most active agents (susceptibility of >or=93%). Among the cephalosporin-cephamyc...