BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Acinetobacter spp. are important causes of nosocomial infections. They possess various antibiotic resistance mechanisms including extended spectrum beta lactamases (ESBLs). The aim of this study was to determine antibiotic resistance profile of Acinetobacter clinical isolates especially among ESBL-producing strains and to investigate the antimicrobial effects of oleo-g...

OBJECTIVES Ferula gummosa Boiss is native to central Asia. This plant has traditionally been used in the treatment of many diseases. The antihypoxic and antioxidant activities of Ferula gummosa roots were investigated. MATERIAL AND METHODS 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl radical (DPPH), nitric oxide and hydrogen peroxide scavenging activities, Fe2+ chelating ability, reducing power and hemoglo...

Ferulago angulata Boiss. known in Iran as Chavir, has some bioactive compounds having antioxidant activity. Because of its antioxidant activities, it sounded Chavir extract can be a good candidate for finding chemopreventive agents having inductive apoptosis properties on cancer cells. In this study, the cytotoxic effects and proapoptotic activities of Chavir's leaf and flower extracts were inv...

Turkey is one of the most important centers of diversity for the genus Achillea L. in the world. Keeping in mind the immense medicinal importance of phenols, in this study, three species growing in Turkey, A. coarctata Poir. (AC), A. kotschyi Boiss. subsp. kotschyi (AK) and A. lycaonica Boiss. & Heldr. (AL) were evaluated for their phenolic compositions, total phenolic contents (TPC), antio...

Three genera and four species of the Apiaceae family : Cuminumcymium ; Foeniculumvulgari Pimpinella affinis Pimpi-nella anisumwere compared chemically by using (GC) Gas chromatography for seven fatty acids ( Heptanoic acid Octanoic Lauric Stearic Lenolinic acid; lenolic ) as a chemotaxonomical marker to determine genetic similarities differences between wiled plant other cultivated , results sh...

There are 34 Phlomis L. species (Labiatae) growing in Turkey. Some Phlomis species are used as tonics and stimulants in Anatolia . During our systematic phytochemical investigations of Phlomis species we have studied P. linearis Boiss. & Bal.3−6, Phlomis armeniaca Willd., Phlomis pungens Willd. var. pungens 8−10, Phlomis pungens Willd. var. hirta Velen, Phlomis bourgaei Boiss., and Phlomis long...

BACKGROUND The diagnosis and treatment of patients with the A(H1N1) pandemic flu caused some serious burden for general practitioners (GPs) in the summer and autumn of 2009. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to track the incidence of influenza and influenza-like illness (ILI) in Belgium and to describe the characteristics of the affected patients. METHODS In July 2009, the Belgian online ...