OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this narrative review was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity garlic (_Allium sativum_), thyme (_Thymus vulgaris_), oregano (_Origanum vulgare_), turmeric (_Curcuma longa_), rosemary (_Rosmarinus officinalis_) and cinnamon (_Cinnamomum _species) for treatment antibiotic-resistant strains _Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Esche...

Purpose: When scalp infection occurs after craniectomy and cranioplasty, it tends to be recurrent fatal. The can spread the underlying tissue when skull is not present act as a barrier, eventually leading epidural abscesses encephalitis. In such cases of widespread infection, reconstruction defect surgical debridement infected great challenge for plastic neurosurgeons.Methods: Six patients with...

background: resistant strains of pseudomonas aeruginosa to imipenem was medical treatment problem, especiallyin burnt units of hospitals. objectives: this study was conducted to evaluate the antimicrobial effect of fe2o3 nanoparticles alone and functionalized with imipenem on p. aeruginosa starins producing metallo b-lactamases (mbl).materials and methods: a disk diffusion method was used to is...

The need for new antibiotics to effectively treat antibiotic-resistant infections remains unfulfilled. Despite the well-publicised concern over this issue, only two novel antibiotic classes have been introduced in the past 20 years alongside several new agents of existing classes. Accordingly, the current antibiotic armoury remains inadequate to meet the challenges posed by resistance today. Mo...

There are 3 main groups of multiple resistant Gram-negative bacteria:  Enterobacteriaceae with ESBL or AmpC enzymes – Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp., Enterobacter cloacae, Citrobacter freundii, Morganella morganii, Serratia marcescens  Acinetobacter spp. – resistant to aminoglycoside antibiotics as well as occasionally carbapenems and Colistin  Pseudomonas spp. – resistant to combinations...

Sources of antibiotic resistant organisms, including concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), may lead to environmental surface and groundwater contamination with resistant enteric bacteria of public health concern. The objective of this research is to determine whether Salmonella, Escherichia coli, Yersinia enterocolitica, and enterococci resistant to clinically relevant antibiotics are...

To the Editor: The article by Harris et al., published in the August 2007 issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases, examined the risk factors for selecting extended-spectrum β-lactamase–producing Enterobacteriaceae in intensive-care patients and found that exposure to piperacillin/tazobactam and vancomycin were independent risk factors (1). Although antimicrobial drug use has been historically lin...

Undergraduate students from a range of majors take part in biotechnology course to isolate and study bacteriophages, viruses that destroy bacteria cells by infecting them reproducing inside them. Some bacteriophages may be able help treat antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Students the class recently named one their for President Mitch Daniels.

Today antimicrobial agent resistance is an emerging global concern to both public and veterinary health. The use of antibacterial drugs for prophylactic or therapeutic purposes in humans and for veterinary and agricultural purposes has provided selective pressure favoring the survival and spread of resistant organisms. However, resistant bacteria may transfer their resistance to previously non-...

Antibiotic resistant bacterial infections are a global public health challenge that has been increasing in severity and scope for the last few decades. Without creative solutions to this problem, treatment of injuries and infections will become progressively more challenging. A better understanding of the human microbiome has led to a new appreciation for the role commensal microbes play in pro...