OBJECTIVE To determine the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of penicillin, ceftriaxone and vancomycin of serogroups/serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) from invasive diseases in all age groups from major hospitals in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). METHODS All isolates of S. pneumoniae from patients with invasive pneumococcal infections between February 2000 a...

S. Van Cauter, D. Sima, L. ter Beek, J. Luts, Y. Li, M. I. Osorio Garcia, S. Sunaert, S. Van Huffel, and U. Himmelreich Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Department Electrical Engineering – ESAT/SCD, Catholic University Leuven, Philips Medical Systems, School of Electronical Engineering, University of Electronic science and technology of China, Chengdu, Chin...

sion were polytraumatism, brain trauma, respiratory failure, acute renal failure, peritonitis, necrotic pancreatitis, spontaneous brain haemorrhage and subarachnoid haemorrhage. Twelve of 26 strains were from patients with ,2–12 weeks of exposure to linezolid. This study describes the molecular epidemiology and the mechanism of linezolid resistance in S. epidermidis strains from Greece. Two int...

conclusions the relative higher frequency of some virulence genes in this study may reflect the emergence of isolates containing these genes in shiraz medical centers. background staphylococcus aureus is amongst major human pathogens both in hospitals and the community. this bacterium is an opportunistic pathogen responsible for a large number of self-limiting and even life-threatening diseases...

C I{; j Urrjeon> Medical College Hospitals, Calcutta trr.actitiono'a"f|(' years, was an assistant to a medical !s xvife ? ^as an extensive venereal practice. !?^carriaWp0nCj1Ved on six occasions, one resulting in i>.e four an ? ?no i*1 death due to neo-natal asphyxia; s "Wife : 0I?lai?ing children are apparently healthy. SfQletiirie f T / good health. He had an exposure ?[ ̂ ethrjr^ Ar ̂ 's carri...

Under normal circumstances, at deliveiy and during the inunediate neonatal period, the infant is exposed to many organisms. Coagulase negative staphylococci (CS) are now recognized as the majorcauses ofnosocomial infections in neonates in many hospitals in different countries. Staphylococcus (S.) cohnii is one of the coagulase negative and novobiocin-resistant staphylococci and is usually isola...

this study by the first, was carried out to evaluate and comparing disposal waste management in karaj's hospitals in 1387. interview and observation methods were used to collect data and the study tool was a questionnaire. data were analyzed by the spss, using chi-square and t-test. regarding the condition of infectious waste generation, 64% of the hospitals had a good grade. source separa...

Background: Low back pain is a very common health problem amongst population and major cause of disability that affects work performances well-being. It can be acute, sub-acute or chronic. all ages the most reason for medical consultations. The main aims study: To assessment level nurses` knowledge lower exercises, to identify difference between nurse`s in exercise according demography variable...