The antimicrobial activity of plant oils and extracts has been recognized for many years. However, few investigations have compared large numbers of oils and extracts using methods that are directly comparable. In the present study, 52 plant oils and extracts were investigated for activity against Acinetobacter baumanii, Aeromonas veronii biogroup sobria, Candida albicans, Enterococcus faecalis...

A range of silver-coated or -impregnated dressings are now commercially available for use but comparative data on their antimicrobial efficacies are limited. The antibacterial activities of five commercially available silver-coated/impregnated dressings were compared against nine common burn-wound pathogens, namely methicillin-sensitive and -resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Enterococcus ...

cin as well as 6 months of daily albendazole 400 mg b.i.d. for the first 3 weeks of every month. A week later he was readmitted due to recurrent syncope and hypotension. He had an elevated JVP and no breath sounds on the right side. There was also marked new eosinophilia. CT demonstrated a new massive right pleural effusion compressing the superior vena cava and right heart and necessitating em...

Strains of hydrocarbon-degrading microorganisms (bacteria and fungi) were isolated from an agricultural soil in France. In a field, a portion was treated with oily cuttings resulting from the drilling of an onshore well. The cuttings which were spread at the rate of 600 g HC m-2 contained 10% of fuel oil hydrocarbons (HC). Another part of the field was left untreated. Three months after HC spre...

BACKGROUND Bloodstream infection (BSI) in children causes significant morbidity and mortality. There are few studies describing the epidemiology of BSI in South African children. METHODS A retrospective descriptive cohort study was conducted at a paediatric referral hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) microbiology database was accessed to identif...

BACKGROUND The use of disinfectant pre-soaked wipes (DPW) to decontaminate high-touch environmental surfaces (HTES) by wiping is becoming increasingly widespread in the healthcare environment. However, DPW are rarely tested using conditions simulating their field use, and the label claims of environmental surface disinfectants seldom include wiping action. AIM To evaluate the new E2967-15 sta...

As infecções representam uma das causas clínicas com maior impacto para a saúde, onde situações mais graves em serviços de saúde acontecem nas Unidades Terapia Intensiva (UTI). A análise culturas e sensibilidade antimicrobiana dos microrganismos isolados amostras biológicas pacientes internados UTI são suma importância identificação graves. Desta forma, presente pesquisa teve como objetivo dete...

Our report concerns the observations made during treatment of pneumonia with individually selected bacteriophages in HCAI patients on mechanical ventilation. 19 ventilation whose condition was complicated by antibiotic-resistant were examined. The supplemented phage therapy, for each patient, taking into account microbial etiology disease (Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Кlebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetob...

Introduction: Intensive Care Units (ICU) are a major threat to nosocomial pneumonias with children being the most common victims of pneumonia. It is defined as manifestation infection after 48 hours hospital admission which can be also attributed any procedures done patient. Aim: To find out bacteriological profile in pulmonary involvement ICU setup and determine sensitivity patterns these bact...

Results We present 2010 results of medical-surgical ICUs. 53 hospitals reported. 13611 ptes were surveyed (99541 ptes-days). 2340 HI episodes were reported (density of incidence rate (ID) 23.5/1000 ptes-days and cumulative incidence 17.2%). Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) (34%), bronchitis (B) (28%), catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) (21%) and central-line associated bac...