conclusions the average value of the vancomycin mic for isolates from mrsa colonized patients was 2 µg/ml. trimethoprim /sulfamethoxazole was the second most effective anti-mrsa oral antibiotic in vitro. patients and methods from november 2009 to march 2011, a prospective study was performed in two emergency departments. patients at high risk for mrsa colonization were identified, and mrsa surv...

background: enterobacteriaceae are a large group of bacteria widely distributed in nature. escherichia coli is the most com­mon cause of urinary tract infection. two amino acid substitutions, in gyra, are commonly responsible for quinolone re­sistance in e. coli . the aim of this study was molecular survey of nalidixic acid resistance e.coli isolated from patients in the codones of 83 and 87 gy...

Dry socket is considered as the most common complication following tooth extraction. The incidence of dry around 3% for all routine extractions and might surpass 30% impacted mandibular third molars. It accompanied by a partially or totally disintegrated blood clot within alveolar socket, with without halitosis. mainly manifested severe irradiating pain that starts 1 to 4 days after dental extr...

We report the first case in Ireland of an IMI-1 carbapenemase-producing Enterobacter asburiae, which was resistant to both colistin and fosfomycin. The circumstances under which this isolate was acquired were unclear. Several reports of IMI-producing Enterobacter spp. have emerged in recent years, and colistin resistance in Enterobacteriaceae is also increasingly reported. Laboratories should b...

Inducible clindamycin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus is of great concern owing to its frequent association with false sensitivity in antibiogram and treatment failure. One hundred and two clinical isolates of Methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) were identified by oxacillin, cefoxitin disc diffusion and oxacillin agar dilution method. Antibiotic susceptibility to erythromycin and clindam...

Acinetobacter spp. are Gram negative coccobacilli causing various nosocomial infections. They possess different types of Beta-lactamases like SHV, TEM and others which lead to treatment failure in case of infections due to this pathogen. Studying their species distribution in various infections and drug resistance pattern is hence important. Hence our study was aimed to study the different infe...

BACKGROUND Although the national guidelines recommend special antibiotics, based on the antibiogram of National Reference Laboratory, it seems that, because of uncontrolled usage of antibiotics in the society and due to the changes in the serotypes causing the disease, it is essential to monitor the status of drug resistance, permanently, and to revise the current prescriptions guidelines. OB...