Objective. To evaluate frequency and intensity of cefazolin inoculum effect among methicillin-susceptible staphylococci isolated from patients with skin infections. Materials Methods. A total 80 methicillin susceptible isolates Staphylococcus aureus were identified by cefoxitin disk-diffusion test negative results real-time PCR for mecA gene. Inoculum was measured broth microdilution two inocul...

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to investigate the immunomodulatory effect beta glucan in an experimental model intraabdominal bacteremia induced by S. aureus.MATERIAL AND METHODS: Thirty Wistar albino rats were randomly divided into four groups. Staphylococcus aureus (SAB), treatment with cefazolin, glucan, both cefazolin and groups constituted respectively. 4 mg/kg 100 given after 12x...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the adequacy of antimicrobial activity of preoperative antibiotics at the time of cesarean delivery as a function of maternal obesity. METHODS Twenty-nine patients scheduled for cesarean delivery were stratified according to body mass index (BMI) category, with 10 study participants classified as lean (BMI less than 30), 10 as obese (BMI 30-39.9), and nine as extremely o...