Objective: To test in vitro combination of fusidic acid and amikacin against infections caused by methicillin resistant Staphlococus aureus (MRSA). Methodology: In vitro study conducted in Department of Pharmacology and Microbiology, Dr. Ziauddin Medical University. The duration of study was March 2004February 2005. Antibiotic susceptibility testing was done by Kirby Bauer’s disc diffusion meth...

Chequerboard titrations were used to test the activity of trovafloxacin, alone and in combination with clindamycin or metronidazole, against 156 Gram-positive or Gram-negative anaerobes, including 47 Bacteroides fragilis group, 36 Prevotella spp., 26 fusobacteria, 21 peptostreptococci and 26 clostridia. MIC50/MIC90 values (mg/L) of each drug alone against all 156 strains were: trovafloxacin, 0....

PURPOSE The present study was undertaken to detect metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL) in nosocomial isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by four different phenotypic methods. METHODS Ninety-one consecutive P. aeruginosa isolates were subjected to susceptibility testing by disc-diffusion assay and Vitek 2. Imipenem resistance was determined by three different methods (disc-diffusion, Vitek 2 and E tes...

OBJECTIVE To test the activity of a small molecule compound that targets Lipid II against Acinetobacter baumannii. METHODS Susceptibility to small molecule Lipid II inhibitor BAS00127538 was assessed using carbapenem- and colistin-resistant clinical isolates of A. baumannii. In addition, synergy between colisitin and this compound was assessed. RESULTS Small molecule Lipid II inhibitor BAS0...

The motor development of children in Indonesia is relatively low, based on the Center for Nutrition Research and Development Ministry Health Republic 2012, results Denver Screening Test (DDST) II survey found that prevalence fine gross disorders toddlers was 25%, or every 2 out 1,000 had developmental disorders. Based Riskesdas 2013 there were 14 million who experienced emotional Toddler period...

The substantial interest and investment in health partnerships in the United States is based on the assumption that collaboration is more effective in achieving health and health system goals than efforts carried out by single agents. A clear conceptualization of the mechanism that accounts for the collaborative advantage, and a way to measure it are needed to test this assumption and to streng...

BACKGROUND Nosocomial infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa presenting resistance to beta-lactam drugs are one of the most challenging targets for antimicrobial therapy, leading to substantial increase in mortality rates in hospitals worldwide. In this context, P. aeruginosa harboring acquired mechanisms of resistance, such as production of metallo-beta-lactamase (MBLs) and extended-spect...

Pertumbuhan dan perkembangan anak merupakan penentu masa depan suatu bangsa. Masa 1000 hari pertama diakui sebagai kritis bagi perkembangan, maka kebutuhan menjadi fokus perhatian yang sangat pentingnya. Dampak buruk penyimpangan tumbuh kembang pada jangka pendek, akan lambat menerima serta memproses berita, sulit memusatkan perhatian, hiperaktif, memiliki gangguan pengendalian emosi, memori,da...