tigecycline is a new glycylcycline antibiotic structurally similar to minocycline antibiotic. it has broad spectrum activity, including staphylococcus aureus infections. this is the first study that evaluated the activity of tigecycline against staphylococcus aureus isolated from biological samples in iran. in vitro activity of tigecycline against 160 staphylococcus aureus including 99 methicil...

background and aims: escherichia coli are one of the important causes of diarrhea in children, adult and immune compromised ones in developing country. the aim of this study was to investigate the antibiotic resistance of e. coli isolated from gastroenteritis cases in shahrekord county, in order to obtain a rapid and suitable treatment. methods: in this descriptive analytical study, 234 fecal s...

background: leishmaniases are a group of diseases caused by leishmania parasites .  growing of drug unresponsiveness in leishmaniasis patients necessitates the development of new drugs and accor­dingly a suitable assay is needed for evaluation of any modalities.  the aim of this study was to compare four drug assays methods, agar dilution, broth dilution, cylinder plate and disk diffusion, for ...

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing plays a key role in clinical microbiology. The disk diffusion test dates back to the 1940s and became standardised from the 1950s, with the International Collaborative Study (ICS) and National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS) as the two major standards. Interlaboratory variation of disk test results was recognised early but has never been ...

Although conventional antibiotic susceptibility tests are most commonly performed for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), the results of these phenotypic tests are dependent on the standardization of the culture conditions. The aim of the study was to evaluate the conventional phenotypic screening tests in comparison to the mecA gene polymerase chain reaction (PCR). One hundred ...

Introduction: Extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing Escherichia coli generate a major problem for clinical therapeutics and epidemiological study. The incidence of ESBL producing strains among clinical isolates has been steadily increasing during the past few years, and remains an important cause of failure of therapy with cephalosporins. The aim of this study was to determine the a...

Atelerix albiventris and Hystrix javanica are currently traded as pets or consumed in Indonesia, but there has been no research about bacteria from the vulva swab before. This aims to isolate identify swabs of , their antibiotic susceptibility. Samples were isolated by blood agar plates selective media identified biochemical tests. Kirby Bauer’s disk diffusion method was used for antimicrobial ...

background and objectives: dental caries is still remained as a major health problem. this problem has created a new interest to search for new antimicrobial agents from various sources including medicinal plants. since limited data is available so far regarding the antibacterial effect of coriandrum sativum seed and dentol drop against streptococcus mutans, this study aims to assess this activ...