abstract background: a surgical site infection (ssi) is the most common nosocomial infection after surgery and is the third most common infection in hospitalized patients. the aim of this study was to asses minimum inhibitory concentration (mic) of the causing agents of ssi and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns. methods: this cross-sectional study was done in three referral hospitals in nor...

dermatophyte fungi are the etiologic agents of skin infections commonly referred to as ringworm. these infections are not dangerous but as a chronic cutaneous infections they may be difficult to treat and can also cause physical discomfort for patients. they are considered important as a public health problem as well. no information is available regarding the efficacy of antifungal agents again...

purpose: in this study the inhibitory effect of eucalyptus extracts as a natural and herbal antibacterial substance was evaluated against pseudomonas aeruginosa strains (8821m and atcc27853). material and methods: the mic (minimal inhibitory concentration) of alcoholic and aquatic extracts of eucalyptus was determined using the tube and agar dilution methods. the growth rate of pseudomonas aer...

The inhibitory effects of hinokitiol (beta-thujaplicin) on Chlamydia trachomatis D/UW-3/Cx were shown by MIC, minimum lethal concentration (MLC), and preinoculation minimal microbicidal concentration assays using HeLa 229 cells. The MIC and the MLC were both 32 microg/ml. Further evaluation of hinokitiol as a topical agent against C. trachomatis is warranted.

conclusions totally, our results showed nanosilver caused an increase of at least nine-fold in inhibitory effect of fluconazole. materials and methods we studied effect of fluconazole, nanosilver, and their combination on 20 fluconazole-resistant c. albicans from two centers and one standard sample (atcc10261) by minimal inhibitory concentration (mic) method. background opportunistic fungi caus...

2-Phenoxyethanol (2-PE) is a biocide used as a preservative in pharmaceutical, cosmetic and perfumery formulations. It is known for its rapid bactericidal effect against a wide range of bacteria. In the present study, clinical samples of multi drug resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli were grown in an increasing sub-minimal inhibitory concentration of 2-PE to observe if a...

Triclosan MIC determination showed that recent Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates (n = 100) were highly susceptible to triclosan, with a 50% minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC(50)) of 0.12 microg/ml and a MIC(90) of 0.25 microg/ml. Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates (n = 96) were less susceptible, with a MIC(50) of 0.12 microg/ml and a MIC(90) of 8 microg/ml. Decreased susceptibility t...