The aim of this study was to examine the strategies used by human subjects to adapt their walking pattern to a velocity-dependent resistance applied against hip and knee movements. Subjects first walked on a treadmill with their lower limbs strapped to an exoskeletal robotic gait orthosis with no resistance against leg motions (null condition). Afterward, a velocity-dependent resistance was app...

ABSTRACTTuberculosis is an infectious disease which occurs widely in the world and becomes one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide. Mutations of the RpoB gene cause the resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to rifampicin that contributes to the occurrence of MDR-TB. This study aimed to determine the pattern of rpoB gene polymorphisms in the MDR M. tuberculosis in Semarang, Indonesia. Mos...

one of the great challenges in the treatment of infectious diseases is the resistance of pathogenic bacteria against antibiotics, and antibiotic resistance to shigella is broadly observed in different parts of the world. the object of this study was to determine shigella antibiotic resistance pattern against the antibiotics such as ampicillin, amoxicillin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, chloram...

the aim of this study was to determine antibiotic resistance genes, phylogenetic groups and anti-microbial resistance patterns of escherichia coli isolates from fecal samples of healthy pet cats in kerman city. ninety e. coli isolates were recovered from obtained rectal swabs. antibiotic resistance pattern of the isolates against seven selected antibiotic was determined using disc diffusion met...

objective(s): macrolide resistant streptococcus pneumoniae pose an emerging problem globally. the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of ermb and mefa genes (macrolide resistant genes) by polymerase chain reaction (pcr) method and to detect drug resistance patterns of s. pneumoniae isolated from clinical samples to macrolides and other antibiotic agents by e-test method. materia...

and people with permanent prostheses. its increased resistance to antibiotics has created a serious challenge for healthcare system. this study was conducted to determine the pattern of antibiotic-resistance of s. epidermidis isolates from clinical samples.   methods :   during nine months, 251 clinical samples isolated from strains of s. epidermidis were examined. following identification of i...

Background: This study aimed to investigate the distribution pattern of carbapenemases and evaluate their solitary contribution carbapenem resistance.