conclusions the results showed that p. americana is a possible reservoir and potential vector of some pathogenic agents. results one hundred percent of cockroaches had bacterial infections. culturing of the external parts wash homogenates resulted in the isolation of escherichia coli, proteus, serratia, klebsiella, enterobacter, pseudomonas, staphylococcus aureus, streptococcus, enterococcus, c...

BACKGROUND Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMZ) has been used extensively for the prevention of Pneumocystis carinii (also referred to as "Pneumocystis jiroveci") pneumonia (PCP) and other opportunistic infections in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected children. Because the efficacy of TMP-SMZ for treatment of bacterial infections is limited, it is sometimes poorly tolerated, and the...

OBJECTIVES The objective was to determine the risk of serious bacterial infection (SBI) among children without underlying risk factors for SBI who present to the emergency department (ED) for evaluation and have unsuspected and isolated neutropenia. METHODS This was a retrospective consecutive chart review from October 1995 through September 2003. All patients aged 0-21 years presenting to th...

We evaluated the efficacy, safety, and tolerance of cefotaxime in 35 adults (25 with pleuropulmonary infections, 7 with genitourinary tract infections, and 3 with soft tissue infections). Of these 35 patients, 18 (51.4%) were seriously or critically ill. In vitro susceptibility testing revealed that 90.4% of the pathogens isolated were susceptible to cefotaxime (minimal inhibitory concentration...

The list of microbes that cause fever in children is extensive. Relative importance of specific agents varies with age, season, and associated symptoms. The focus of this chapter is the febrile child with occult bacterial infection. Table 14-1 shows the most common causes of serious bacterial infection in children younger than 3 months. The division at 1 month is not absolute; considerable over...

conclusions mobiles contamination with different pathogens is extremely common among our health care staffs compared with other societies, and resistance of these isolates to various antibiotics is also detectable. thus, quick assessment of this issue to prevent the spread of these infectious agents is critical for the authorities in our health care systems. results in total, 99.2% of mobile ph...