BACKGROUND Detailed fluorescein angiographic findings in the disc circumference may be useful for evaluating the possible relation of the circumference to glaucomatous nerve damage. METHODS Fluorescein angiograms of 25 eyes of 25 subjects with primary open angle glaucoma were observed after they had undertaken Octopus perimetry. Based on the retinotopic projection, disc sectors and correspond...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen which is naturally resistant to a large range of antibiotics like lots of Beta–Lactams (penicillins, cephalosporins and carbapenems) and may cause additional resistance after unsuccessful treatment. The understanding of beta-lactamase identification and detection in these bacteria is very valuable. In recent years a number of variety of new be...

OBJECTIVES To compare the performance of the automated Vitek 2 system, the disc diffusion method and a home-made mupirocin screen agar (MSA) to detect mupirocin resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates. METHODS A total of 125 MRSA isolates were tested. The level of mupirocin resistance was determined by agar dilution and Etest techniques (gold standard), by th...

In this study, the antimicrobial activity of three solvent extracts of consortium (mixed culture) of commercial available probiotic bacteria against eight fish pathogens using well diffusion and disc diffusion assay method. The probiotic bacteria inhibited almost all the fish pathogens tested. All tested strains were significantly inhibited at probability level (P<0.5).Zone of inhibition was hi...

The growth-inhibiting activity of Tabebuia impetiginosa Martius ex DC dried inner bark-derived constituents against Helicobacter pylori ATCC 43504 was examined using paper disc diffusion and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) bioassays. The activity of the isolated compounds was compared to that of the commercially available anti-Helicobacter pylori agents, amoxicillin, metronidazole, and t...