susceptibility testing revealed that the organism was 0. anthropi and that it was susceptible only to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMZ), ciprofloxacin, imipenem, and gentamicin (the typical susceptibility pattern for this organism) [2]. The patient was treated with vancomycin, rifampin, ciprofloxacin, and TMP-SMZ for 6 weeks, followed by ciprofloxacin and TMP-SMZ for 4 1/2 months. Her wou...

Ultraviolet photolysis (UVC, 254 nm) was coupled with an electrochemical oxidation process to degrade three kinds of veterinary sulfonamide (sulfamethazine [SMZ] tablets, sulfamonomethoxine [SMM] and compound sulfamethoxazole [SMX] tablets). The treatment applied using a flat ceramic microfiltration membrane study the effects photocatalysts. effectiveness degradation sulfonamides evaluated unde...

A rapid method for the isolation and high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) determination of sulfamethazine (SMZ) in pork tissues (kidney, liver, and muscle) without using organic solvents is developed. The isolation is performed by homogenization with an acid solution using an ultrasonic-homogenizer, followed by centrifugation. The HPLC analyses are performed using a reversed-phase C(4...

Patients with inflammatory diseases are treated with a variety of biologic agents. The association between use of biologics and tuberculosis is well known. Additionally, there are numerous case reports of infections in patients receiving biologics with organisms such as Pneumocystis, Listeria, Legionella, and Salmonella. Data from the US Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting Syst...

results the batch kinetics experiments showed that nom adsorption by the adsorbents followed the pseudo-second order model. results showed that the acidic ph is optimum for adsorption of nom by smz. conclusions the findings of this study show that natural zeolite modified with sodium dodecyl sulfate, as a cationic surfactant, is a promising adsorbent for removal of nom. materials and methods in...

High-performance photocatalysts have considerable potential to address energy and environmental issues. In this study, dodecylbenzenesulfonate (DBS) modified ZnCuCo layered double hydroxide (DBS-ZnCuCo LDH) microspheres were synthesized through the facile template-free hydrothermal method. Subsequently, mixed-metal oxides (MMOs) with morphological features of DBS LDH, enhanced surface area, inc...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Reliable methods of detection of antimicrobial resistance are of paramount importance in the treatment and management of infections caused by Haemophilus influenzae. The objective of the present study was to compare and evaluate the performance of disc diffusion and E test (Epsilometer test) with agar dilution method for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of H. influen...