Most recent cases of staphylococcal osteomyelitis seen at Mulago Hospital, Kampala, have been due to penicillin-resistant organisms. Six severely ill patients-four with multiple bone lesions-were treated with trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole; the response was prompt and satisfactory in all cases.

BACKGROUND Screening and enumeration of antimicrobial resistant Escherichia coli directly from samples is needed to identify emerging resistant clones and obtain quantitative data for risk assessment. Aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of 3M Petrifilm Select E. coli Count Plate (SEC plate) supplemented with antimicrobials to discriminate antimicrobial-resistant and non-resistant ...

SELECTION OF PATIENTS All patients who attended the Plymouth clinic during that period and from whom smears and cultures yielded gonococci were included in the trial with the following exceptions: (i) Pregnant women (ii) Known prostitutes (iii) Men with gonococcal proctitis (iv) Patients who had defaulted on previous occasions (v) Patients who would be unable to attend for regular follow-up. A ...