Publications
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| [clinical efficacy of the antimicrobial drug furamag in nosocomial urinary tract infections]. | to evaluate the efficacy of the combined drug furamag (furasidine potassium and magnesium hydroxycarbonate) in combination with the third-generation cephalosporin cefotaxime versus cephalosporin monotherapy for nosocomial urinary tract infections (nuti). | 2014 | 25509895 |
| [enterococcal infections: from simple to most complex]. | enterococci are microorganisms with a remar- kable ability to adapt to their environment. two species have a significant clinical implication, enterococcus faecalis and enterococcus faecium. the risk factors for colonization and infection must be recognized, including prior treatment with antibiotics such as cephalosporins or quinolones. because of their native resistance to several classes of antibiotics and the increase of acquired resistance to penicillins, the initial empiric treatment of a ... | 2014 | 25507892 |
| disinfection of gutta-percha cones using three reagents and their residual effects. | the purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of 5.25% sodium hypochlorite, 2% chlorehexidine and mtad in disinfecting gutta-percha cones and to analyze the surface topography of gutta-percha cones after the rapid chemical disinfection procedure. | 2014 | 25506147 |
| comparison of the antibacterial efficacy of manuka honey against e.faecalis and e.coli - an in vitro study. | to compare the antibacterial efficacy of manuka honey against e.faecalis and e.coli. | 2014 | 25302263 |
| a delicate balance: maintaining mutualism to prevent disease. | the intestinal microbial ecosystem is complex, and few of the principles that contribute to homeostasis in health are well understood. pham et al. (2014) show that a network including the epithelial interleukin-22 receptor protects against infection with the opportunistic pathogen enterococcus faecalis through promotion of host-microbiota mutualism. | 2014 | 25299326 |
| viability and antibacterial efficacy of four root canal disinfection techniques evaluated using confocal laser scanning microscopy. | several disinfection techniques have been recently introduced with the main objective of improving root canal disinfection in the inaccessible areas of the root canal system. this in vitro study was done to evaluate the antimicrobial effect and viability of enterococcus faecalis biofilms using conventional irrigation, endoactivator (dentsply, tulsa dental, usa), diode laser irradiation and photon-initiated photoacoustic streaming (pips). | 2014 | 25298645 |
| antibacterial effect of triantibiotic mixture versus calcium hydroxide in combination with active agents against enterococcus faecalis biofilm. | the aim of the present study was to compare the antibacterial effect of calcium hydroxide (ch), triantibiotic mixture (tam), and ch in combination with chlorhexidine (chx), sodium hypochlorite (naocl) or colchicine (col) against enterococcus faecalis (e. faecalis) in surface and deep dentinal tubules. seventy five fresh single-rooted human teeth were infected and divided into five experimental groups (n=15). the experimental groups were treated with ch+distilled water, ch+chx, ch+naocl, ch+col+d ... | 2014 | 25297855 |
| a novel role for d-alanylation of lipoteichoic acid of enterococcus faecalis in urinary tract infection. | enterococci are the third most common cause of healthcare-associated infections, which include urinary tract infections, bacteremia and endocarditis. cell-surface structures such as lipoteichoic acid (lta) have been poorly examined in e. faecalis, especially with respect to urinary tract infections (utis). the dlt operon is responsible for the d-alanylation of lta and includes the gene dlta, which encodes the d-alanyl carrier protein ligase (dcl). the involvement of lta in uti infection by e. fa ... | 2014 | 25296179 |
| in vitro activity of oritavancin against gram-positive pathogens isolated in canadian hospital laboratories from 2011 to 2013. | gram-positive pathogens isolated in 15 canadian hospital laboratories between 2011 and 2013 were tested for susceptibility to oritavancin and comparative antimicrobial agents using the clinical and laboratory standards institute broth microdilution method. oritavancin demonstrated in vitro activity equivalent to, or more potent than, vancomycin, daptomycin, linezolid, and tigecycline against the isolates of methicillin-susceptible staphylococcus aureus (n=1460; oritavancin mic90, 0.06 μg/ml; 99. ... | 2014 | 25294303 |
| large vegetation in a 60-year-old man with enterococcus faecalis cardiac implantable electronic device infection. | 2014 | 25293687 | |
| complete genome assembly of enterococcus faecalis 29212, a laboratory reference strain. | enterococcus faecalis is a nonmotile gram-positive coccus, found both as a commensal organism in healthy humans and animals and as a causative agent of multiple diseases, in particular endocarditis. we sequenced the genome of e. faecalis atcc 29212, a commonly used reference strain in laboratory studies, to complete "finished" annotated assembly (3 mb). | 2014 | 25291775 |
| infantile subdural empyema: the role of brain sonography and percutaneous subdural tapping in a resource-challenged region. | this study explored the outcome of children with patent anterior fontanelles who were treated with trans-fontanelle ultrasound scan (tfuss), which is more affordable and available than ct scan and mri in the diagnosis of childhood intracranial pathologies and treatment of subdural empyema, in developing countries. | 2014 | 25288836 |
| effects of storage temperature on tyramine production by enterococcus faecalis r612z1 in water-boiled salted ducks. | tyramine production by enterococcus faecalis r612z1 in water-boiled salted ducks was evaluated during storage at different temperatures. the results showed that e. faecalis r612z1 could produce tyramine in meat samples when the storage temperature was no less than 4°c. the e. faecalis r612z1 counts of the meat samples reached 10(8) cfu/g on day 7 at 4°c and on day 4 at 10°c. however, the tyramine content of the meat samples stored at 10°c increased to 23.73 μg/g (on day 10), which was greater th ... | 2014 | 25285502 |
| mapping of the modular closthioamide architecture reveals crucial motifs of polythioamide antibiotics. | closthioamide, the first known secondary metabolite from an anaerobic microorganism (clostridium cellulolyticum), represents a highly potent antibiotic that is active against methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus faecalis (vre) at nanomolar concentrations. to unveil structure-activity relationships of the unusual polythioamide natural product we have designed a synthetic grid to access analogues with altered terminal aromatic moieties, diverse p ... | 2014 | 25284750 |
| a comparative evaluation of antibacterial efficacy of 'activ points' and 'combi points' as intra-canal medicaments against enterococcus faecalis: an ex vivo study. | enterococcus faecalis has been found to be one of the most predominant bacterial species associated with failed endodontic cases. the ability of this microbe to form biofilms; penetrate into dentinal tubules; survival in low ph, high salinity and high temperatures and resistance to many intracanal medicaments, makes it one of the most resistant pathogen of all the root canal flora. studies have shown that chlorhexidine is relatively more effective against e. faecalis as compared to other intra c ... | 2014 | 25284521 |
| new antibacterial xanthone from the marine sponge-derived micrococcus sp. eg45. | microluside a [4 (19-para-hydroxy benzoyloxy-o-β-d-cellobiosyl), 5 (30-para-hydroxy benzoyloxy-o-β-d-glucopyranosyl) xanthone (1)] is a unique o-glycosylated disubstituted xanthone isolated from the broth culture of micrococcus sp. eg45 cultivated from the red sea sponge spheciospongia vagabunda. the structure of microluside a was determined by 1d- and 2d-nmr techniques as well as high resolution tandem mass spectrometry. the antimicrobial activity evaluation showed that 1 exhibited antibacteria ... | 2014 | 25283555 |
| comparative evaluation of calcium hypochlorite and sodium hypochlorite associated with passive ultrasonic irrigation on antimicrobial activity of a root canal system infected with enterococcus faecalis: an in vitro study. | the purpose of this study was to compare in vitro the effectiveness of calcium hypochlorite (ca[ocl]2) and sodium hypochlorite (naocl) associated with passive ultrasonic irrigation in root canals of bovine teeth infected with enterococcus faecalis. | 2014 | 25282371 |
| biohybrid polymer-antimicrobial peptide medium against enterococcus faecalis. | antimicrobial peptides (amps) are conserved evolutionary components of the innate immune system that are being tested as alternatives to antibiotics. slow release of amps using biodegradable polymers can be advantageous in maintaining high peptide levels for topical treatment, especially in the oral environment in which dosage retention is challenged by drug dilution with saliva flow and by drug inactivation by salivary enzymatic activity. enterococcus faecalis is a multidrug resistant nosocomia ... | 2014 | 25279943 |
| evolution of the resistance to antibiotics of bacteria involved in urinary tract infections: a 7-year surveillance study. | we conducted a retrospective analysis on the identification and antibiogram of all bacteria isolated from urine samples with microbiological confirmation of urinary tract infection (uti) in a spanish reference hospital over a 7-year period. | 2014 | 25278389 |
| commensal bacteria directly suppress in vitro degranulation of mast cells in a myd88-independent manner. | the intestine harbors a substantial number of commensal bacteria that provide considerable benefits to the host. epidemiologic studies have identified associations between alterations in the composition of the intestinal microbiota and the development of allergic disease. however, the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying these effects remain to be determined. here, we show that heat-killed commensal bacteria suppressed degranulation of mast cells in vitro in a myd88-independent manner. i ... | 2014 | 25273132 |
| effect of photodynamic therapy (pdt) on enterococcus faecalis biofilm in experimental primary and secondary endodontic infections. | to determine the antibacterial effect of photodynamic therapy on enterococcus faecalis (e. faecalis) biofilms in experimentally infected human root canals in primary infections and endodontic retreatments. | 2014 | 25366394 |
| comparative prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in community-acquired urinary tract infection cases from representative states of northern and southern india. | urinary tract infections (utis) are amongst the most common infections described in outpatient settings. increased antimicrobial resistance (amr) of urinary tract pathogens is a matter of global public health concern. treatment of uti depends on both prevalence and antimicrobial resistance (amr) of causative bacteria at any specific geographical location. | 2014 | 25386432 |
| an in vitro comparison of the antibacterial efficacy of triphala with different concentrations of sodium hypochlorite. | the antimicrobial efficacy of root canal irrigant plays an important role in increasing the success of root canal treatment (rct). the aim of the present experimental study was to compare the antimicrobial activity of triphala (a plant-derived solution) with 0.5, 1, 2.5 and 5% concentrations of sodium hypochlorite (naocl), against enterococcus faecalis (e. faecalis). | 2014 | 25386211 |
| identification of peptidoglycan-associated proteins as vaccine candidates for enterococcal infections. | infections by opportunistic bacteria have significant contributions to morbidity and mortality of hospitalized patients and also lead to high expenses in healthcare. in this setting, one of the major clinical problems is caused by gram-positive bacteria such as enterococci and staphylococci. in this study we extract, purify, identify and characterize immunogenic surface-exposed proteins present in the vancomycin resistant enterococci (vre) strain enterococcus faecium e155 using three different e ... | 2014 | 25369230 |
| antibacterial efficacy of aqueous ozone in root canals infected by enterococcus faecalis. | in endodontics, the elimination of resistant bacteria such as enterococcus faecalis plays an important role for treatment success in root canals. therefore, new alternative irrigants (instead of sodium hypochlorite) have been researched to achieve ideal endodontic treatment. | 2014 | 25368798 |
| anti-bacterial and anti-oxidant activities of leaf extracts of combretum vendae (combretecacea) and the isolation of an anti-bacterial compound. | combretum vendae a.e. van wyk (combretaceae) is used for the treatment of bacterial related infections and oxidative related diseases by indigenous people of south africa. dried leaves extracts of c. vendae were investigated for bioactivity against a variety of bacterial strains and their antioxidant potential evaluated. | 2014 | 25395708 |
| australian enterococcal sepsis outcome progamme, 2011. | from 1 january to 31 december 2011, 29 institutions around australia participated in the australian enterococcal sepsis outcome programme (aesop). the aim of aesop 2011 was to determine the proportion of enterococcal bacteraemia isolates in australia that are antimicrobial resistant, with particular emphasis on susceptibility to ampicillin and the glycopeptides, and to characterise the molecular epidemiology of the enterococcus faecalis and e. faecium isolates. of the 1,079 unique episodes of ba ... | 2014 | 25391408 |
| bacterial leakage in root canals filled with resin-based and mineral trioxide aggregate-based sealers. | sealing ability is one of the most important features of endodontic sealers. the purpose of this in vitro study was to compare the sealing ability of a resin-based sealer with a mineral trioxide aggregate-based sealer. | 2014 | 25426153 |
| comparative structural and functional analysis of staphylococcus aureus glucokinase with other bacterial glucokinases. | glucokinase is classified in bacteria based upon having atp binding site and 'repressor/open reading frames of unknown function/sugar kinases' motif, the sequence of glucokinase gene (jn645812) of staphylococcus aureus atcc12600 showed presence of atp binding site and 'repressor/open reading frames of unknown function/sugar kinases' motif. we have earlier observed glucokinase of s. aureus has higher affinity towards the substrate compared to other bacterial glucokinase and under anaerobic condit ... | 2014 | 25425757 |
| blood stream infections in renal transplant recipients: a single-center study. | bacteremias among renal transplant recipients are more frequent as a result of immunosuppression. they are considered extremely high-risk because they are correlated with decreased allograft and recipient survival. | 2014 | 25420856 |
| mechanisms of linezolid resistance in staphylococci and enterococci isolated from two teaching hospitals in shanghai, china. | linezolid is one of the most effective treatments against gram-positive pathogens. however, linezolid-resistant/intermediate strains have recently emerged in worldwide. the purpose of this study was to analyse the prevalence and resistance mechanisms of linezolid-resistant/intermediate staphylococci and enterococci in shanghai, china. | 2014 | 25420718 |
| effects of adsorbed and templated nanosilver in mesoporous calcium-silicate nanoparticles on inhibition of bacteria colonization of dentin. | mesoporous calcium-silicate nanoparticles (mcsns) are advanced biomaterials for controlled drug delivery and mineralization induction. nanosilver-incorporated mcsns (ag-mcsns) were prepared in the present study using both the adsorption and template methods. both versions of ag-mcsns showed characteristic morphology of mesoporous materials and exhibited sustained release of ions over time. in antibacterial testing against planktonic enterococcus faecalis, ag-mcsns showed significantly better ant ... | 2014 | 25419127 |
| molecular characterization and antibiotic resistance of enterococcus species from gut microbiota of chilean altiplano camelids. | enterococcus is one of the major human pathogens able to acquire multiple antibiotic-resistant markers as well as virulence factors which also colonize remote ecosystems, including wild animals. in this work, we characterized the enterococcus population colonizing the gut of chilean altiplano camelids without foreign human contact. | 2014 | 25405007 |
| [inferior vena cava thrombosis and endocarditis in a premature patient: case report]. | thrombosis of the inferior vena cava represents a significant percentage of all venous thrombosis that take place during the neonatal period, generally associated with risk factors such as the use of central venous catheter. the incidence of bacterial endocarditis in preterm infants is low. | 2014 | 25697617 |
| vancomycin-resistant enteroccus faecium and enterococcus faecalis isolated from education hospital of iran. | enterococci are opportunistic pathogens which represent one of the leading agents of nosocomial infections, especially urinary tract infections (uti) in hospitalized patients. the aim of the present study was to determine the resistance pattern and the type of resistance genes in vancomycin-resistant enterococcus isolated from an educational hospital in iran. | 2014 | 25705299 |
| antimicrobial activity of root canal irrigants associated with cetrimide against biofilm and planktonic enterococcus faecalis. | to evaluate the antibacterial activity of sodium hypochlorite (naocl) and chlorhexidine (chx) alone or associated with cetrimide (ctr), and qmix against biofilm and planktonic enterococcus faecalis (e. faecalis) [american type culture collection (atcc) 29212]. | 2014 | 25707833 |
| diagnostic and therapeutic utility of transrectal ultrasound in urological office prostatic abscess management: a short report from a single urologic center. | prostatic abscess (pa) is an infrequent condition in the modern antibiotic era. the everyday use of transrectal ultrasound (trus) during diagnostic work-up and the widespread recurrence to prostatic biopsies may lead to an increase of pa diagnosis. in this short report we analyze the patients characteristics and the management of seven recent cases of pa diagnosed in our institution. | 2014 | 25641468 |
| transcriptome analysis of enterococcus faecalis during mammalian infection shows cells undergo adaptation and exist in a stringent response state. | as both a commensal and a major cause of healthcare-associated infections in humans, enterococcus faecalis is a remarkably adaptable organism. we investigated how e. faecalis adapts in a mammalian host as a pathogen by characterizing changes in the transcriptome during infection in a rabbit model of subdermal abscess formation using transcriptional microarrays. the microarray experiments detected 222 and 291 differentially regulated genes in e. faecalis og1rf at two and eight hours after subderm ... | 2014 | 25545155 |
| risk factors analysis for occurrence of asymptomatic bacteriuria after endourological procedures. | endourological procedures are performed according to the principles of aseptic techniques, jet still in certain number of patients urinary tract infections may occur. considering the risk of urinary tract infection, there is no unique opinion about the prophylactic use of antibiotics in endourological procedures. | 2014 | 25568546 |
| antimicrobial activity of extracts and isoquinoline alkaloids of selected papaveraceae plants. | alkaloidal extracts of seven selected plants of the family papaveraceae were studied with respect to their activity against six strains of pathogenic bacteria and their alkaloidal fingerprint. twenty-four alkaloids were determined by gc/ms, and twenty of them identified from their mass spectra, retention times and retention indexes. in the antibacterial assay, three gram-positive (enterorococcus faecalis, staphylococcus aureus and s. hyicus), and three gram-negative (escherichia coli, proteus mi ... | 2014 | 25632464 |
| efficacy of contemporary and novel intracanal medicaments against enterococcus faecalis. | to compare the antibacterial activity of propolis (30% in methyl cellulose), curcumin (2.5mg/ml of methyl cellulose), 2% chlorhexidine gel (chx), 2% metronidazole gel (mz) and a mixture of 2% chx and 2% mz against enterococcus faecalis in vitro. calcium hydroxide served as the control. | 2014 | 25631726 |
| an in vivo comparison of antimicrobial efficacy of sodium hypochlorite and biopure mtad™ against enterococcus faecalis in primary teeth: a qpcr study. | biopure mtad™, a new root canal irrigant has shown promising results against the most common resistant microorganism, e. faecalis, in permanent teeth. however, there is lack of studies comparing its antimicrobial effectiveness with naocl in primary teeth. the purpose of this study was to compare the in vivo antimicrobial efficacy of naocl 2.5% and biopure mtad™ against e. faecalis in primary teeth. | 2014 | 25631723 |
| antibacterial effect of all-in-one self-etch adhesives on enterococcus faecalis. | background and aims. the aim of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial activity of one-step self-etch adhesives on enterococcus faecalis on days 1, 7 and 14 with the use of modified direct contact test. materials and methods. the modified directcontact test was used to evaluate the antibacterial effect of adper easy one, bond force, clearfil s3 bond, futurabond m, g-bond, ibond and optibond all-in-one adhesives on enterococcus faecalis after aging the samples in phosphate-buffered saline f ... | 2014 | 25587384 |
| assessment of photodynamic therapy (pdt) in disinfection of deeper dentinal tubules in a root canal system: an in vitro study. | the success of endodontic treatment therapy depends on how well we eliminate pathogenic microflora from the root canal system as micro organism as the major cause of root canal infection. conventional root canal treatment can fail if microorganisms cannot be removed sufficiently by thorough cleaning, shaping of root canal. newer modalities such as photodynamic therapy are being tried now a days for disinfection of root canals. aim & objectives: the basic aim of this study was assessment of the a ... | 2014 | 25584321 |
| an in vitro evaluation of antimicrobial efficacy of 2% chlorhexidine gel, propolis and calcium hydroxide against enterococcus faecalis in human root dentin. | to evaluate in vitro the antimicrobial efficacy of 2% chlorhexidine gel, propolis and calcium hydroxide against enterococcus faecalis in human root dentin. | 2014 | 25584319 |
| development and evaluation of a quadruplex taq man real-time pcr assay for simultaneous detection of clinical isolates of enterococcus faecalis, enterococcus faecium and their vana and vanb genotypes. | we developed and evaluated the utility of a quadruplex taqman real-time pcr assay that allows simultaneous identification of vancomycin-resistant genotypes and clinically relevant enterococci. | 2014 | 25848524 |
| significance and survival of enterococci during the house fly development. | house flies are among the most important nonbiting insect pests of medical and veterinary importance. larvae develop in decaying organic substrates and their survival strictly depends on an active microbial community. house flies have been implicated in the ecology and transmission of enterococci, including multi-antibiotic-resistant and virulent strains of enterococcus faecalis. in this study, eight american type culture collection type strains of enterococci including enterococcus avium, enter ... | 2014 | 24605454 |
| high inhibition of paenibacillus larvae and listeria monocytogenes by enterococcus isolated from different sources in tunisia and identification of their bacteriocin genes. | a total of 300 isolates of enterococcus, from different sources including faeces of poultry, cow and sheep, raw milk, ricotta cheese and water, in tunisia, were screened for their antibacterial activity. amongst them, 59 bacteriocin-producing strains were detected and identified by molecular methods. genes encoding for enta, entp, entb, entl50a/b, as-48 and bac31 bacteriocins were targeted by pcr. the bacteriocin-producing strains were assigned to the species enterococcus faecium, enterococcus f ... | 2014 | 24698417 |
| bacteriocinogenic properties and in vitro probiotic potential of enterococci from tunisian dairy products. | the aim of this study was to isolate new bacteriocinogenic strains with putative probiotic potential from various tunisian fermented milks. a total of 44 gram-positive catalase-negative isolates were colony-purified and screened for antimicrobial activity. of inhibitory isolates, four were identified as enterococcus durans and one as enterococcus faecalis using 16s rrna gene sequence. the five strains were sensitive to penicillin g, all aminoglycosides tested, to the vancomycin, tetracycline, an ... | 2014 | 24627155 |
| is there a need for bacterial endocarditis prophylaxis in patients undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopy? | heart valve repair or replacement is a serious problem. patients can benefit from an open dialogue between both cardiologists and gastroenterologists for the optimal effective patients care. the focused update on infective endocarditis of the american college of cardiology/american heart association 2008 (acc/aha guidelines) and guidelines on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infective endocarditis (new version 2009) of the european society of cardiology (esc guidelines) describe proph ... | 2014 | 24566725 |
| characterization of lactic acid bacteria isolated from artisanal travnik young cheeses, sweet creams and sweet kajmaks over four seasons. | the aim of this study was to investigate the composition of lactic acid bacteria (lab) in autochthonous young cheeses, sweet creams and sweet kajmaks produced in the vlašić mountain region of central bosnia and herzegovina near the town of travnik over a four season period. these three products were made from cow's milk by a traditional method without the addition of a starter culture. preliminary characterization with phenotype-based assays and identification using rep-pcr with a (gtg)5 primer ... | 2014 | 24387849 |
| phenotypic expression, molecular characterization and transferability of erythromycin resistance genes in enterococcus spp. isolated from naturally fermented food. | to evaluate phenotypic resistance to macrolides-lincosamides and streptogramin b (mlsb ) antibiotics and to determine their localization as well as transferability of erythromycin resistance genes in enterococcal isolates of naturally fermented food-idli batter. | 2014 | 24206069 |
| enterococcus--virulence and susceptibility to photodynamic therapy of clinical isolates from lower silesia, poland. | a collection of 400 enterococcal isolates from clinical samples of hospitalized patients were studied for their virulence traits according to the isolation site. formation of biofilm and production of dnase, hemolysin, lipase, and gelatinase were characterized. biofilms of selected strains were examined for their susceptibility to antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (apdt). | 2014 | 25290581 |
| antimicrobial susceptibility of enterococcal species isolated from antibiotic-treated dogs and cats. | in this study, we examined the antimicrobial susceptibility of the enterococci isolated from dogs and cats in japan during 2011-2012. fecal samples were collected from 84 dogs and 16 cats that underwent antibiotic treatment. enterococci were detected in 70 of 84 dogs (83.3%) and 7 of 16 cats (43.8%). the most prevalent enterococcus species was enterococcus faecalis (64.9%); enterococcus faecium and enterococcus durans were also isolated from 14 of 77 (18.2%) and 5 of 77 (6.5%) of these animals, ... | 2014 | 24976587 |
| prevalence of enterococcus species and their virulence genes in fresh water prior to and after storm events. | enterococcus spp. isolates (n = 286) collected from six surface water bodies in subtropical brisbane, australia, prior to and after storm events, were identified to species level and tested for the presence of seven clinically important virulence genes (vgs). enterococcus faecalis (48%), enterococcus faecium (14%), enterococcus mundtii (13%), and enterococcus casseliflavus (13%) were frequently detected at all sites. the frequency of e. faecium occurrence increased from 6% in the dry period to 1 ... | 2014 | 24494806 |
| animal rennets as sources of dairy lactic acid bacteria. | the microbial composition of artisan and industrial animal rennet pastes was studied by using both culture-dependent and -independent approaches. pyrosequencing targeting the 16s rrna gene allowed to identify 361 operational taxonomic units (otus) to the genus/species level. among lactic acid bacteria (lab), streptococcus thermophilus and some lactobacilli, mainly lactobacillus crispatus and lactobacillus reuteri, were the most abundant species, with differences among the samples. twelve groups ... | 2014 | 24441167 |
| clinical epidemiological study on the incidence of escherichia coli infections in the cancer patients admitted to surgery department ii of the iasi regional oncology institute in 2013. | the aim of study was to identify pathogens involved in hospital-acquired or community-acquired infections in patients suffering from various types of cancers. | 2014 | 25341303 |
| prevalence of antibacterial resistant bacterial contaminants from mobile phones of hospital inpatients. | mobile phones contaminated with bacteria may act as fomites. antibiotic resistant bacterial contamination of mobile phones of inpatients was studied. one hundred and six samples were collected from mobile phones of patients admitted in various hospitals in jazan province of saudi arabia. eighty-nine (83.9%) out of 106 mobile phones were found to be contaminated with bacteria. fifty-two (49.0%) coagulase-negative staphylococcus, 12 (11.3%) staphylococcus aureus, 7 (6.6%) enterobacter cloacae, 3 ( ... | 2014 | 28156258 |
| safety of topical vancomycin for pediatric spinal deformity: nontoxic serum levels with supratherapeutic drain levels. | retrospective cohort analysis. | 2014 | 24921849 |
| postoperative spine and veptr infections in children: a case-control study. | surgical site infection (ssi) after pediatric scoliosis surgery is a major cause of morbidity. we compared the odds ratios of various potential risk factors for infection among patients who developed a deep ssi following spinal deformity surgery and those who remained infection free. | 2014 | 24327165 |
| the effectiveness of enzymic irrigation in removing a nutrient-stressed endodontic multispecies biofilm. | to establish a nutrient-stressed multispecies model biofilm and investigate the dynamics of biofilm killing and disruption by 1% trypsin and 1% proteinase k with or without ultrasonic activation. | 2014 | 24246147 |
| screening of bacteriocin-producing enterococcus faecalis strains for antagonistic activities against clostridium perfringens. | this study was conducted to isolate and characterize bacteriocin-producing bacteria against clostridium perfringens (c. perfringens) from domestic animals to determine their usefulness as probiotics. bacteriocin-producing bacteria were isolated from pig feces by the spot-on-lawn method. a total of 1,370 bacterial stains were isolated, and six were tentatively selected after identifying the inhibitory activity against the pathogenic indicator c. perfringens kctc 3269 and kctc 5100. the selected s ... | 2014 | 26761495 |
| technological properties of bacteriocin-producing lactic acid bacteria isolated from pico cheese an artisanal cow's milk cheese. | evaluate technologically relevant properties from bacteriocin-producing strains to use as starter/adjunct cultures in cheese making. | 2014 | 24206097 |
| new antimicrobial pregnane glycosides from the stem of ecdysanthera rosea. | phytochemical investigation on the stem of ecdysanthera rosea led to the isolation of eight new c-21 pregnane glycoside ecdysosides a-h (1-8), together with one known pregnane glycoside ecdysantheroside a (9). their structures were elucidated based on extensive spectroscopic data (ms, ir, 1d and 2d nmr) analysis, as well as comparison with the reported literature data. antimicrobial activities of all the compounds were evaluated against bacteria and yeasts. compounds 1, 9, 3 and 5 exhibited mode ... | 2014 | 25454459 |
| methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin-resistant enterococcus faecalis and enterococcus faecium active dimeric isobutyrylphloroglucinol from ivesia gordonii. | bioassay-guided fractionation of the chloroform soluble fraction of stem, leaf, and flower extracts of the american plant ivesia gordonii led to the isolation of a new dimeric acylphloroglucinol, 3,3'-diisobutyryl-2,6'-dimethoxy-4,6,2',4'-tetrahydroxy-5,5'dimethyldiphenyl methane (1), to which we have assigned the trivial name ofivesinol (1), together with a known monomeric acylphloroglucinol, 1,5-dihydroxy-2-(2'-methylpropionyl)-3-methoxy-6-methylbenzene (2). the structures of the isolated comp ... | 2014 | 24689296 |
| chronic botulism in a saxony dairy farm: sources, predisposing factors, development of the disease and treatment possibilities. | the aim of this study is to investigate clostridium botulinum at a saxony dairy farm with 159 cows and 18 heifers. the animals exhibited clinical symptoms of chronic botulism. to determine the source of the infection, feces, blood, organs, and gastrointestinal fluids of dead or euthanized cows; as well as soil, water, silage and manure were tested for c. botulinum spores and bonts using elisa. bont/c and c. botulinum type c were detected in 53% and 3% of tested animals, respectively, while bont/ ... | 2014 | 24997242 |
| inter- and intraspecies transfer of a clostridium difficile conjugative transposon conferring resistance to mlsb. | resistance to the macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin b group of antibiotics in clostridium difficile is generally due to erm(b) genes. tn6194, a conjugative transposon initially detected in pcr-ribotype 027 isolates, is an erm(b)-containing element also detected in other relevant c. difficile pcr-ribotypes. in this study, the genome of a c. difficile pcr-ribotype 001 strain was sequenced, and an element with two nucleotidic changes compared to tn6194 was detected. this element was transferred b ... | 2014 | 25055190 |
| surotomycin demonstrates low in vitro frequency of resistance and rapid bactericidal activity in clostridium difficile, enterococcus faecalis, and enterococcus faecium. | surotomycin (cb-183,315) is an orally administered, minimally absorbed, selective bactericidal cyclic lipopeptide in phase 3 development for the treatment of clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea. the aim of this study was to evaluate the emergence of resistance in c. difficile (atcc 700057 and three recent clinical isolates from the restriction endonuclease analysis groups bi, bk, and k), vancomycin-susceptible (vs) enterococcus faecalis (atcc 49452), vancomycin-resistant (vr) e. faecalis ( ... | 2014 | 24798273 |
| microbial diversity in persistent root canal infections investigated by checkerboard dna-dna hybridization. | the aim of the present study was to investigate the composition of the root canal microbiota in endodontic failures in order to identify and quantify these microorganisms. | 2014 | 24935532 |
| antimicrobial effects of calcium hydroxide, chlorhexidine, and propolis on enterococcus faecalis and candida albicans. | to evaluate the efficacy of calcium hydroxide (ca[oh]2 ), 2% chlorhexidine (chx) gel, and propolis against both enterococcus faecalis (e. faecalis) and candida albicans (c. albicans) using infected dentine models at two different depths (100 and 200 μm) after 14 days of application. | 2014 | 23559565 |
| diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory disease (pid): intra-operative findings and comparison of vaginal and intra-abdominal cultures. | pelvic inflammatory disease (pid) is frequent in adolescents and younger women. diagnosis is usually based on the clinical findings, and the threshold for empiric antibiotic therapy should be low. however, at least in cases of resistance toward therapy or deterioration of symptoms, laparoscopic evaluation can be helpful. | 2014 | 24474636 |
| 'honey ointment': a natural remedy of skin wound infections. | honey is a gift of nature, principally identified and valued to possess antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activity and has been used as a natural remedy of wounds since ancient times. the objectives of this study were to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of honey against micro-organisms, to formulate a honey ointment and to evaluate the efficacy of such ointment by conducting clinical trials on skin wound infection. | 2014 | 24800336 |
| the effect of temperature and contact time of sodium hypochlorite on human roots infected with enterococcus faecalis and candida albicans. | the aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of 2.5 % naocl at different temperature and time intervals on enterococcus faecalis and candida albicans-infected human roots. a total of 112 root cylinders prepared from extracted single-rooted humans were infected by e. faecalis (group a, n = 56) or c. albicans (group b, n = 56); 3 root cylinders served as negative controls. both groups were further divided into 6 subgroups according to three contact times (30 s, 1 min, 5 min) with naocl ... | 2014 | 23011474 |
| essential oil composition and antimicrobial activity of angelica archangelica l. (apiaceae) roots. | in this paper, the chemical composition and the antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of angelica archangelica l. (apiaceae) roots from central italy were analyzed. the major constituents of the oil were α-pinene (21.3%), δ-3-carene (16.5%), limonene (16.4%) and α-phellandrene (8.7%). the oil shows a good antimicrobial activity against clostridium difficile, clostridium perfringens, enterococcus faecalis, eubacterium limosum, peptostreptococcus anaerobius, and candida albicans with minimum ... | 2014 | 24788027 |
| protection of mice from oral candidiasis by heat-killed enterococcus faecalis, possibly through its direct binding to candida albicans. | to develop a new therapy against oral candidiasis, a commensal microorganism, enterococcus faecalis was tested for its ability to modulate candida growth in vitro and its therapeutic activities against a murine model in vivo. addition of heat-killed e. faecalis strain ef2001 (ef2001) isolated from healthy human feces to the culture of c. albicans strain timm1768 inhibited adherence of the latter to a microtiter plate in a dose dependent manner and candida cells surrounded by ef2001 were increase ... | 2014 | 24682096 |
| impact of staphylococcus aureus on pathogenesis in polymicrobial infections. | polymicrobial infections involving staphylococcus aureus exhibit enhanced disease severity and morbidity. we reviewed the nature of polymicrobial interactions between s. aureus and other bacterial, fungal, and viral cocolonizers. microbes that were frequently recovered from the infection site with s. aureus are haemophilus influenzae, enterococcus faecalis, pseudomonas aeruginosa, streptococcus pneumoniae, corynebacterium sp., lactobacillus sp., candida albicans, and influenza virus. detailed an ... | 2014 | 24643542 |
| [development of polycomponent metabolite probiotic]. | construct composition of polycomponent probiotic based on lactobacilli cultural fluid (cf) supernatant. | 2014 | 24605659 |
| novel benzoxazoles: synthesis and antibacterial, antifungal, and antitubercular activity against antibiotic-resistant and -sensitive microbes. | a new series of 5-(p-substituted benzamido/phenylacetamido)-2-(p-tert-butylphenyl)benzoxazole derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for their antibacterial, antifungal, and antimycobacterial activities against antibiotic-resistant and -sensitive staphylococcus aureus, enterococcus faecalis, escherichia coli, klebsiella pneumoniae, and mycobacterium tuberculosis as well as against candida albicans and candida krusei. the compounds possessed broad-spectrum activity against all of the tested g ... | 2014 | 24601083 |
| antimicrobial activity of the marine alkaloids, clathrodin and oroidin, and their synthetic analogues. | marine organisms produce secondary metabolites that may be valuable for the development of novel drug leads as such and can also provide structural scaffolds for the design and synthesis of novel bioactive compounds. the marine alkaloids, clathrodin and oroidin, which were originally isolated from sponges of the genus, agelas, were prepared and evaluated for their antimicrobial activity against three bacterial strains (enterococcus faecalis, staphylococcus aureus and escherichia coli) and one fu ... | 2014 | 24534840 |
| [investigation of antimicrobial and antibiofilm effects of some preservatives used in drugs, cosmetics and food products]. | preservatives are added to food, drugs and other pharmaceutical products to avoid microbial contamination. for antimicrobial activity testing and preservative efficacy testing, vegetative forms of the standard test organisms are used. however, microbial biofilm formation may occur on living tissues, medical implants, industrial or drinking water pipes, natural aquatic systems, glass and plastic surfaces. in our study, it was aimed to determine the antimicrobial and antibiofilm effects of some pr ... | 2014 | 24506719 |
| evaluation of epidemiological cut-off values indicates that biocide resistant subpopulations are uncommon in natural isolates of clinically-relevant microorganisms. | to date there are no clear criteria to determine whether a microbe is susceptible to biocides or not. as a starting point for distinguishing between wild-type and resistant organisms, we set out to determine the minimal inhibitory concentration (mic) and minimal bactericidal concentration (mbc) distributions for four common biocides; triclosan, benzalkonium chloride, chlorhexidine and sodium hypochlorite for 3319 clinical isolates, with a particular focus on staphylococcus aureus (n = 1635) and ... | 2014 | 24466194 |
| effect of ottoman viper (montivipera xanthina (gray, 1849)) venom on various cancer cells and on microorganisms. | cytotoxic and antimicrobial effects of montivipera xanthina venom against lncap, mcf-7, ht-29, saos-2, hep3b, vero cells and antimicrobial activity against selected bacterial and fungal species: staphylococcus aureus atcc 25923, escherichia coli atcc 25922, e. coli o157h7, enterococcus faecalis 29212, enterococcus faecium dsm 13590, staphylococcus epidermidis atcc 12228, s. typhimirium ccm 5445, proteus vulgaris atcc 6957 and candida albicans atcc 10239 were studied for evaluating the potential ... | 2014 | 23381026 |
| screening and characterisation of antimicrobial properties of semisynthetic betulin derivatives. | betulin (lup-20(29)-ene-3β, 28-diol) is a naturally occurring triterpene, which is found in substantial amounts from the outer bark of birch trees. a library of 51 structurally diverse semisynthetic betulin derivatives was screened against five bacterial strains, enterobacter aerogenes, escherichia coli, enterococcus faecalis, pseudomonas aeruginosa, staphylococcus aureus and a fungal strain candida albicans, using broth microdilution assays. primary antimicrobial screening at 50 µm concentratio ... | 2014 | 25032708 |
| the antimicrobial effects of citrus limonum and citrus aurantium essential oils on multi-species biofilms. | the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of citrus limonum and citrus aurantium essential oils (eos) compared to 0.2% chlorhexidine (chx) and 1% sodium hypochlorite (naocl) on multispecies biofilms formed by candida albicans, enterococcus faecalis and escherichia coli. the biofilms were grown in acrylic disks immersed in broth, inoculated with microbial suspension (106 cells/ml) and incubated at 37°c / 48 h. after the biofilms were formed, they were exposed for 5 minutes to the solution ... | 2014 | 25000605 |
| evaluation of the antimicrobial potency of silver nanoparticles biosynthesized by using an endophytic fungus, cryptosporiopsis ericae ps4. | in the present study, silver nanoparticles (agnps) with an average particle size of 5.5 ± 3.1 nm were biosynthesized using an endophytic fungus cryptosporiopsis ericae ps4 isolated from the ethno-medicinal plant potentilla fulgens l. the nanoparticles were characterized using uv-visible spectrophotometer, transmission electron microscopy (tem), scanning electron microscopy (sem), selective area electron diffraction (saed), and energy dispersive x-ray (edx) spectroscopy analysis. antimicrobial ef ... | 2014 | 24994011 |
| synergistic antimicrobial action of chlorhexidine and ozone in endodontic treatment. | the aim of this study was to determine whether irrigation with sodium hypochlorite, chlorhexidine, and ozone gas, alone or in combination, were effective against enterococcus faecalis and candida albicans; these are microorganisms frequently isolated from teeth with periapical lesions resistant to endodontic treatment. | 2014 | 24982899 |
| antimicrobial activity of cationic peptides in endodontic procedures. | the present study aimed to investigate the antimicrobial and biofilm inhibition activity of synthetic antimicrobial peptides (amps) against microbes such as enterococcus faecalis, staphylococcus aureus, and candida albicans which are involved in endodontic infections. | 2014 | 24966779 |
| endophytic fungi from myrcia guianensis at the brazilian amazon: distribution and bioactivity. | beneficial interactions between plants and microorganisms have been investigated under different ecological, physiological, biochemical, and genetic aspects. however, the systematic exploration of biomolecules with potential for biotechnological products from this interaction still is relatively scarce. therefore, this study aimed the evaluation of the diversity and antimicrobial activity of the endophytic fungi obtained from roots, stems and leafs of myrcia guianensis (myrtaceae) from the brazi ... | 2014 | 24948926 |
| effect of addition of 2% chlorhexidine or 10% doxycycline on antimicrobial activity of biodentine. | the purpose of this in vitro study was to determine whether the addition of 2% chlorhexidine gluconate or 10% doxycycline would enhance the antimicrobial activity of biodentine against staphylococcus aureus (atcc-25923), enterococcus faecalis (atcc-29212), candida albicans (atcc-90028), and streptococcus mutans (mtcc-497). | 2014 | 24944453 |
| antimicrobial and immunomodulatory properties of pgla-am1, cpf-am1, and magainin-am1: potent activity against oral pathogens. | cationic amphipathic α-helical peptides are intensively studied classes of host defence peptides (hdps). three peptides, peptide glycine-leucine-amide (pgla-am1), caerulein-precursor fragment (cpf-am1) and magainin-am1, originally isolated from norepinephrine-stimulated skin secretions of the african volcano frog xenopus amieti (pipidae), were studied for their antimicrobial and immunomodulatory activities against oral and respiratory pathogens. minimal effective concentrations (mecs), determine ... | 2014 | 25447193 |
| microorganism penetration in dentinal tubules of instrumented and retreated root canal walls. in vitro sem study. | this in vitro study aimed to investigate the ability of candida albicans (c. albicans) and enterococcus faecalis (e. faecalis) to penetrate dentinal tubules of instrumented and retreated root canal surface of split human teeth. | 2014 | 25383343 |
| antimicrobial effect of calcium hydroxide as an intracanal medicament in root canal treatment: a literature review - part i. in vitro studies. | the goal of endodontic treatment is the prevention and control of pulpal and periradicular infections. calcium hydroxide (ca(oh)2) has been widely used in endodontics as an intracanal medicament to eliminate the remaining microorganisms after chemomechanical preparation. the purpose of this article is to review the antimicrobial properties of ca(oh)2 as an intracanal medicament in root canal treatment. the first part of this review details the characteristics of ca(oh)2 and summarizes the result ... | 2014 | 25383341 |
| in vitro evaluation of the antimicrobial efficacy of four endodontic biomaterials against enterococcus faecalis, candida albicans, and staphylococcus aureus. | root canal sealers that possess good antimicrobial property can prevent residual and recurrent infection and contribute to successful endodontic therapy. this study evaluated the antimicrobial activity of four endodontic sealers, ah plus, tubliseal ewt, endorez, and iroot sp, against three different microorganisms, e. faecalis, c. albicans, and s. aureus, by direct contact test. 10 μl microbial suspensions were allowed to directly contact the four endodontic sealers for 1 hr at 37°c. subsequentl ... | 2014 | 25371678 |
| [clinical and bacteriological characteristic of infectious purulent complications in patients after related renal transplantation]. | we investigated the frequency and characteristics of infectious purulent and non-infectious complications in living related renal transplant recipients in early postoperative period. it was identified the prevalent microorganisms in urinary tract infections and its antibiotic sensitivity: pseudomonas aeruginosa, escherichia coli, klebsiella pneumoniae, enterobacter cloacae, citrobacter freundii, staphylococcus epidermidis, enterococcus faecalis, candida albicans. 182 strains of bacteria and cand ... | 2014 | 25327674 |
| comparative evaluation of antimicrobial activity of two root canal sealers: mta fillapex and ah 26. | even after a complete root canal therapy, reinfection may occur as a result of incomplete seal and activation of residual bacteria. thus, antimicrobial activity is an important characteristic of root canal sealers. mta fillapex is a newly developed mta-based sealer. it has been subjected to various studies evaluating its physical and chemical properties. in this study, we aimed to compare the antimicrobial activity of this sealer to the commonly known widely accepted sealer, ah26. | 2014 | 25299361 |
| chemical constituent and antimicrobial effect of essential oil from myrtus communis leaves on microorganisms involved in persistent endodontic infection compared to two common endodontic irrigants: an in vitro study. | persistent infections of human root canals play a fundamental role in the failure of endodontic treatment. the purpose of this study is to determine the chemical composition of myrtus communis (m. communis) essential oil and to assess its antimicrobial activity against enterococcus faecalis, staphylococcus aureus and candida albicans compared to that of sodium hypochlorite (naocl) and chlorhexidine (chx). | 2014 | 25298646 |
| in vitro antimicrobial activity of an experimental dentifrice based on ricinus communis. | this study evaluated the antimicrobial activity of a ricinus communis-based experimental dentifrice for denture hygiene against the following standard strains: staphylococcus aureus, escherichia coli, streptococcus mutans, enterococcus faecalis, candida albicans and candida glabrata. the minimum inhibitory concentration (mic) assay was performed with r. communis in pure oil at 2.5%. only e. coli was not inhibited by r. communis, but the mic (0.0781%) was effective against the other microorganism ... | 2014 | 25252252 |
| which tree orders in southern africa have the highest antimicrobial activity and selectivity against bacterial and fungal pathogens of animals? | the study randomly screened leaf extracts of several hundred southern african tree species against important microbial pathogens to determine which taxa have the highest activity and may yield useful products to treat infections in the animal health market. | 2014 | 25164197 |
| comparative evaluation of antimicrobial efficacy of triple antibiotic paste and calcium hydroxide using chitosan as carrier against candida albicans and enterococcus faecalis: an in vitro study. | to analyze the sustained release of intracanal medicaments with or without a carrier and testing their antimicrobial efficacy in root canal against candida albicans and enterococcus faecalis. | 2014 | 25125845 |
| a comparative antimicrobial analysis of various root canal irrigating solutions on endodontic pathogens: an in vitro study. | evolution in understanding the poly-microbial environment of both endodontic infections and that of failed root canal treatments has been debatable over the years. the present study was designed to compare and analyze the effect of various root canal irrigation solutions on certain endodontic pathogens in vitro. | 2014 | 25095835 |