| epidemiology of antibiotic resistance in human isolates of enterobacteriaceae in sicily. | the authors have studied the antimicrobial susceptibility of 1073 clinical isolates of various genera of enterobacteriaceae (collected during the period july-december 1988) to ampicillin, piperacillin, cefotaxime, ceftazidime, ceftriaxone, aztreonam, imipenem, gentamicin, amikacin, netilmicin, norfloxacin, and ciprofloxacin. antimicrobial susceptibility was determined by bauer-kirby disk diffusion method. of 1073 tested bacteria, 704 (65.6%) produced beta-lactamase detectable by nitrocefin test. ... | 1990 | 2332782 |
| [boutonneuse fever in clinical practice]. | boutonneuse fever has become endemic in some parts of sicily and the italian mainland over the last five years. an account is given of the features assisting its clinical recognition and serological verification. the main nosographical aspects of the disease are described. the conditions required for certain, probable and presumed diagnosis are stated, stress being laid on the prime importance of timely clinical assessment, and the possibility of serological ascertainment when the disease is wan ... | 1981 | 7254647 |