Publications

urine cultures from indwelling bladder catheters in nursing home patients: a point prevalence study in a swedish county.	abstract objectives. to survey the bacterial flora and antibiotic resistance in urinary strains from patients with indwelling bladder catheters residing in nursing homes within a geographically defined region. material and methods. urine was sampled for culture from 163 catheter patients (126 men and 37 women) during a 2 week period in march 2010. susceptibility testing of the isolated bacteria was compared with all urinary strains (n = 9994) from hospitals and primary healthcare in the same geo ...	2011	21452928
urease inhibitors as potential drugs for gastric and urinary tract infections: a patent review.	introduction: urease is the enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea, which is involved in serious infections caused by helicobacter pylori in the gastric tract, as well as proteus and related species in the urinary tract. the necessity to treat such infections has stimulated intensive studies on various groups of urease inhibitors. areas covered: patent literature on urease inhibitors with possible applications in medicine is reviewed in this paper. hydroxamic acids, phosphoramidates, urea ...	2011	21457123
[chronic pyelonephritis and xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis].		2011	21458176
inhibition of inos reduces the therapeutic effects of ozone in acute necrotizing pancreatitis: an in vivo animal study.	abstract objective. previously, it was shown that ozone and s-methylthiourea (smt) treatments had ameliorative effects on experimental models of acute necrotizing pancreatitis (anp). it is possible that the combination of ozone and smt may be more effective than either therapy. therefore, we investigated the efficacy of combination therapy with ozone and smt in an experimental rat model of anp. material and methods. sprague-dawley rats were divided into five experimental groups. groups were desi ...	2011	21463160
chronic suppurative otitis media in children of luanda, angola.	aim: evaluation of clinical characteristics, bacteriology and hearing in paediatric patients with and without chronic suppurative otitis media (csom) in luanda, angola. methods: interview, clinical examination, ear-discharge culture, open air pure-tone audiometry and brainstem auditory-evoked potentials of 23 outpatients with csom and 23 controls in a paediatric hospital. results: of the csom vs. control children, 35% vs. 26% had running water, 70% vs. 70% electricity, 64% vs. 0% hiv (p < 0.0 ...	2011	21477130
quantifying selective reporting and the proteus phenomenon for multiple datasets with similar bias.	meta-analyses play an important role in synthesizing evidence from diverse studies and datasets that address similar questions. a major obstacle for meta-analyses arises from biases in reporting. in particular, it is speculated that findings which do not achieve formal statistical significance are less likely reported than statistically significant findings. moreover, the patterns of bias can be complex and may also depend on the timing of the research results and their relationship with previou ...	2011	21479240
cold atmospheric plasma: a successful treatment of lesions in hailey-hailey disease.		2011	21482888
bacteriologic and plasmid analysis of etiologic agents of conjunctivitis in lagos, nigeria.	background: conjunctivitis, an inflammation of the conjunctiva, is one of the most common eye problems affecting all age groups in nigeria. a better understanding of its epidemiology and the antibiotic susceptibility of etiologic bacterial agents is crucial for the initiation of preventive and therapeutic measures. this study determined the distribution and patterns of bacterial infections in nigerian patients with conjunctivitis. antibiotic resistance patterns and the plasmid profiles of these ...	2011	21484175
phytochemical screening and antibacterial activities of vernonia ambigua, vernonia blumeoides and vernonia oocephala (asteraceae).	some vernonia species (vernonia ambigua, vernonia blumeoides and vernonia oocephala) used in northern nigerian traditional medicine, were subjected to phytochemical screening using standard procedures. the antibacterial activity using the disc diffusion method as outlined by the nccls was carried out on klebsiella pneumoniae, streptococcus pyogenes, staphylococcus aureus, corynbacterium ulcerans, methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa), salmonella typhi, pseudomonas aeruginosa, shigel ...	2011	21485703
[cmy-2-type plasmid-mediated ampc ß-lactamases emerging in tucumán, argentina].	in the last years, enterobacteriaceae such as klebsiella pneumoniae, proteus mirabilis and escherichia coli, have acquired resistance to third-generation cephalosporins (c3g) because of the presence of plasmid-mediated ampc ß-lactamases. the aim of this work was to detect plasmid ampc enzymes and to investigate the predominant types in our region. between march and july 2009, 733 consecutive isolates of enterobacteriaceae derived from hospitals and outpatient centers were studied. susceptibility ...	2011	21491062
potential use of 68ga-apo-transferrin as a pet imaging agent for detecting staphylococcus aureus infection.	(67)ga citrate has been extensively used to detect infection and inflammation since 1971. however, its clinical utility is compromised due to several limitations. the present project explored whether (68)ga-apo-transferrin ((68)ga-tf), when prepared in vitro, is a useful agent for positron emission tomography (pet) imaging of bacterial infection.	2011	21492788
identification of bacteria isolated from nasal polyps and their ability to produce superantigens and biofilms in lebanese patients.	staphylococcus aureus superantigens and bacterial biofilms have been implicated in the development of chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal polyps. we conducted a study of 32 lebanese patients-21 males and 11 females, aged 15 to 71 years (mean: 39)-to identify bacteria isolated from nasal polyps and to determine if these bacteria produced superantigens and biofilms. polyps were surgically removed, homogenized, and subjected to bacteriologic studies. the presence or absence of s aureus enterotoxin a, ...	2011	21500161
synergistic combination of chitosan acetate with nanoparticle silver as a topical antimicrobial: efficacy against bacterial burn infections.	chitosan and nanoparticle silver are both materials with demonstrated antimicrobial properties and have been proposed singly or combined as constituents of antimicrobial burn dressings. here we show that they combine synergistically together to inhibit the in vitro growth of gram-positive methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) and gram-negative bacteria (pseudomonas aeruginosa, proteus mirabilis and acinetobacter baumannii) as judged by bioluminescence monitoring and isobolographic a ...	2011	21502618
antibiotic susceptibility and imaging findings of the causative microorganisms responsible for acute urinary tract infection in children: a five-year single center study.	we studied the differences in the antibiotic susceptibilities of the microorganisms that causeing urinary tract infections (uti) in children to obtain useful information on appropriate drug selection for childhood uti.	2011	21503201
sitafloxacin: in bacterial infections.	sitafloxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibacterial with in vitro activity against a broad range of gram-positive and -negative bacteria, including anaerobic bacteria, as well as against atypical pathogens. it is approved in japan for use in a number of bacterial infections caused by sitafloxacin-susceptible strains of staphylococcus spp., streptococcus pneumoniae, other streptococcus spp., enterococcus spp., moraxella catarrhalis, escherichia coli, citrobacter spp., klebsiella spp., enterobacter sp ...	2011	21504249
transcriptome of proteus mirabilis in the murine urinary tract: virulence and nitrogen assimilation gene expression.	the enteric bacterium proteus mirabilis is a common cause of complicated urinary tract infections. in this study, microarrays were used to analyze p. mirabilis gene expression in vivo from experimentally infected mice. urine was collected at 1, 3, and 7 days postinfection, and rna was isolated from bacteria in the urine for transcriptional analysis. across 9 microarrays, 471 genes were upregulated and 82 were downregulated in vivo compared to in vitro broth culture. genes upregulated in vivo enc ...	2011	21505083
[biochemical criteria for severity of colonic dysbacteriosis].	the purpose of the investigation was to estimate the content of malondialdehyde (mda) in the coprofiltrates of human beings with bacteriologically verified colonic dysbacteriosis and to clarify a relationship of the amount of mda in the coprofiltrates to the degree of the abnormal qualitative and quantitative composition of microbiocenosis. specimens from 109 subjects aged 19 to 56 years were examined. the change in the level of mda in the coprofiltrates was found to correspond to the impairment ...	2011	21506382
inhibition of development, swarming differentiation and virulence factors in proteus mirabilis by an extract of lithrea molleoides and its active principle (z,z)-5-(trideca-4',7'-dienyl)-resorcinol.	antibacterial activity of lithrea molleoides extract against proteus mirabilis has been previously reported by our group. in the present study, the compound (z,z)-5-(trideca-4',7'-dienyl)-resorcinol (1) was isolated as its responsible active principle. the effects of the compound obtained and of l. molleoides extract on p. mirabilis growth and virulence factors were evaluated. compound 1 showed mic and mbc values of 4000μg/ml. it was found that the extract, at four times the mic, produced comple ...	2011	21514124
synthesis and antimicrobial activity of some novel dicationic sulphonophanes.	the synthesis of some novel imidazole-based dicationic sulfonophanes incorporating various spacer units is described. all the sulphonophanes exhibit good antibacterial and antifungal activity against five bacterial strains bacillus subtilis, staphylococcus aureus, vibrio cholera, escherichia coli, proteus vulgaris and human pathogenic fungus candida albicans.	2011	21514980
microbial isolation and emergence of antimicrobial resistance associated with tigecycline usage.	background: with the increasing experience of tigecycline usage, its ecological impact on microorganisms raises concerns but remains unknown. we aimed to analyze the difference in microorganisms isolated before, during, and after tigecycline usage and their susceptibility to antimicrobial agents. methods: between july 2008 and august 2009, 66 patients who received tigecycline monotherapy for more than 2 days at a taiwan medical center were enrolled. antimicrobial susceptibility testing was perfo ...	2011	21524975
xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis.	abstract xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is an uncommon chronic destructive granulomatous process of renal parenchyma in association with long-term urinary tract obstruction and infection. it affects females more often than males, with a wide range of age, from newborn to elderly. almost all patients are symptomatic and the most common symptoms are flank or abdominal pain, lower urinary tract symptoms, fever, palpable mass, gross hematuria, and weight loss. the common laboratory findings are ...	2011	21526966
gram-negative bacillary meningitis in egypt.	gram-negative bacillary meningitis (gnbm) is a rare disease with a high rate of mortality.	2011	21527836
diversity of somatic coliphages in coastal regions with different levels of anthropogenic activity in sao paulo state, brazil.	bacteriophages are the most abundant and genetically diverse viruses on earth, with their complex ecology in both quantitative and qualitative terms. somatic coliphages (sc) have been reported to be good indicators of fecal pollution in seawater. this study focused on determining the concentration of sc and their diversity by electron microscopy in seawater, plankton and bivalve samples collected at three coastal regions são paulo, brazil. the sc counts varied from <1 to 3.4×10(3) pfu/100ml in s ...	2011	21531842
prevalence and phenotypic characterisation of carbapenem resistance in enterobacteriaceae bloodstream isolates in a tertiary care hospital in india.		2011	21295949
expression and characterization of a second l-amino acid deaminase isolated from proteus mirabilis in escherichia coli.	l-amino acid deaminases catalyze the deamination of natural l-amino acids. two types of l-amino acid deaminase have been identified in proteus species. one exhibits high levels of activity toward a wide range of aliphatic and aromatic l-amino acids, typically l-phenylalanine, whereas the other acts on a relatively narrow range of basic l-amino acids, typically l-histidine. in this study, we cloned, expressed, and characterized a second amino acid deaminase, termed pm1, from p. mirabilis kctc 256 ...	2011	21298676
antibacterial activity of the indigenous earthworms lampito mauritii (kinberg) and perionyx excavatus (perrier).	earthworms respond to microbial infection through cellular and humoral defense mechanisms such as antimicrobial protein secretions. most of the humoral defense proteins are synthesized in the skin itself.	2011	21299431
influence of referral bias on the clinical characteristics of patients with gram-negative bloodstream infection.	summaryreferral bias can influence the results of studies performed at tertiary-care centres. in this study, we evaluated demographic and microbiological factors that influenced referral of patients with gram-negative bloodstream infection (bsi). we identified 2919 and 846 unique patients with gram-negative bsi in a referral cohort of patients treated at mayo clinic hospitals and a population-based cohort of olmsted county, minnesota, residents between 1 january 1998 and 31 december 2007, respec ...	2011	21281552
chromosome-encoded ampc and ctx-m extended-spectrum ß-lactamases in clinical isolates of proteus mirabilis from korea.	among 222 proteus mirabilis clinical isolates collected from 17 hospitals in korea in 2008, 28 (12.6%) and 8 (3.6%) isolates exhibited extended-spectrum ß-lactamase (esbl) and ampc phenotypes, respectively. the most common type of esbl gene identified by pcr and sequencing experiments was bla(ctx-m-14a) (n = 12). the bla(ctx-m-90) (n = 4), bla(ctx-m-15) (n = 3), bla(ctx-m-12) (n = 3), bla(ctx-m-2) (n = 2), bla(ctx-m-14b) (n = 1), bla(tem-52) (n = 5), and bla(shv-12) (n = 1) genes were also detec ...	2011	21282448
the free-radical damage theory: accumulating evidence against a simple link of oxidative stress to ageing and lifespan.	recent work on a small european cave salamander (proteus anguinus) has revealed that it has exceptional longevity, yet it appears to have unexceptional defences against oxidative damage. this paper comes at the end of a string of other studies that are calling into question the free-radical damage theory of ageing. this theory rose to prominence in the 1990s as the dominant theory for why we age and die. despite substantial correlative evidence to support it, studies in the last five years have ...	2011	21290398
idiopathic corporeal hemihypertrophy associated with hemihypertrichosis.	the hemihypertrophy or hemihyperplasy is a rare congenital abnormality, characterized by an asymmetric growth of the limbs, the trunk, and the face or half of the entire body. it may be isolated or be part of several syndromes including beckwith-wiedemann syndrome, klippel-trenaunay-weber syndrome, silver-russell syndrome and proteus syndrome. in its isolated form, it is called idiopathic. the latter may be associated with several anomalies including dermatological and urogenital abnormalities w ...	2011	21232734
carijodienone from the octocoral carijoa multiflora. a spiropregnane-based steroid.	two new steroids (1 and 2) and the known pregna-1,4,20-trien-3-one (3) have been isolated from the pacific octocoral carijoa multiflora. compound 1 possesses a novel spiropregnane-based steroidal skeleton. the photochemical transformation of 3 into 1 allowed the assignment of the absolute configuration at c-10 of 1. the antibacterial activities of compounds 1 and 3 were evaluated against a panel of bacterial strains.	2011	21235217
treatment of endocarditis due to proteus species: a literature review.	endocarditis due to proteus species is very rare. we report a case of endocarditis due to proteus mirabilis that was successfully treated with ampicillin and gentamicin, and review the treatment regimens of previously published cases of proteus endocarditis.	2011	21237686
suprathel-antiseptic matrix: in vitro model for local antiseptic treatment?	acetic acid is a traditional antiseptic agent that has been used for more than 6000 years. the main goal of this study was to demonstrate the suitability of suprathel (polymedics innovations gmbh, denkendorf, germany) in combination with various antiseptic agents to create an "antiseptic-matrix" especially designed for problematic microorganisms such as proteus vulgaris, acinetobacter baumannii, or pseudomonas aeruginosa, which are frequently associated with burns. the study was designed to test ...	2011	21242734
enterobacterial microflora in infancy - a case study with enhanced enrichment.	to validate pmeu (portable microbe enrichment unit) method for monitoring the composition and development of infantile intestinal enterobacterial microflora.	2011	21249478
neurofibromatosis type 1 and the "elephant man's" disease: the confusion persists: an ethnographic study.	during informal interviews in the course of an ethnographic study on intergenerational dialogue between individuals with neurofibromatosis and their parents, many members of canadian neurofibromatosis associations stated they continue to be told the condition that afflicts them or their children is the "elephant man's" disease. today, even though well established clinical criteria make it possible to diagnose and differentiate the two diseases, the confusion between nf1 and the disease of joseph ...	2011	21347399
broad-spectrum antimicrobial efficacy of peptide a3-apo in mouse models of multidrug-resistant wound and lung infections cannot be explained by in vitro activity against the pathogens involved.	although the designer proline-rich antimicrobial peptide a3-apo has only modest activity against escherichia coli and acinetobacter baumannii in vitro, in mouse models of systemic and wound infections it shows superior efficacy compared with conventional antibiotics. in this study, the efficacy of a3-apo in several additional mouse models was investigated, including staphylococcus aureus wound infection, mixed klebsiella pneumoniae-a. baumannii-proteus mirabilis wound infection and k. pneumoniae ...	2011	21353493
in vitro activity of ceftobiprole against frequently encountered aerobic and facultative gram-positive and gram-negative bacterial pathogens: results of the canward 2007-2009 study.	the in vitro activity of ceftobiprole was evaluated against 15 011 clinical isolates obtained from patients in canadian hospitals between 2007 and 2009. all staphylococcus aureus were susceptible to ceftobiprole (mic(90)'s for methicillin-susceptible staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus of = 1 µg/ml and 2 µg/ml, respectively). ceftobiprole was active against penicillin-susceptible streptococcus pneumoniae (mic(90), = 0.06 µg/ml), penicillin-resistant streptococcu ...	2011	21353964
confirmation of hiv-like sequences in respiratory tract bacteria of cambodian and kenyan hiv-positive pediatric patients.	bacteria and yeasts isolated from respiratory tracts of 39 cambodian and 28 kenyan hiv-positive children were tested for the presence of hiv-1 sequences.	2011	21358602
chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of the leaves of feronia elephantum (rutaceae) from north west karnataka.	the essential oil of the leaves of feronia elephantum corr. was analyzed by gas chromatography and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. the main constituents were beta-pinene (28.4%), z-anethole (22.1%), methyl chavicol (12.0%) and e-anethole (8.1%), among thirty-three identified compounds, which represented 92.6% of the total oil. the antimicrobial activity was tested against five gram-positive and eight gram-negative bacteria, and four fungi. the oil was active against micrococcus luteus (gra ...	2011	21366066
relationship between the camp levels in leukocytes and the cytokine balance in patients surviving gram negative bacterial pneumonia.	lipopolysaccharide-stimulated leukocytes secrete proinflammatory cytokines including tumor necrosis factor-a and interleukin-12. over-activation of host defense systems may result in severe tissue damage and requires regulation. granulocyte colony-stimulating factor and interleukin-10 are candidate cytokines for inducing tolerance to lipopolysaccharide re-stimulation. we compared cytokines secreted by lipopolysaccharide-stimulated blood cells from patients who had survived gram negative bacteria ...	2011	21373266
[nosocomial sinusitis in an intensive care unit: a microbiological study].	nosocomial sinusitis is a common complication of patients in icus. its diagnosis is important, and early treatment is required to avoid serious complications such as pneumonia, sepsis, meningitis, and intracranial abscesses.	2011	21340197
scalarane sesterterpenes from the sponge hyatella sp.	five new sesterterpenes (7-11) along with six known compounds (1-6) were isolated from the sponge hyatella sp., collected off the coast of soheuksan-do, korea. spectroscopic analyses revealed these compounds as scalarane sesterterpenes with oxidized furan moieties (7-10) and a corresponding lactam (11). the compounds exhibited moderate cytotoxicity, antibacterial activity, and weak inhibitory activity against isocitrate lyase.	2011	21341710
thrombocytes are effectors of the innate immune system releasing human beta defensin-3.	thrombocyte concentrate i.e. platelet-rich plasma (prp) has become a popular adjunct for many surgical procedures. it is believed to improve bone and soft tissue healing. recently antimicrobial effects of the autologous preparation were reported by several groups. in this study we investigated the antimicrobial effect of prp against gram-negative microbes which frequently cause severe complications in orthopaedic trauma surgery.	2011	21310405
production of biogenic amines by lactic acid bacteria and enterobacteria isolated from fresh pork sausages packaged in different atmospheres and kept under refrigeration.	the occurrence of in vitro amino acid activity in bacterial strains associated with fresh pork sausages packaged in different atmospheres and kept in refrigeration was studied. the presence of biogenic amines in decarboxylase broth was confirmed by ion-exchange chromatography and by the presence of the corresponding decarboxylase genes by pcr. from the 93 lactic acid bacteria and 100 enterobacteria strains analysed, the decarboxylase medium underestimates the number of biogenic amine-producer st ...	2011	21316866
clinical, immunological and genetic features in taiwanese patients with the phenotype of hyper-immunoglobulin e recurrent infection syndromes (hies).	hyper-immunoglobulin e recurrent infection syndromes (hies) have distinct features, with identified associated mutations of stat3, tyk2, and dock8. among 197 taiwanese patients with primary immunodeficiency on a referral-base of over 23 million inhabitants, stat3 (r382w and q469r) and dock8 mutations (exon 1-9 deletion) were identified in two patients each from six ad-hies and five ar-hies patients, respectively. aside from decreased th17 and memory b cells, characteristic facies and pneumatocel ...	2011	21324546
[one-stage revision of knee endoprosthesis due to periprosthetic infection and klippel-trenaunay syndrome].	we present the case of a patient with klippel-trenaunay syndrome (kts) who underwent a one-stage revision of an infected total knee arthroplasty. a detailed orthopedic description of kt is presented as well as a discussion on the implementation of one-stage or multi-stage revision following infections of total knee arthroplasty. due to vascular anomalies with severe coagulation problems, soft tissue swelling and increased risk of infection, surgical treatment of such patients presents a special ...	2011	21327613
isolation of a selected microbial consortium capable of degrading methyl parathion and p-nitrophenol from a contaminated soil site.	a bacterial consortium with the ability to degrade methyl parathion and p-nitrophenol, using these compounds as the only carbon source, was obtained by selective enrichment in a medium with methyl parathion. samples were taken from moravia, medellin; an area that is highly contaminated, owing to the fact that it was used as a garbage dump from 1974 to 1982. acinetobacter sp, pseudomonas putida, bacillus sp, pseudomonas aeruginosa citrobacter freundii, stenotrophomonas sp, flavobacterium sp, prot ...	2011	21328125
neurofibromatosis type 1: persisting misidentification of the "elephant man" disease.	during informal interviews in the course of an ethnographic study on intergenerational dialogue between individuals with neurofibromatosis and their parents, many members of canadian neurofibromatosis associations have stated that they continue to be told the condition that afflicts them or their children is "elephant man's disease." today, even though well-established clinical criteria make it possible to diagnose and differentiate the 2 diseases, the confusion between neurofibromatosis type 1 ...	2011	21209351
efficient secretion of biologically active chondroitinase abc from mammalian cells in the absence of an n-terminal signal peptide.	proteoglycans carrying chondroitin sulfate side chains have been shown to fulfill important biological functions in development, disease, and signaling. one area of considerable interest is the functional importance of chondroitin sulfates as inhibitors of the regeneration of axonal projections in the mammalian central nervous system. in animal models of spinal cord injury, injections of the enzyme chondroitinase abc from the bacterium proteus vulgaris into the lesion site leads to degradation o ...	2011	21213020
volatile compounds and antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of the essential oils of the needles of pinus densiflora and pinus thunbergii.	to investigate the volatile compounds and the antibacterial and antioxidant effects of the essential oils of pinus densiflora needles (epdn) and pinus thunbergii needles (eptn), the volatile compounds of steam-distilled essential oils were analysed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. antibacterial activities were analysed by performing disc-agar diffusion assay and determining the minimum inhibitory concentrations (mics) of the essential oils. antioxidant activities were analysed via radica ...	2011	21213230
antimicrobial activity of erythromycin and clarithromycin against clinical isolates of escherichia coli, staphylococcus aureus, klebsiella and proteus by disc diffusion method.	fifty clinical isolates comprising of escherichia coli, staphylococcus aureus, klebsiella and proteus were collected from different local pathological laboratories and their resistant pattern against two well known macrolides; erythromycin and clarithromycin were studied using disc diffusion method. klebsiella (41.67% against erythromycin and 58.34% against clarithromycin) and proteus (66.67% against erythromycin and clarithromycin) species were found to be more resistant against the studied mac ...	2011	21190914
cajanol inhibits the growth of escherichia coli and staphylococcus aureus by acting on membrane and dna damage.	in the present study, the mechanism of antibacterial activity of cajanol extracted from the roots of cajanus cajan (l.) millsp. towards escherichia coli (e. coli) and staphylococcus aureus (s. aureus) was investigated. the antibacterial activity of cajanol was evaluated towards six bacterial strains (staphylococcus epidermidis, staphylococcus aureus, bacillus subtilis, escherichia coli, proteus vulgaris, and pseudomonas aeruginosa) by the broth microdilution method. it showed strong antibacteria ...	2011	20803417
[etiology and sensitivity of uropathogens identified in uncomplicated lower urinary tract infections in women (aresc study): implications on empiric therapy].	to determine the etiology and susceptibility of uropathogens identified in women with uncomplicated lower urinary tract infections (uti).	2011	20889171
clinical and molecular epidemiology of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing escherichia coli and klebsiella pneumoniae in a long-term study from japan.	the detection rates of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (esbl)-producing bacteria in japan are very low (∼5%) compared with those obtained worldwide. further, the current trend of these bacteria in japan is not known, and few studies with longitudinal observations have been reported. to obtain epidemiologic data on esbl-producing bacteria, their genotypic features, and their antibiotic resistance patterns in japan, we analyzed bacterial isolates from hospitalized patients at our institution over th ...	2011	20859753
extreme lifespan of the human fish (proteus anguinus): a challenge for ageing mechanisms.	theories of extreme lifespan evolution in vertebrates commonly implicate large size and predator-free environments together with physiological characteristics like low metabolism and high protection against oxidative damages. here, we show that the 'human fish' (olm, proteus anguinus), a small cave salamander (weighing 15-20 g), has evolved an extreme life-history strategy with a predicted maximum lifespan of over 100 years, an adult average lifespan of 68.5 years, an age at sexual maturity of 1 ...	2011	20659920
risk factors for hospital-acquired urinary tract infection: a case-control study.	the objective is to assess risk factors and microbiological aspects of hospital-acquired urinary tract infection (hauti) on six wards of a general regional hospital in serbia. a case-control study was nested within prospective cohort hautis study conducted from january 1 to december 31, 2007. three controls were identified for each patient with hauti, being chronologically the next three patients surveyed who did not develop hauti. the patients and controls were matched by sex and age (±5 years) ...	2011	20848199
structure and serology of o-antigens as the basis for classification of proteus strains.	this review is devoted to structural and serological characteristics of the o-antigens (o-polysaccharides) of the lipopolysaccharides of various proteus species, which provide the basis for classifying proteus strains to o-serogroups. the antigenic relationships of proteus strains within and beyond the genus as well as their o-antigen-related bioactivities are also discussed.	2011	20305038
cadmium chloride exhibits a profound toxic effect on bacterial microflora of the mice gastrointestinal tract.	cadmium (cd²(+)), a naturally occurring heavy metal, is an important environmental pollutant and a potent toxicant to bacteria. the gastrointestinal (gi) tract microflora has a marked capacity to cope with the increased load of ingested metals. however, heavy metals may have harmful effects on git microflora. under the conditions of experimental exposure to cadmium, changes in the population of intestinal microflora in healthy mice were examined. five experimental groups received 23 to 50 mg kg⁻ ...	2011	20488844
metallo-β-lactamases among enterobacteriaceae from routine samples in an italian tertiary-care hospital and long-term care facilities during 2008.	the emergence of metallo-β-lactamase (mbl)-producing enterobacteriaceae is a serious public health concern. producers have been repeatedly isolated from patients and long-term care facility (ltcf) residents around bolzano, and we sought to assess their prevalence and clinical impact. all routine enterobacteriaceae isolates from a bolzano tertiary-care hospital and associated long-term care facilities in 2008 (n = 5500) were screened for mbls, with case details reviewed for the source patients. i ...	2011	20345467
effect of uropathogens on in vitro encrustation of polyurethane double j ureteral stents.	polyurethane stents are used when there is an obstruction to the flow of urine. a majority of the patients with such stents are at the risk of urinary tract infection and salt encrustation. the present study is aimed at analyzing the in vitro encrustation of calcium oxalate and other salts in the presence of common uropathogens (e. coli and p. mirabilis) on films made from tecoflex(®), a commercial grade polyurethane. in the absence of uropathogens, sodium ions and ammonia favor calcium adsorpti ...	2011	20517602
antimicrobial susceptibility of pediatric uropathogens in thrace, greece.	the aim of this study was to investigate the bacterial pathogens involved in pediatric urinary tract infections (utis) in a tertiary general hospital located in the thrace province of northern greece over a 69-month period (1/2003 to 9/2008), and their antibiotic susceptibility patterns. a total of 622 episodes of utis in 508 children were identified. median age of all children was 16 months (range 1 month to 14 years). boys were significantly younger than girls (9 months vs. 24 months). escheri ...	2011	20524067
aerobic bacteria from mucous membranes, ear canals, and skin wounds of feral cats in grenada, and the antimicrobial drug susceptibility of major isolates.	in a 2-year period 54 feral cats were captured in grenada, west indies, and a total of 383 samples consisting of swabs from rectum, vagina, ears, eyes, mouth, nose and wounds/abscesses, were cultured for aerobic bacteria and campylobacters. a total of 251 bacterial isolates were obtained, of which 205 were identified to species level and 46 to genus level. a commercial bacterial identification system (api/biomerieux), was used for this purpose. the most common species was escherichia coli (n=60) ...	2011	20627391
electrical microcurrent to prevent conditioning film and bacterial adhesion to urological stents.	long-term catheters remain a significant clinical problem in urology due to the high rate of bacterial colonization, infection, and encrustation. minutes after insertion of a catheter, depositions of host urinary components onto the catheter surface form a conditioning film actively supporting the bacterial adhesion process. we investigated the possibility of reducing or avoiding the buildup of these naturally forming conditioning films and of preventing bacterial adhesion by applying different ...	2011	20686759
antibacterial activity of extracts from plants of central argentina--isolation of an active principle from achyrocline satureioides.	the great increase in bacterial infections is fueling interest in the search for antibacterial products of plant origin. extracts obtained from 51 native and naturalized plants from central argentina were therefore evaluated for their in vitro inhibitory activity on pathogenic bacteria with the aim of selecting the most active ones as new sources of effective antibiotics. the susceptibility of reference and clinical strains of enterococcus faecalis, escherichia coli, proteus mirabilis, pseudomon ...	2011	20645245
post-operative wound infection in salvage laryngectomy: does antibiotic prophylaxis have an impact?	salvage laryngectomy carries a high risk of post-operative infection with reported rates of 40-61%. the purpose of this study was to analyse infections in our own patients and review the potential impact of our current antibiotic prophylaxis (ap). a retrospective analysis of infection in 26 consecutive patients between 2000 and 2010 undergoing salvage total laryngectomy (sl) following recurrent laryngeal cancer after failed radiotherapy or chemo-radiation was undertaken. the antibiotic prophylax ...	2012	22274693
molecular analysis of the genus anoxybacillus based on sequence similarity of the genes recn, flaa, and ftsy.	genome predictions based on selected genes would be a very welcome approach for taxonomic studies. we analyzed three genes, recn, flaa, and ftsy, for determining if these genes are useful tools for systematic analyses in the genus anoxybacillus. the genes encoding a dna repair and genetic recombination protein (recn), the flagellin protein (flaa), and gtpase signal docking protein (ftsy) were sequenced for ten anoxybacillus species. the sequence comparisons revealed that recn sequence similariti ...	2012	22223049
coastal seawater bacteria harbor a large reservoir of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance determinants in jiaozhou bay, china.	diversity and prevalence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance determinants were investigated in environmental bacteria isolated from surface seawater of jiaozhou bay, china. five qnr gene alleles were identified in 34 isolates by pcr amplification, including qnra3 gene in a shewanella algae isolate, qnrb9 gene in a citrobacter freundii isolate, qnrd gene in 22 proteus vulgaris isolates, qnrs1 gene in 1 enterobacter sp. and 4 klebsiella spp. isolates, and qnrs2 gene in 1 pseudomonas sp. and 4 ...	2012	22252223
a case of proteus syndrome with severe spinal canal stenosis, scoliosis, and thoracic deformity associated with tethered cord.	proteus syndrome is a rare, sporadic, hamartomatous disorder manifesting with multifocal overgrowth of tissue. the features seem to develop most often during childhood. vertebral overgrowth with severe spinal canal stenosis is unusual, although scoliosis with abnormal vertebral bodies is one of the typical features of proteus syndrome. we report a case of proteus syndrome with severe spinal canal stenosis, scoliosis, cervical kyphosis, and thoracic deformity with airway obstruction because of as ...	2012	22223075
study of plasmid-mediated extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing strains of enterobacteriaceae, isolated from diabetic foot infections in a north indian tertiary-care hospital.	abstract aim: this study evaluated the incidence and factors responsible for plasmid-mediated extended-spectrum β-lactamase (esbl) infection among patients with diabetic foot ulcer (dfu). subjects and methods: a prospective study was conducted on 162 dfu inpatients treated in a multidisciplinary-based diabetes and endocrinology center at jawaharlal nehru medical college of aligarh muslim university, aligarh, india, during the period of december 2008-march 2011. detailed history and patient's ...	2012	22225456
proteus mirabilis interkingdom swarming signals attract blow flies.	flies transport specific bacteria with their larvae that provide a wider range of nutrients for those bacteria. our hypothesis was that this symbiotic interaction may depend on interkingdom signaling. we obtained proteus mirabilis from the salivary glands of the blow fly lucilia sericata; this strain swarmed significantly and produced a strong odor that attracts blow flies. to identify the putative interkingdom signals for the bacterium and flies, we reasoned that as swarming is used by this bac ...	2012	22237540
antimicrobial susceptibility of gram-negative pathogens isolated from patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections in south african hospitals (smart study 2004-2009): impact of the new carbapenem breakpoints.	abstract background: the study for monitoring antimicrobial resistance trends (smart) follows trends in resistance among aerobic and facultative anaerobic gram-negative bacilli (gnb) isolated from complicated intra-abdominal infections (ciais) in patients around the world. methods: during 2004-2009, three centralized clinical microbiology laboratories serving 59 private hospitals in three large south african cities collected 1,218 gnb from complicated intra-abdominal infections (ciais) and t ...	2012	22220506
french results of the aresc study: clinical aspects and epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance in female patients with cystitis. implications for empiric therapy.	objective: uncomplicated cystitis is one of the most frequent community infections. we report the french results of the international aresc study on the clinical aspects, epidemiology, and antimicrobial susceptibility of uropathogens. patient and methods: female patients between 18 and 65 years of age, with symptoms of uncomplicated cystitis, were investigated clinically with urinalysis and urine culture. uropathogens were identified and their susceptibility was tested with nine antimicrobials. ...	2012	22264668
effect of curcumin against proteus mirabilis during crystallization of struvite from artificial urine.	we investigated the activity of curcumin against proteus mirabilis and the struvite crystallization in relation to urinary stones formation. in order to evaluate an activity of curcumin we performed an in vitro experiment of struvite growth from artificial urine. the crystallization process was induced by proteus mirabilis to mimic the real urinary tract infection, which usually leads to urinary stone formation. the results demonstrate that curcumin exhibits the effect against proteus mirabilis ...	2012	21808656
development of an "early warning" sensor for encrustation of urinary catheters following proteus infection.	biofilm formation in long-term urinary catheterized patients can lead to encrustation and blockage of urinary catheters with serious clinical complication. catheter encrustation stems from infection with urease-producing bacteria, particularly proteus mirabilis. urease generates ammonia from urea, and the elevated ph of the urine results in crystallization of calcium and magnesium phosphates, which block the flow of urine. the aim of this research is to develop an "early warning" silicone sensor ...	2012	21954120
Bacterial infections of Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum), returning to gamete collecting weirs in Michigan.	Herein, we describe the prevalence of bacterial infections in Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum), returning to spawn in two tributaries within the Lake Michigan watershed. Ten bacterial genera, including Renibacterium, Aeromonas, Carnobacterium, Serratia, Proteus, Pseudomonas, Hafnia, Salmonella, Shewanella and Morganella, were detected in the kidneys of Chinook salmon (n = 480) using culture, serological and molecular analyses. Among these, Aeromonas salmonicida was detected at ...	2012	22168454
Perturbation of FliL Interferes with Proteus mirabilis Swarmer Cell Gene Expression and Differentiation.	Proteus mirabilis is a dimorphic, motile bacterium often associated with urinary tract infections. Colonization of urinary tract surfaces is aided by swarmer cell differentiation, which is initiated by inhibition of flagellar rotation when the bacteria first contact a surface. Mutations in fliL, encoding a flagellar structural protein with an enigmatic function, result in the inappropriate production of differentiated swarmer cells, called pseudoswarmer cells, under noninducing conditions, indic ...	2012	22081397
Diversity and assessment of potential risk factors of Gram-negative isolates associated with French cheeses.	The goal of this study was to identify at the species level a large collection of Gram-negative dairy bacteria isolated from milks or semi-hard and soft, smear-ripened cheeses (cheese core or surface samples) from different regions of France. The isolates were then assessed for two risk factors, antibiotic resistance and volatile and non-volatile biogenic amine production in vitro. In total, 173 Gram-negative isolates were identified by rrs and/or rpoB gene sequencing. A large biodiversity was o ...	2012	22029922
isolated macrodystrophia lipomatosa of the foot in a neonate: a case report.	macrodystrophia lipomatosa characterized by enlargement of one or more fingers or toes with predominantly fibroadipose tissue can be part of an overgrowth syndrome such as proteus syndrome (biesecker, 2006) or cloves syndrome(sapp et al., 2007; alomari, 2009) or found as an isolated abnormality in an otherwise normal patient. it maybe present at birth or occur in early infancy with a progressive course. here, we report a case of macrodystrophia lipomatosa (mdl) diagnosed in the neonatal period i ...	2012	21959860
Inhibition of escherichia coli and proteus mirabilis adhesion and biofilm formation on medical grade silicone surface.	Silicone has been utilized extensively for biomedical devices due to its excellent biocompatibility and biodurability properties. However, its surface is easily colonized by bacteria which will increase the probability of nosocomial infection. In the present work, a hydrophilic antimicrobial carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCS) layer has been grafted on medical grade silicone surface pre-treated with polydopamine (PDA). The increase in hydrophilicity was confirmed from contact angle measurement. Bacter ...	2012	21956834
Anti-bacterial studies on Hemigraphis colorata (Blume) H.G. Hallier and Elephantopus scaber L.	To examine the ethanol, aqueous, chloroform, benzene, acetone and petroleum ether extracts of, Hemigraphis colorata (H. colorata) leaves and stem and Elephantopus scaber (E. scaber) leaves, root and flower for the presence of phyto-constituents and screened the anti-bacterial activity against the selected pathogens.	2012	22182644