| bacteriology of wound infections in the surgical wards of a teaching hospital in enugu, nigeria. | during a 24-month period, january 2001 - december 2002, 404 wound swabs from 390 patients made up of 280 from surgical wounds, 92 from ulcers and 32 from other wounds like lacerations and discharging sinuses were studied. the prevalence of bacterial organisms and their antibiotic susceptibility pattern was analyzed, using standard bacteriologic techniques. two hundred and sixty four organisms (69.8%) were isolated from surgical wounds, 82 (21.7%) from ulcers and 32 (8.5%) from other wounds. coli ... | 2007 | 18564650 |
| urease-positive bacteria in the stomach induce a false-positive reaction in a urea breath test for diagnosis of helicobacter pylori infection. | this study investigated the influence of urease-positive non-helicobacter pylori bacteria on the results of a urea breath test (ubt) to evaluate the diagnostic utility of a ubt using film-coated [(13)c]urea tablets. the ubt was performed in 102 patients treated with a proton pump inhibitor and antibiotics for the eradication of h. pylori. urease-producing bacteria other than h. pylori were isolated and identified from the oral cavity and stomach. in 4/102 patients, the ubt gave false-positive re ... | 2008 | 18566138 |
| biofilm structure differentiation based on multi-resolution analysis. | quantitative parameters for describing the morphology of biofilms are crucial towards establishing the influence of growing conditions on biofilm structure. parameters used in earlier studies generally fail to differentiate complex three-dimensional structures. this article presents a novel approach of defining a parameter vector based on the energy signature of multi-resolution analysis, which was applied to differentiating biofilm structures from confocal laser scanning microscopy (clsm) biofi ... | 2008 | 18568669 |
| antibacterial and preliminary phytochemical and physico-chemical analysis of eucalyptus citriodora hk leaf. | the present communication deals with some studies on the antibacterial, physico-chemical and phytochemical parameters of different extracts of eucalyptus citriodora leaf. the antibacterial study was performed using the agar ditch method on some clinically important bacteria, namely pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes, proteus vulgaris, citrobacter freundii, staphylococcus subflava, bacillus megaterium, and enterobacter aerogenes. physico-chemical parameters namely water, methanol, 1,4-dioxane, dmf, ac ... | 2008 | 18569717 |
| tapering immunosuppressive therapy significantly improves in vivo cutaneous delayed type hypersensitivity responses. | immunosuppressive therapy affects cell-mediated immunity and thereby increases the frequency of infections and malignancies in transplanted patients. we questioned whether reducing the immunosuppressive dose in stable kidney transplant patients has an in vivo effect on cutaneous delayed type hypersensitivity responses (dth) reflecting cell-mediated immunity. we measured dth responses to recall antigens (tetanus, diphteria, streptococcus, tuberculin, candida, trychophyton, proteus, glycerin contr ... | 2008 | 18573662 |
| flavonols and an oxychromonol from piliostigma reticulatum. | the leaf extract from the plant piliostigma reticulatum was found to exhibit antimicrobial activity against some bacteria and fungi such as staphylococcus aureus (nctc 6571), escherichia coli (nctc 10418), bacillus subtilis (nctc 8236), proteus vulgaris (nctc 4175), aspergillus niger (atcc 10578) and candida albicans (atcc 10231). upon investigation of the chemical constituents present in the leaf extract, a total of seven compounds were isolated and their structures were unambiguously establish ... | 2008 | 18582911 |
| [evaluation of the phoenix automated microbiology system for detecting extended-spectrum beta-lactamase in escherichia coli, klebsiella species and proteus mirabilis]. | the aim of this study was to compare the bd phoenix (beckton dickinson diagnostic systems, usa) extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (esbl) test with the clinical and laboratory standards institute (clsi) esbl phenotypic confirmatory test by disk diffusion (clsi esbl test) in escherichia coli, klebsiella pneumoniae, klebsiella oxytoca and proteus mirabilis. | 2008 | 18594169 |
| [etiology of acute and chronic pyelonephritis in children in khabarovsk region]. | microflora of urinary tract was studied in 419 children aged 1 - 17 years and hospitalized due to acute or chronic pyelonephritis. etiology of inflammatory process was established in 57.8% of cases. according to our study, etiologic structure of causative agents of pyelonephritis did not differ from all-russian data. the leading positions belonged to gram-negative microorganisms from enterobacteriaceae family: escherichia coli, proteus mirabilis, and klebsiella spp. results of the study point to ... | 2008 | 18595469 |
| the mtor pathway and its role in human genetic diseases. | the signalling components upstream and downstream of the protein kinase mammalian target of rapamycin (mtor) are frequently altered in a wide variety of human diseases. upstream of mtor key signalling molecules are the small gtpase ras, the lipid kinase pi3k, the akt kinase, and the gtpase rheb, which are known to be deregulated in many human cancers. mutations in the mtor pathway component genes tsc1, tsc2, lkb1, pten, vhl, nf1 and pkd1 trigger the development of the syndromes tuberous sclerosi ... | 2008 | 18598780 |
| common pathogens isolated in diabetic foot infection in bir hospital. | foot ulcers are a frequent complication of patients suffering with diabetes mellitus, accounting for up to 20% of diabetes-related hospital admission . secondary infection of these ulcers is by far the leading cause of amputation of feet and legs and the polymicrobial nature of diabetic foot infection has been well documented in the literature. the present study sought to reveal the bacterial etiology of diabetic foot ulcer in patients presenting to bir hospital. | 2006 | 18603922 |
| surface acoustic wave biosensor as a tool to study the interaction of antimicrobial peptides with phospholipid and lipopolysaccharide model membranes. | surface acoustic wave biosensors are a powerful tool for the study of biomolecular interactions. the modulation of a surface-confined acoustic wave is utilized here for the analysis of surface binding. phase and amplitude of the wave correspond roughly to mass loading and viscoelastic properties of the surface, respectively. we established a procedure to reconstitute phospholipid and lipopolysaccharide bilayers on the surface of a modified gold sensor chip to study the mode of action of membrane ... | 2008 | 18605705 |
| cricothyroidotomy vs. sternal tracheotomy for challenging airway anatomy. | although tracheotomies are the standard procedure for elective surgical airways, some patients present with challenging anatomy. in circumstances of abnormal skeletal deformities, such as kyphoscoliosis, the airway is also often tortuous and access to the trachea may be difficult. in the situation of severely distorted tracheal anatomy, where access to the trachea may require a mediansternotomy, a cricothyroidotomy may be the safer option. this article details the technique involved in approachi ... | 2008 | 18607301 |
| synthesis and antimicrobial studies of novel 1-benzhydryl-piperazine sulfonamide and carboxamide derivatives. | a series of novel substituted 1-benzhydryl-piperazine sulfonamide 8(a-f) and benzamides 9(a-h) were synthesized and their antimicrobial activities evaluated in vitro by paper disc diffusion and micro dilution method against standard strains of gram-positive (staphylococcus aureus atcc 25953, staphylococcus epidermis 25212, bacillus cereus 11778, bacillus substilis 6051) and gram-negative (escherichia coli atcc 25922, pseudomonas aeruginosa atcc 2853, proteus vulgaris atcc 2853 and salmonella typ ... | 2008 | 18608768 |
| asymptomatic bacteriuria in the elderly: high prevalence and high turnover of strains. | asymptomatic bacteriuria (asb) was followed in repeated prevalence surveys in a cohort of non-institutionalized residents (n=330), aged>or=80 y. urine samples were collected at baseline, and at 6, and at 18 months. phenotyping (pheneplate) was performed on isolates of escherichia coli to evaluate strain relatedness. asb occurred in 19.0, 19.4, and 19.9% in women, and in 9.4, 9.6 and 7.9% in men, at baseline and at the 6- and 18-months follow-up, respectively, and asb was found at least once in 3 ... | 2008 | 18609196 |
| cefetamet pivoxil: a review of its microbiology, toxicology, pharmacokinetics and clinical efficacy. | cefetamet pivoxil is an oral, third-generation cephalosporin whose broad spectrum of antibacterial activity and favorable pharmacokinetic profile make it particularly suitable for the treatment of a wide range of infectious diseases. cefetamet has high in vitro activity against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria that cause a number of respiratory tract and urinary tract infections. these include penicillin-sensitive streptococcus pneumoniae, streptococcus spp, haemophilus influenzae, ... | 1992 | 18611503 |
| cefuroxime axetil. | cefuroxime is the first commercially-available second-generation cephalosporine to be widely used in therapy; it is a semi-synthetic cephalosporin obtained from the 7-cephalosporanic acid nucleus of cephalosporin c. cefuroxime axetil is the acetoxyethyl ester of cefuroxime. the majority of micro-organisms associated with respiratory infections are highly sensitive to cefuroxime. these include haemophilus influenzae, streptococcus pneumoniae, streptococcus pyogenes and the other streptococci (exc ... | 1994 | 18611587 |
| clinical efficacy and safety of cefetamet pivoxil in toddlers. | the safety and efficacy of cefetamet pivoxil, an oral cephalosporin of the third generation, have been studied in open, prospective, randomized comparative, clinical trials including 301 toddlers (children aged 1 to 2 years) with upper and lower respiratory tract infections, and urinary tract infections. cefetamet pivoxil (cat) syrup formulation was given to 177 toddlers either in the standard dose of 10 mg/kg b.i.d. [n = 116] or 20 mg/kg b.i.d. [n = 61] and 124 toddlers have been treated with c ... | 1994 | 18611612 |
| comparative in vitro activity of l-ofloxacin and fk037 to other agents against 10,040 fresh clinical isolates. | fresh clinical isolates collected from november 1, 1992 through november 1, 1993, were tested by agar dilution against 26 different antimicrobial agents including fk037 and l-ofloxacin. among the 10 040 organisms tested were staphylococcus aureus (n = 1222), methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa, n = 455), staphylococcus epidermidis (n = 533), staphylococcus hominis (n = 90), staphylococcus hemolyticus (n = 89), streptococcus pneumoniae (n = 144), escherichia coli (n = 2326), klebsie ... | 1996 | 18611710 |
| susceptibility of pseudomonas aeruginosa to a photodynamic effect of the arginine hematoporphyrin derivative. | the photodynamic effect of the arginine hematoporphyrin derivative (hpd-arg(2)) on the growth of selected pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates is described as compared to the effect of hematoporphyrin derivative (hpd). growth inhibition of hpd-arg(2) of three gram-positive strains (staphylococcus aureus, bacillus subtilis and micrococcus luteus) and five laboratory strains of gram-negative bacteria (escherichia coli, proteus vulgaris, p. aeruginosa, klebsiella pneumoniae and enterobacter clo ... | 1997 | 18611781 |
| antimicrobial activity and durability of a novel antimicrobial-impregnated bladder catheter. | the main objective of this study was to examine the antimicrobial activity and durability of a novel indwelling bladder catheter impregnated with minocycline and rifampin. thirty antimicrobial-impregnated bladder catheters were inserted transurethrally in spinal cord-injured patients and removed, in six groups of five catheters each, at 3, 7, 10, 14, 17 or 21 days. removed catheters had detectable zones of inhibition against two different clinical isolates of each of the 10 tested uropathogens ( ... | 1997 | 18611809 |
| synthesis of some novel imidazole-based dicationic carbazolophanes as potential antibacterials. | synthesis of fluorescent imidazole-based dicationic carbazolophanes incorporating various spacer units is described. interestingly, the cyclophanes 2a and 5a incorporating a pyridine moiety exhibited superior antibacterial activity against most of the pathogenic bacteria in the tested concentrations as compared to the other cyclophanes as well as the test control, benzalkonium chloride (bac), cetylpyridinium chloride (cpc) and tetracycline. | 2008 | 18620857 |
| genetic determinants of self identity and social recognition in bacteria. | the bacterium proteus mirabilis is capable of movement on solid surfaces by a type of motility called swarming. boundaries form between swarming colonies of different p. mirabilis strains but not between colonies of a single strain. a fundamental requirement for boundary formation is the ability to discriminate between self and nonself. we have isolated mutants that form boundaries with their parent. the mutations map within a six-gene locus that we term ids for identification of self. five of t ... | 2008 | 18621670 |
| proteus' syndrome as a differential diagnosis of vascular malformations. | | 2008 | 18622970 |
| serotyping of clinical isolates belonging to proteus mirabilis serogroup o36 and structural elucidation of the o36-antigen polysaccharide. | the o-specific polysaccharide (ops) isolated from the lipopolysaccharide of proteus mirabilis o36 was found to have a pentasaccharide repeating unit of the following structure: -->2)-beta-d-ribf-(1-->4)-beta-d-galp-(1-->4)-alpha-d-glcpnac6ac-(1-->4)-beta-d-galp-(1-->3)-alpha-d-glcpnac-(1-->. the structure is unique among proteus ops, which is in agreement with the classification of this strain into a separate proteus o-serogroup. remarkably, the p. mirabilis o36-polysaccharide has the same struc ... | 2008 | 18625011 |
| outer membrane antigens of the uropathogen proteus mirabilis recognized by the humoral response during experimental murine urinary tract infection. | proteus mirabilis, a gram-negative bacterium, is a frequent cause of complicated urinary tract infections in those with functional or anatomical abnormalities or those subject to long-term catheterization. to systematically identify surface-exposed antigens as potential vaccine candidates, proteins in the outer membrane fraction of bacteria were separated by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and subjected to western blotting with sera from mice experimentally infected with p. mirabilis. protei ... | 2008 | 18625734 |
| hemihypertrophy in a neonate. | | 2008 | 18626110 |
| monozygotic twins discordant for proteus syndrome. | proteus syndrome is a rare, complex disorder predominantly characterized by asymmetric overgrowth of body parts, connective tissue and epidermal nevi, and vascular malformations. general diagnostic criteria comprise mosaic distribution, sporadic occurrence, and progressive course. we report on proteus syndrome in discordant monozygotic twins. the affected 9-year-old boy showed progressive postnatal overgrowth of his right leg and foot and asymmetric progressive overgrowth of single toes with a s ... | 2008 | 18627057 |
| the lon protease regulates swarming motility and virulence gene expression in proteus mirabilis. | a mini-tn5lacz1 transposon insertion in a gene encoding an orthologue of the lon protease conferred a hyper-swarming phenotype on proteus mirabilis. the lon mutation increased the accumulation of mrna for representative class 1 (flhdc), class 2 (flia) and class 3 (flaa) genes during swarmer cell differentiation. in addition, the stability of the flhd protein was fourfold higher in the lon : mini-tn5lacz1 background. expression of a single-copy lon : lacz fusion increased during the swarming cycl ... | 2008 | 18628491 |
| quantification of proteus mirabilis virulence factors and modulation by acylated homoserine lactones. | measurement of the main proteus mirabilis virulence factors would increase our understanding of how the organism infects and colonizes the urinary tract. the purpose of this study was to quantify the virulence factors of twelve p. mirabilis laboratory strains and to determine whether expression of virulence factors of p. mirabilis depends on the presence of homoserine-lactone derivatives. | 2008 | 18629420 |
| repression of motility during fimbrial expression: identification of 14 mrpj gene paralogues in proteus mirabilis. | proteus mirabilis alternates between motile and adherent forms. mrpj, a transcriptional regulator previously reported to repress motility, is encoded at the 3' end of the mrp fimbrial operon in p. mirabilis. sequencing of the p. mirabilis genome revealed 14 additional paralogues of mrpj, 10 of which are associated with fimbrial operons. twelve of these genes, when overexpressed, repressed motility; several distinct patterns of swarming motility were noted. expression of 10 of the 14 mrpj paralog ... | 2008 | 18630347 |
| detection of kpc-2 in a clinical isolate of proteus mirabilis and first reported description of carbapenemase resistance caused by a kpc beta-lactamase in p. mirabilis. | an isolate of proteus mirabilis recovered from blood cultures of a diabetic patient was shown to be resistant to imipenem, meropenem, and ertapenem by disk diffusion susceptibility testing. amplification of whole-cell and/or plasmid dna recovered from the isolate with primers specific for the bla(kpc) carbapenemase gene produced an amplicon of the expected size which was confirmed to be bla(kpc-2) by sequence analysis. transformation of a susceptible escherichia coli host with plasmid preparatio ... | 2008 | 18632900 |
| [investigation on species composition of cockroaches and bacteria-carrying on their bodies in five cities of hainan]. | "za-type" cages were used to capture cockroaches in 267 sites of 5 cities in hainan. species were identified and bacteria were isolated by routine method. 441 cockroaches were collected and identified as five species belonging to two genera, 75.3% being periplaneta americana. more cockroaches were found in sewerage. bacteria were detected from 82.4% of cockroaches, including escherichia coli, pseudomonas aeruginosa, salmonella sp, staphylococcus aureus, shigella sp, bacillus proteus and sort of ... | 2008 | 18637594 |
| health studies on the indian house crow (corvus splendens). | fifteen indian house crows (corvus splendens) were obtained from a live-trap in dar es salaam, tanzania. two died soon after arrival. the remainder were examined clinically prior to euthanasia. all birds were examined post-mortem and a limited number of laboratory investigations was performed. none of the birds showed significant clinical signs or pathological lesions. lice were found on one. only escherichia coli and proteus spp. were isolated from the rectum. coccidia were detected in three bi ... | 1996 | 18645865 |
| bacterial flora of captive houbara (chlamydotis undulata), kori (ardeotis kori) and rufous-crested (eupodotis ruficrista) bustards. | a survey was carried out to investigate the aerobic bacterial flora of captive houbara (chlamydotis undulata), kori (ardeotis kori) and rufous-crested (eupodotis ruficrista) bustards maintained at the national avian research center, abu dhabi, united arab emirates. none of the houbara or rufous-crested bustards sampled were bred in captivity by the center but four of the kori bustards sampled were captive-bred. faecal, cloacal, oropharyngeal and skin samples (from under the wing) from clinically ... | 1996 | 18645872 |
| multiple feather follicle cysts in a moroseta hen (gallus gallus). | an 8-month-old white feathered, black skinned moroseta hen was presented for examination because of numerous 2 mm- to 30 mm-diameter irregularly shaped, hard nodules in the skin of the head, wings, back, and abdomen. the nodules were confined to the skin and did not involve subcutaneous tissues. nodules consisted of dilated feather follicles packed with a caseous tan-to-pale-yellow material admixed with feather remnants. histologically, affected feather follicles were markedly dilated and filled ... | 2008 | 18646468 |
| pyelo-hepatic fistula. | a 43-year-old woman with hypertension presented to the emergency department with oliguria, fever, and abdominal pain. physical examination and laboratory evaluation revealed sepsis and acute renal failure. blood culture yielded proteus mirabilis. imaging studies showed markedly enlarged right kidney with abscess communicating with liver. to our knowledge, this is the first report of pyelo-hepatic fistula. | 2008 | 18649927 |
| biodegradation of reactive blue 59 by isolated bacterial consortium pmb11. | morphologically different, three bacterial strains, capable of decolorizing reactive blue 59 were isolated from dye effluent contaminated soil sample, collected from ichalkaranji, india. the individual bacterial strains viz. bacillus odysseyi suk3, morganella morganii suk5 and proteus sp. suk7 decolorized reactive blue 59 (50 mg l(-1)) completely within 60, 30, 24 h, respectively, while the bacterial consortium pmb11 of these strains required 3 h for the complete decolorization. the decolorizati ... | 2008 | 18661161 |
| approach in an adolescent proteus male patient with megafoot. | proteus syndrome is a rare overgrowth syndrome characterized by hemihypertrophy, lower limb asymmetry, hyperpigmentations, lipomas, and vascular malformation. in this paper, we present a new adolescent proteus syndrome patient with bilateral megafoot. he was very successful in playing football and was very popular among his friends. we present this case for the psychological and surgical aspects of this very interesting entity. we also review the recent literature related with proteus syndrome. | 2008 | 18664091 |
| structure and serological properties of the o-antigen of two clinical proteus mirabilis strains classified into a new proteus o77 serogroup. | two proteus mirabilis strains, 3 b-m and 3 b-k, were isolated from urine and faeces of a hospitalized patient from lodz, poland. it was suggested that one strain originated from the other, and the presence of the bacilli in the patient's urinary tract was most probably a consequence of autoinfection. the o-polysaccharide was obtained by mild acid degradation of the lipopolysaccharide of p. mirabilis 3 b-m and studied by sugar analysis and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, including two-di ... | 2008 | 18665848 |
| effects of proteus mirabilis lipopolysaccharides with different o-polysaccharide structures on the plasma membrane of human erythrocytes. | the effects of o33 and o49 p. mirabilis lipopolysaccharides (lpss) on human erythrocyte membrane properties were examined. physical parameters of the plasma membrane, such as membrane lipid fluidity, physical state of membrane proteins, and osmotic fragility, were determined. the fluidity of the lipids was estimated using three spin-labeled stearic acids of doxyl derivatives: 5-doxylstearic acid, 12-doxylstearic acid, and 16-doxylstearic acid. all the applied labels locate to different depths of ... | 2008 | 18669036 |
| tigecycline: a critical update. | tigecycline is the first food and drug administration (fda) approved glycylcycline antibiotic. it has shown remarkable in vitro activity against a wide variety of gram-positive, gram-negative and anaerobic bacteria including many multidrug resistant (mdr) strains. however, it has minimal activity against pseudomonas aeruginosa and proteus spp. to date, little resistance to tigecycline has been reported. clinical trials studying complicated skin and skin-structure infections (csssis) demonstrated ... | 2008 | 18676218 |
| proteus syndrome complicated by multiple spinal meningiomas. | proteus syndrome is a complex and highly variable disorder comprising malformations and overgrowth of multiple tissues. we present a 65-year-old japanese man who had multiple spinal meningiomas and accompanying neural symptoms. his right leg showed hypertrophy with cerebriform connective-tissue naevus on the sole, and macrodactyly. chest computed tomography imaging revealed mild cystic and emphysematous lung changes, which were possibly related to proteus syndrome. otherwise, he had no particula ... | 2008 | 18681877 |
| [intestinal enterobacteria of the hibernating apis mellifera mellifera l. bees]. | dynamics of enterobacteria of normal intestinal microflora was studied in apis mellifera mellifera l. bees hibernating under snow in the western urals. the cell numbers (n) of the predominant species klebsiella oxytoca increased from 10-10(6) cfu/bee in november 2004 to 10(4)-10(7) cfu/bee in march 2005; its frequency of occurrence (p) increased from 92 to 100%. increase of providencia rettgeri (11.2004: n up to 10(6), p 25%; 03.2005: n 10(2)-10(6), p 80%) was accompanied by the substitution of ... | 2008 | 18683661 |
| the pathological newborn in small animals: the neonate is not a small adult. | the rate of perinatal death is variable but highest during parturition, immediately after birth and in the first days of life. infectious diseases, above all bacterial, are the second most important cause of mortality after losses during parturition. a lot of factors are involved predisposing puppies and kittens to bacterial infections: respiratory distress, hypothermia, hypoglycaemia, dehydration, congenital abnormalities. e. coli, streptococci and staphylococci, klebsiella sp., pseudomonas sp. ... | 2008 | 18688749 |
| [current issues related to nosocomial infections in general surgery]. | the authors analyze the prevalence of nosocomial infections in their facility between 1999 and 2006. the annual rates ranged from 1.92 % to 4.24 %, with an average prevalence of 3.12 %. the most frequent were wound infections, febrile conditions associated with positive blood culture and urinary tract infections. in nosocomial infections, the average length of hospitalization increased by a factor of 3.5 and treatment costs rose. sporadically, multiresistant strains were detected, such as mrsa, ... | 2008 | 18688770 |
| dna fragmentation in microorganisms assessed in situ. | chromosomal dna fragmentation may be a direct or indirect outcome of cell death. unlike dna fragmentation in higher eukaryotic cells, dna fragmentation in microorganisms is rarely studied. we report an adaptation of a diffusion-based assay, developed as a kit, which allows for simple and rapid discrimination of bacteria with fragmented dna. intact cells were embedded in an agarose microgel on a slide, incubated in a lysis buffer to partially remove the cell walls, membranes, and proteins, and th ... | 2008 | 18689511 |
| antibacterial iridoid glucosides from eremostachys laciniata. | eremostachys laciniata (l) bunge (family: lamiaceae alt. labiatae; subfamily: lamioideae) is one of the 15 endemic iranian herbs of the genus eremostachys. a decoction of the roots and flowers of e. laciniata has traditionally been taken orally for the treatment of allergies, headache and liver diseases. three antibacterial iridoid glucosides, phloyoside i (1), phlomiol (2) and pulchelloside i (3) have been isolated from the rhizomes of this plant. the structures of these compounds were elucidat ... | 2009 | 18693303 |
| confirmation of presumptive salmonella colonies contaminated with proteus swarming using the polymerase chain reaction (pcr) method. | in mexico, zero tolerance regulation is practiced regarding salmonella in food products. the presence of which is verified by the procedure described in nom 114-ssa-1994. during the period between august 2002 and march 2003, 245 food samples were tested using this procedure in the central laboratories of the department of health for the state of jalisco (ceeslab). of these 245 samples, 35 showed presumptive colonies contaminated with proteus swarm cells even after selective isolation. these swar ... | 2007 | 18693548 |
| skin and soft tissue infection: frequency of aerobic bacterial isolates and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern. | | 2008 | 18700650 |
| antibacterial properties of fish mucus from channa punctatus and cirrhinus mrigala. | extracts and preparations made from the animal origin were used extensively in folk and modern medicine for treating many human diseases. in the present study efforts have been made to find the antimicrobial effect of the mucus of two bottom dwelling fresh water fishes namely, channa punctatus and cirrhinus mrigala. fish mucus were tested against ten pathogenic bacteria such as escherichia coli, klebsiella oxytoca, klebsiella pneumoniae, lactobacillus vulgaris, proteus mirabilis, pseudomonas aer ... | 2008 | 18700685 |
| proteus rebound: reconsidering the "torture of nature". | though carolyn merchant has agreed that francis bacon did not advocate the "torture of nature," she still maintains that "the very essence of the experimental method arose out of human torture transferred onto nature." her arguments do not address serious problems of logic, context, and contrary evidence. her particular insistence on the influence of the torture of witches ignores bacon's skepticism about witchcraft as superstitious or imaginary. nor do the writings of his successors sustain her ... | 2008 | 18702399 |
| flavonoids from pterocaulon alopecuroides with antibacterial activity. | three flavonoids, (2 r,3 r)-5,4'-dihydroxy-3'- o-methyl-7-(gamma,gamma-dimethylallyloxy)dihydroflavonol 1, (2 r,3 r)-5,7,4'-trihydroxy-3'- o-methyl-6-(alpha,alpha-dimethylallyl)dihydroflavonol 2, and (2 r,3 r)-5,7,4'-trihydroxy-6-(alpha,alpha-dimethylallyl)dihydroflavonol 3, together with three known flavonoids ( 4 - 6), were isolated from the aerial parts of pterocaulon alopecuroides. the structures of the compounds were determined by mass and by 1 d and 2 d nmr spectroscopy. screening of the a ... | 2008 | 18704884 |
| hemoperitoneum increases the incidence of bacterial translocation. | severe hemorrhage may induce bacterial translocation (bt) from the bowel. presence of hemoperitoneum is supposed to further increase the incidence of bt. | 2008 | 18705287 |
| nasal dermoid sinus cyst in a shih tzu. | | 2008 | 18708657 |
| papx, a p fimbrial operon-encoded inhibitor of motility in uropathogenic escherichia coli. | motility and adherence are two integral aspects of bacterial pathogenesis. adherence, often mediated by fimbriae, permits bacteria to attach to host cells and establish infection, whereas flagellum-driven motility allows bacteria to disseminate to sites more advantageous for colonization. both fimbriae and flagella have been proven important for virulence of uropathogenic escherichia coli (upec). reciprocal regulation is one mechanism by which bacteria may reconcile the contradictory actions of ... | 2008 | 18710869 |
| catheterized and non-catheterized urinary tract infections among patients attended at jimma university teaching hospital, southwest, ethiopia. | prospective cross sectional study was undertaken to assess the bacterial profile and antimicrobial resistance pattern of catheterized urinary tract infection in comparison with non-catheterized uti in jimma university teaching hospital, southwest, ethiopia. | 2008 | 18711990 |
| nationwide surveillance of antimicrobial resistance among enterobacteriaceae in intensive care units in taiwan. | to determine the antimicrobial resistance profiles among clinical isolates of enterobacteriaceae in taiwanese intensive care units (icus), a national surveillance of antibiotic resistance among important enterobacteriaceae was conducted from september 2005 through november 2005 at the icus of ten major teaching hospitals in taiwan. a total of 574 enterobacteriaceae isolates recovered from various clinical samples of our icu patients were submitted for in vitro test. minimum inhibitory concentrat ... | 2009 | 18716805 |
| design, synthesis, and evaluation of novel organophosphorus inhibitors of bacterial ureases. | a new group of organophosphorus inhibitors of urease, p-methyl phosphinic acids was discovered by using the structure based inhibitor design approach. several derivatives of the lead compound, aminomethyl(p-methyl)phosphinic acid, were synthesized successfully. their potency was evaluated in vitro against urease from bacillus pasteurii and proteus vulgaris. the studied compounds constitute a group of competitive, reversible inhibitors of bacterial ureases. obtained thiophosphinic analogues of th ... | 2008 | 18717581 |
| antibacterial activity of halogenated sesquiterpenes from malaysian laurencia spp. | during our studies on malaysian laurencia species, brominated metabolites, tiomanene, acetylmajapolene b, and acetylmajapolene a were isolated from an unrecorded species collected at pulau tioman, pahang along with known majapolene b and majapolene a. acetylmajapolene a was a mixture of diastereomers as in the case of majapolene a. tiomanene may be a plausible precursor for acetylmajapolenes b and a. in addition, three known halogenated sesquiterpenes and two known halogenated c(15) acetogenins ... | 2008 | 18718619 |
| a novel biosorbent for dye removal: extracellular polymeric substance (eps) of proteus mirabilis tj-1. | this paper deals with the extracellular polymeric substance (eps) of proteus mirabilis tj-1 used as a novel biosorbent to remove dye from aqueous solution in batch systems. as a widely used and hazardous dye, basic blue 54 (bb54) was chosen as the model dye to examine the adsorption performance of the eps. the effects of ph, initial dye concentration, contact time and temperature on the sorption of bb54 to the eps were examined. at various initial dye concentrations (50-400 mg/l), the batch sorp ... | 2009 | 18718709 |
| identification of virulence determinants in uropathogenic proteus mirabilis using signature-tagged mutagenesis. | the gram-negative bacterium proteus mirabilis causes urinary tract infections (utis) in individuals with long-term indwelling catheters or those with functional or structural abnormalities of the urinary tract. known virulence factors include urease, haemolysin, fimbriae, flagella, dsba, a phosphate transporter and genes involved in cell-wall synthesis and metabolism, many of which have been identified using the technique of signature-tagged mutagenesis (stm). to identify additional virulence de ... | 2008 | 18719175 |
| effect of triclosan on the formation of crystalline biofilms by mixed communities of urinary tract pathogens on urinary catheters. | the crystalline bacterial biofilms that encrust foley catheters compromise the care of many elderly and disabled patients. the aim of this study was to examine whether the biocide triclosan can prevent encrustation by the mixed flora of uropathogens that commonly infect patients undergoing long-term catheterization. models of the catheterized bladder were inoculated with communities of organisms isolated from patients who were experiencing catheter blockage. the catheter retention balloons were ... | 2008 | 18719184 |
| [antimicrobial resistance of uropathogens among outpatients, 2000-2004]. | a retrospective study based on the electronic database of a university hospital was carried out to investigate the prevalence of etiological agents and their susceptibilities to antibiotics, among adult outpatients (> 18 years old) with urinary tract infections. nine hundred and fifty-seven positive urine cultures were identified between january 2000 and december 2004. escherichia coli, proteus mirabilis and klebsiella sp were the three principal bacterial etiological agents. trimethoprim-sulfam ... | 2008 | 18719808 |
| regioselective synthesis and antimicrobial screening of novel ketocarbazolodispiropyrrolidine derivatives. | a series of novel dispiropyrrolidine derivatives have been synthesized through 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of azomethine ylide generated from sarcosin and di/tri ketone with the dipolarophile (e)-2-arylidine-1-keto-carbazoles. the cycloadducts ketocarbazalo spiro n-methyl pyrrolidines showed the most interesting antimicrobial activity at lower concentration. | 2009 | 18722036 |
| urinary infections due to multi-drug-resistant escherichia coli among persons with hiv disease at a tertiary aids care centre in south india. | while the spectrum of opportunistic infections due to hiv infection has been widely discussed, there are very limited data available in south india on certain incident infections especially urinary tract infections (uti) in hiv-infected subjects. | 2008 | 18724067 |
| zapa, a virulence factor in a rat model of proteus mirabilis-induced acute and chronic prostatitis. | our knowledge of pathogenesis has benefited from a better understanding of the roles of specific virulence factors in disease. to determine the role of the virulence factor zapa, a 54-kda metalloproteinase of proteus mirabilis, in prostatitis, rats were infected with either wild-type (wt) p. mirabilis or its isogenic zapa(-) mutant kw360. the wt produced both acute and chronic prostatitis showing the typical histological progressions that are the hallmarks of these diseases. infection with the z ... | 2008 | 18725420 |
| purple urine bag syndrome. | | 2008 | 18725621 |
| bacillus proteus septicemia. | | 1933 | 18742542 |
| prevalence and mechanisms of broad-spectrum beta-lactam resistance in enterobacteriaceae: a children's hospital experience. | the objective of this study was to investigate the trends and patterns of resistance in beta-lactamase-producing members of the family enterobacteriaceae in a children's hospital over a 9-year period (1999 to 2007). clinically significant isolates of the enterobacteriaceae were screened for patterns of broad-spectrum resistance to beta-lactams. the strains likely to be resistant were subsequently confirmed by an inhibitor-based disc test. the plasmid-mediated resistance determinants in these iso ... | 2008 | 18765688 |
| [lower urinary tract infections: bacterial epidemiology and recommendations]. | lower urinary tract infection remains frequent particularly in women, despite improvement in therapeutic means. it seems likely to revisit bacterial epidemiology and therapeutic available strategies. to analyze elements in presence i.e. infecting bacteria and antibiotics still active or identification of acquired resistance mechanisms should permit to establish the evolution during the last 10 years. the study shows that bacterial epidemiology in urinary tract infection has not changed significa ... | 2008 | 18773847 |
| synthesis, structure and biological activity of copper(ii) complexes of 4-(2-pyridylmethyl)-1,7-dimethyl-1,4,7-triazonane-2,6-dione and 4-(2-pyridylethyl)-1,7-dimethyl-1,4,7-triazonane-2,6-dione. | four mononuclear copper(ii) complexes 1-4 have been synthesized with two new n-functionalized macrocyclic ligands l(1) and l(2). all complexes are well characterized by various spectroscopic techniques, elemental analyses and conductivity measurements. results suggest that cu(ii) ion has n(2)o coordination from ligand and s(2) from two coordinated solvent molecules (sch(3)cn for 1 and 3 while ch(3)oh for 2 and 4). the crystal structure of a representative complex 3 strengthen the proposed formul ... | 2009 | 18775587 |
| presentation, treatment, and clinical course of otogenic lateral sinus thrombosis. | otogenic lateral sinus thrombosis (olst) is almost always associated with other complications of chronic otitis media (com) and did not present a distinct clinical expression. in our experience, olst exhibits a benign course if the underlying disease is controlled. mastoidectomy in combination with broad-spectrum antibiotics provided effective treatment. anticoagulation therapy is no longer used routinely. recanalization is rare and is independent of the use of anticoagulants. | 2009 | 18781447 |
| a prospective study of ceftriaxone treatment in acute pyelonephritis caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing bacteria. | much controversy exists as to whether cephalosporin treatment is appropriate for infections caused by esbl-producing organisms because no randomized controlled studies have been performed. | 2008 | 18788687 |
| lipase-catalyzed production of a bioactive fatty amide derivative of 7,10-dihydroxy-8(e)-octadecenoic acid. | enzymatic syntheses of fatty amides are of considerable interest due to their wide ranging industrial applications in detergents, shampoo, cosmetics and surfactant formulations. amidation reaction of candida antarctica lipase b (calb) was investigated for direct amidation of carboxylic acid in organic solvent. calb-mediated production of a novel secondary amide was carried out by reacting the hydroxy oleic acid derivative, 7,10-dihydroxy-8(e)-octadecenoic acid (dod), with n-methylethanol amine i ... | 2009 | 18793843 |
| genetic and phenotypic heterogeneity in the pten hamartoma tumour syndrome. | germline pten (phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome ten) mutations predispose to phenotypically diverse disorders that share several overlapping clinical features: cowden syndrome, bannayan-riley-ruvalcaba syndrome, proteus syndrome and proteus-like syndrome, collectively classified as pten hamartoma tumour syndrome (phts). the meticulous acquisition and documentation of phts phenotypic data at different levels and the profiling of the plethora of genetic changes in pten and ot ... | 2008 | 18794875 |
| congenital lipomatous overgrowth, vascular malformations, and epidermal nevi (clove) syndrome: cns malformations and seizures may be a component of this disorder. | a newborn girl was found to have a massive lymphatic truncal vascular malformation with overlying cutaneous venous anomaly associated with overgrown feet and splayed toes. these manifestations comprise the recently described clove syndrome. she also had cranial asymmetry and developed generalized seizures, which were treated with anticonvulsants. cranial ct showed encephalomalacia, widening of the ventricles and the sulci, hemimegalencephaly (predominantly white matter) and partial agenesis of c ... | 2008 | 18816642 |
| molecular identification of streptococcus equi subsp. equi and streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus in nasal swabs samples from horses suffering respiratory infections in iran. | the objective of this study was to evaluate the existence of streptococcus equi subsp. equi and streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus as probable agents associated with naturally occurring infection of the equine upper respiratory disease in mashhad area. nasal swabs samples from thirty horses with upper respiratory tract infections were collected. the bacteria isolated and identified were streptococcus equi subsp. equi (1 isolate), streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus (25 isolates), pasteu ... | 2008 | 18817175 |
| inhibitory effects of sage extract on the growth of enteric bacteria. | antibacterial activity of sage extract at concentrations of 0.1, 0.05, 0.025, 0.0125, 0.00625, 0.003125, 0.00156, 0.0005 and 0.00025 g dl(-1) against salmonella typhi, shigella sonnei, s. flexneri, proteus vulgaris, staphylococcus aureus, etec escherichia coli and pseudomonas aeruginosa was evaluated. susceptibility testing of bacterial strains against 18 antibiotics was also performed for comparison. the results showed that p. aeruginosa and etec e. coli were completely resistant to sage extrac ... | 2008 | 18817180 |
| antibacterial activity of the fruits of iranian torilis leptophylla against some clinical pathogens. | the aim of this study was to examine the antimicrobial activity of the methanolic extract of torilis leptophylla was tested on eleven bacteria (bacillus anthracis, bacillus subtilis, bacillus pumilus, staphylococcus aureus, bacillus licheniformis, brucella melitensis, escherichia coli, salmonella typhi, proteus mirabilis, bordetella bronshiseptica and pseudomonas aeruginosa). tested extract was effective against all bacteria but not b. subtilis. consequently, the ethanolic extract had antibacter ... | 2008 | 18819541 |
| non-susceptibility trends among enterobacteriaceae from bacteraemias in the uk and ireland, 2001-06. | enterobacteriaceae are common agents of bacteraemia, with escherichia coli accounting for 20% of the cases. reflecting this importance, members of the family constitute 4 of the 12 collection groups in the british society for antimicrobial chemotherapy (bsac) bacteraemia surveillance programme. | 2008 | 18819979 |
| inhibition of candida albicans isocitrate lyase activity by sesterterpene sulfates from the tropical sponge dysidea sp. | seven sesterterpene sulfates (1-7) were isolated from the tropical sponge dysidea sp. and their inhibitory activities against isocitrate lyase (icl) from candida albicans were evaluated. among the isolated natural products compound 6 and 7 were found to be strong icl inhibitors. the isolated compounds (1-7) also showed potent antibacterial effect against bacillus subtilis and proteus vulgaris, but did not display antifungal activity. | 2008 | 18824352 |
| synthesis and biological activities of new hydrazide derivatives. | the synthesis of a new series of imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid arylidene-hydrazides is described. the chemical structures of the compounds were elucidated by ir, (1)h-nmr, fab(+)-ms spectral data. their biological activity against various bacteria, fungi species, and mycobacterium tuberculosis was investigated. antibacterial activity was measured against escherichia coli (nrrl b-3704), staphylococcus aureus (nrrl b-767), salmonella typhimurium (nrrl b-4420), proteus vulgaris (nrll b-1 ... | 2009 | 18825530 |
| causative agents of urinary tract infections in children and their antibiotic sensitivity pattern: a hospital based study. | a retrospective study was conducted to find out the causative agents of urinary tract infection (uti) in children and their antibiotic sensitivity pattern among nepalese children. this was done at kanti children's hospital in kathmandu (nepal) by analyzing the records of urine samples collected for culture and sensitivity tests over a period of six months (april to november, 2007). of the total 1878 mid-stream urine samples collected from suspected cases of uti, 538 (28.6%) were positive for pat ... | 2008 | 18828428 |
| distribution frequency of pathogenic bacteria isolated from cutaneus leishmaniasis lesions. | cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) is a parasitic disease characterized by single or multiple ulcerations. secondary bacterial infections are one of the complications that can increase the tissue destruction and the resulting scar. to better determine the incidence of real secondary bacterial infections in cl, we designed the current study. this was a cross-sectional study performed in skin diseases and leishmaniasis research centre, isfahan, iran. a total of 1,255 patients with confirmed cl enrolled ... | 2008 | 18830062 |
| [the analysis of the bacterial and fungal flora in maxillary sinuses in patients operated due to fess method]. | the aim of this work was to analyse the bacterial and fungal flora in maxillary sinuses in patients operated due to the fess method. | 2008 | 18837224 |
| [macrodactylies of the hand and foot]. | macrodactyly is a rare congenital anomaly defined by an enlargement of all the structures of fingers or toes. two forms of macrodactyly have been described. one form is static with an enlargement present at birth and growing proportionately to the other digits. the other is progressive with an enlargement beginning in early childhood and growing faster than that of the normal digits. macrodactyly is responsible of a functional handicap and an aesthetic prejudice. treatment may be indicated for t ... | 2008 | 18842439 |
| uropathogens and host characteristics. | uropathogens other than escherichia coli occur with greater frequency in patients with risk factors for urinary tract infection (uti). however, little is known about associations between uropathogen species and host characteristics. three hundred nineteen urine specimens containing a balanced distribution of uropathogen species were selected from inpatients and outpatients at a university hospital clinical microbiology laboratory. information on host characteristics was retrospectively collected ... | 2008 | 18842936 |
| [fluoroquinolones and gram-negative bacteria: antimicrobial activity and mechanisms of resistance]. | fluoroquinolones acts by interacting with type ii topoisomerases (dna gyrase and topoisomerases iv). related to this mechanism of action, bacteria have developed resistance mechanisms consisting in some target mutations (gyra/gyrb for dna gyrase and parc/pare for topoisomerase iv) or in a reduced access to the target itself, by either decreased permeability or augmented expression of efflux pumps, such as acrab and mexab. along with these classical mechanisms of chromosomal resistance, the prese ... | 2008 | 18843219 |
| experimental and qsar of acetophenones as antibacterial agents. | antibacterial activity of 20 acetophenone derivatives was evaluated against two gram-positive and three gram-negative organisms, namely, bacillus subtilis ncim 2718, staphylococcus aureus ncim5021, salmonella typhi ncim2501, enterobacter aerogenes ncim5139, and proteus vulgaris ncim2813 by two-fold dilution method. the most active amongst this group of compounds were 4-methyl, 2-hydroxy, 3-bromo, 4-ethoxy, 3-nitro and 4-nitro acetophenones. quantitative structure-activity relationships were deve ... | 2008 | 18844677 |
| [recent evolution and characterization of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing enterobacteria in the chu of nice (2005-2007)]. | esbl producing enterobacteria (e-esbl+) are always a public health concern, mainly due to increase of ctx-m beta-lactamase. so, 542 new strains were isolated in the chu de nice during the 2005-2007 period. the aim of this work was to characterize the esbl and to type isolates suspected to be implicated in outbreaks. | 2008 | 18848404 |
| recombinant expression, purification, and biochemical characterization of chondroitinase abc ii from proteus vulgaris. | chondroitin lyases (or chondroitinases) are a family of enzymes that depolymerize chondroitin sulfate (cs) and dermatan sulfate (ds) galactosaminoglycans, which have gained prominence as important players in central nervous system biology. two distinct chondroitinase abc enzymes, cabci and cabcii, were identified in proteus vulgaris. recently, cabci was cloned, recombinantly expressed, and extensively characterized structurally and biochemically. this study focuses on recombinant expression, pur ... | 2009 | 18849565 |
| bacterial biofilms in patients with indwelling urinary catheters. | bacteria have a basic survival strategy: to colonize surfaces and grow as biofilm communities embedded in a gel-like polysaccharide matrix. the catheterized urinary tract provides ideal conditions for the development of enormous biofilm populations. many bacterial species colonize indwelling catheters as biofilms, inducing complications in patients' care. the most troublesome complications are the crystalline biofilms that can occlude the catheter lumen and trigger episodes of pyelonephritis and ... | 2008 | 18852707 |
| in vitro evaluation of chondroitin sulphate-chitosan microspheres as carrier for the delivery of proteins. | a novel formulation based on chondroitin sulphate/chitosan microspheres (cs/ch) has been investigated for oral delivery of macromolecules using ovalbumin as the model protein (ova). the microspheres were prepared by a new emulsion-complex coacervation method. physico-chemical properties of the polymers constituting microparticulate matrix were investigated by ir, dsc, tga and x-ray diffraction analyses. in vitro tests were performed to evaluate the drug delivery system degradation and the protei ... | 2009 | 18855198 |
| prevalence of quinolone-resistant urinary tract infections in comanche county memorial hospital. | urinary tract infection (uti) is not only a common outpatient but also the most frequently occurring nosocomial infection. the most common causative organisms of uti remain escherichia coli, nosocomial gram-negative bacilli, enteroccoci and candida. many physicians use quinolones as the agent of choice for treatment of uti. as calculated by the drug utilization data of 2007, the rate of quinolone use by physicians for uti is 48%. this study was performed to determine the prevalence of quinolone- ... | 2008 | 18856050 |
| hyperpyrexia associated with b-proteus infection of the urinary tract. | | 1948 | 18859210 |
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| the effect of sulfathiazole on the rate of increase of riboflavin production by proteus vulgaris and bacillus subtilis. | | 1948 | 18863612 |
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