Case report
Streptococcus gordonii is an infrequent cause of infective endocarditis (IE); associated spondylodiskitis has not yet been described in the literature.
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2017 16:68
Published on: 4 October 2017
Review
Tuberculosis (TB) is considered as one of the most serious threats to public health in many parts of the world. The threat is even more severe in the developing countries where there is a lack of advanced medi...
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2017 16:67
Published on: 3 October 2017
Research
The emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria can cause serious clinical and public health problems. This study describes the possibility of using bacteriophages as an alternative agent to control multidrug-r...
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2017 16:66
Published on: 22 September 2017
Research
Staphylococcus aureus is the predominant bacterium responsible for various diseases in animals and humans. Preventive strategies could be better implemented by understanding the preval...
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2017 16:65
Published on: 20 September 2017
Research
The continuing emergence, development and spread of pathogenic organisms that are resistant to antimicrobials are a cause of increasing concern. The control of antimicrobial resistance requires knowledge of fa...
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2017 16:64
Published on: 19 September 2017
Research
Extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) and metallo beta-lactamase (MBL) production in Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli are the commonest modes of drug resistance among these commonly isolated bacteria ...
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2017 16:62
Published on: 19 September 2017
Research
Vancomycin heteroresistance in coagulase negative Staphylococci (CoNS) is a recent health concern especially in serious infections like bloodstream infections as it may lead to failure of therapy. Little informat...
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2017 16:63
Published on: 19 September 2017
Case report
Botulism is a potentially fatal infection characterized by progressive muscle weakness, bulbar paralysis, constipation and other autonomic dysfunctions. A recent report suggested that cancer chemotherapy might...
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2017 16:61
Published on: 18 September 2017
Research
Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) aims to minimize the clinical impact of posaconazole and voriconazole pharmacokinetic variability. However, its benefits on clinical outcomes are still being defined. Addition...
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2017 16:60
Published on: 11 September 2017
Review
Legionnaires’ disease is commonly diagnosed clinically using a urinary antigen test. The urinary antigen test is highly accurate for L. pneumophila serogroup 1, however other diagnostic tests should also be utili...
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2017 16:59
Published on: 29 August 2017
Research
Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are recognized as a large reservoir of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) harboured by Staphylococcus aureus. However, data of SCCmec in CoNS are relatively ab...
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2017 16:57
Published on: 22 August 2017
Research
In recent years, New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamases 1 (bla NDM-1) has been reported with increasing frequency and become prevalent. The present study was undertaken to investigate the ep...
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2017 16:58
Published on: 22 August 2017
Research
The Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) protein kinase B (PknB) which is now proved to be essential for the growth and survival of M.tb, is a transmembrane protein with a potential to be a good drug target. However...
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2017 16:56
Published on: 18 August 2017
Research
Consumption of meat contaminated by E. coli causes a serious illness and even death to affected individuals. Recently the emerging of antibiotic resistant foodborne E. coli poses serious public health risks world...
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2017 16:55
Published on: 15 August 2017
Case report
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication rarely develops into antibiotic-associated hemorrhagic colitis (AAHC), in which the etiology of colitis remains unclear. We herein report a ...
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2017 16:54
Published on: 14 August 2017
Research
Natural products of animals, plants and microbes are potential source of important chemical compounds, with diverse applications including therapeutics. Endophytic bacteria that are especially associated with ...
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2017 16:53
Published on: 1 August 2017
Research
We assessed the influence of current cefepime minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) breakpoints and the maximal cefepime dose on treatment outcomes in patients with bacteremia caused by cefepime-susceptible Pseu...
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2017 16:52
Published on: 24 July 2017
Research
The increasing resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii to antibiotics has recently been regarded as a notable therapeutic difficulty. Evaluating resistance rates of some A. baumannii isolates to tetracyclines had a...
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2017 16:51
Published on: 19 July 2017
Research
The in vitro activity of tigecycline and comparator agents was evaluated against Gram-positive and Gram-negative isolates collected in Latin American centers between 2004 and 2015 as part of the Tigecycline Ev...
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2017 16:50
Published on: 12 July 2017
Research
Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli are associated with infantile diarrhea in the developing countries. The present study was conducted to determine the occurrence and antimicrobial resistance pattern of enteropathoge...
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2017 16:49
Published on: 11 July 2017
Research
Carbapenemase-producing gram-negative bacteria are increasing globally and have been associated with outbreaks in hospital settings. Thus, the accurate detection of these bacteria in infections is mandatory fo...
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2017 16:48
Published on: 10 July 2017
Research
The leishmaniasis is a group of diseases caused by intracellular haemoflagellate protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania. Leishmaniasis has diverse clinical manifestations; cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is the...
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2017 16:47
Published on: 4 July 2017
Research
With the alarming rise in antibiotic resistance in African countries, the need for a surveillance system in the region has become pressing. The rapid expansion of data networks makes it possible to set up heal...
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2017 16:46
Published on: 26 June 2017
Research
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Mycoplasma genitalium and Ureaplasma urealyticum infections in infertile men that consulted our outpatient...
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2017 16:45
Published on: 24 June 2017
Research
IMP-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (IMPKpn) exhibits sporadic prevalence in China. The mechanisms related to the spread of IMPKpn remain unclear.
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2017 16:42
Published on: 19 June 2017
