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  1. Fresh vegetables are considered as vital nutrients of a healthy diet as they supply the body with essential supplements. The consumption of raw vegetables is the main way for transmission of intestinal parasit...

    Authors: Mona Ali Mohamed, Emmanuel Edwar Siddig, Arwa Hassan Elaagip, Ali Mahmoud Mohammed Edris and Awad Ahmed Nasr
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2016 15:17
  2. Tigecycline (TIG) is an antibiotic belonging to the glycylcyclines class and appears to be a good choice to fight infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus. To date, TIG exhibits good activity against this micro...

    Authors: Melina Herrera, Sabrina Di Gregorio, Silvina Fernandez, Graciela Posse, Marta Mollerach and José Di Conza
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2016 15:15
  3. Community-onset candidemia constitute a distinct clinical entity the incidence of which is increasing. Contribution of non-albicans Candida species is rising.

    Authors: Laurène Deconinck, Agnès Meybeck, Maxime Pradier, Pierre Patoz, Hugues Melliez and Eric Senneville
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2016 15:14
  4. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the most common nosocomial pathogen, notorious for its multidrug resistance and causes life threatening infections. Carbapenems were considered as the last resor...

    Authors: Agila K. Pragasam, M. Raghanivedha, Shalini Anandan and Balaji Veeraraghavan
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2016 15:12
  5. In the present study, our objective was to evaluate and compare the clinical and microbiological results in patients receiving systemic and systemic plus inhaled colistin therapy due to nosocomial pneumonia (N...

    Authors: Tuna Demirdal, Ummu Sena Sari and Salih Atakan Nemli
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2016 15:11
  6. In the past decade, the carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) have been reported worldwide. Emergence of carbapenemase-producing strains among Enterobacteriaceae has been a challenge for treatment of c...

    Authors: Rui Zheng, Qian Zhang, Yidan Guo, Yue Feng, Li Liu, Amei Zhang, Yue Zhao, Xiaoyu Yang and Xueshan Xia
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2016 15:10
  7. Staphylococcus aureus is characterized by its pathogenicity and high prevalence, causing disease in both healthy and immunocompromised individuals due to its easy dissemination. This f...

    Authors: Camila Sena Martins de Souza, Carlos Magno Castelo Branco Fortaleza, Claudia Lima Witzel, Mônica Silveira, Mariana Fávero Bonesso, Silvio Alencar Marques and Maria de Lourdes Ribeiro de Souza da Cunha
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2016 15:9
  8. Neonatal sepsis caused by multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria has been reported in different parts of the world. It is a major threat to neonatal care, carrying a high rate of morbidity and mortality. W...

    Authors: Manar Al-lawama, Haytham Aljbour, Asma Tanash and Eman Badran
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2016 15:8
  9. Staphylococcus aureus is one of the causes of both community and healthcare-associated bacteremia. The attributable mortality of S. aureus bacteremia (SAB) is still higher and predicto...

    Authors: Mesut Yilmaz, Nazif Elaldi, İlker İnanç Balkan, Ferhat Arslan, Ayşe Alga Batırel, Mustafa Zahir Bakıcı, Mustafa Gokhan Gozel, Sevil Alkan, Aygül Doğan Çelik, Meltem Arzu Yetkin, Hürrem Bodur, Melda Sınırtaş, Halis Akalın, Fatma Aybala Altay, İrfan Şencan, Emel Azak…
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2016 15:7
  10. Recently, new carbapenemases in Enterobacteriaceae strains and non-fermentative gram-negative bacilli have been reported. The New Delhi metallo‐β‐lactamase-1 (NDM-1) is a major problem around the world. The pu...

    Authors: Oguz Karabay, Mustafa Altindis, Mehmet Koroglu, Onur Karatuna, Özlem Akkaya Aydemir and Ali Fuat Erdem
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2016 15:6
  11. Antibiotic resistance in bacteria leads to massive health problems. Incidence of carbapenem and multidrug resistance in Gram-negative bacteria are increasing globally and turn out to be a very urgent challenge...

    Authors: B. Ghebremedhin, A. Halstenbach, M. Smiljanic, M. Kaase and P. Ahmad-Nejad
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2016 15:5
  12. Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Enteritidis (S. Enteritidis) is one of the most prevalent Salmonella serotypes that cause gastroenteritis worldwide and the most prevalent s...

    Authors: Yao Liu, Xiaolu Shi, Yinghui Li, Qiongcheng Chen, Min Jiang, Wanli Li, Yaqun Qiu, Yiman Lin, Yixiang Jiang, Biao Kan, Qun Sun and Qinghua Hu
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2016 15:4
  13. Community acquired infections due to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) had been increased. The fecal flora of children in the community represents a huge potential reservoir ...

    Authors: S. M. Hijazi, M. A. Fawzi, F. M. Ali and K. H. Abd El Galil
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2016 15:3
  14. Despite the high clinical standing of Helicobacter pylori, its exact routes of transmission and origin have not been determined. Based on the contentious hypothesis, foods play an important roles in the transmiss...

    Authors: Behsan Hemmatinezhad, Hassan Momtaz and Ebrahim Rahimi
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2016 15:2
  15. Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (CPKP) strains have emerged as a major problem for healthcare systems. The aim of this study was to determine the circulating clones and analyze the clinical and mole...

    Authors: Li Cheng, Xiao-Li Cao, Zhi-Feng Zhang, Ming-zhe Ning, Xue-Jing Xu, Wanqing Zhou, Jun-Hao Chen, Jin-hua Zhang, Han Shen and Kui Zhang
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2016 15:1
  16. Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a major cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea. Given an increasing CDI incidence and global spread of epidemic ribotypes, a 1-year study was...

    Authors: Jiri Drabek, Otakar Nyc, Marcela Krutova, Jan Stovicek, Jana Matejkova and Radan Keil
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2015 14:55
  17. Leptospirosis is a common zoonotic infection in the world. In patients with leptospirosis, in case of presence of Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS), clinical and laboratory findings can be mistake...

    Authors: Hava Yilmaz, Vedat Turhan, Kadriye Kart Yasar, Mustafa Hatipoglu, Mustafa Sunbul and Hakan Leblebicioglu
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2015 14:54
  18. The Tigecycline Evaluation and Surveillance Trial (T.E.S.T) is a global antimicrobial surveillance study of both gram-positive and gram-negative organisms. This report presents data on antimicrobial susceptibi...

    Authors: Rayo Morfin-Otero, Eduardo Rodriguez Noriega and Michael J. Dowzicky
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2015 14:53
  19. We have identified a novel class 1 integron (1503 bp), named In671 in a clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolate. Integron sequence analysis revealed two gene cassettes, one coding for a new OXA-type β-lactamase d...

    Authors: R. Krasauskas, D. Labeikytė, A. Markuckas, J. Povilonis, J. Armalytė, R. Plančiūnienė, P. Kavaliauskas and E. Sužiedėlienė
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2015 14:52
  20. Carbapenem resistance among the Enterobacteriaceae is a serious healthcare challenge. bla IMI is a carbapenemase gene mediating resistance to carbapenems but has not been commonly found...

    Authors: Liang Huang, Xiaohui Wang, Yu Feng, Yi Xie, Liping Xie and Zhiyong Zong
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2015 14:51
  21. The diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis is challenging. It is unclear whether galactomannan (GM) results from bronchial wash (BW) and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) samples differ in a clinically meani...

    Authors: Mahnaz Taremi, Michael E. Kleinberg, Elizabeth W. Wang, Bruce L. Gilliam and Patrick A. Ryscavage
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2015 14:50
  22. This study assessed novel approach of using highly lytic phages against methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) biofilms with and without biofil...

    Authors: Ahmed Sahib Abdulamir, Sabah A. A. Jassim, Rand R. Hafidh and Fatimah Abu Bakar
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2015 14:49
  23. Secondary peritonitis requires surgical source control and adequate antimicrobial treatment. Antimicrobial regimens are usually selected according to local susceptibility data of individual pathogens against ...

    Authors: Cathérine L. Steinbach, Christoph Töpper, Thomas Adam and Martin G. Kees
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2015 14:48
  24. Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistant to antituberculosis drugs is an increasingly common clinical problem. This study aimed to evaluate drug resistance profiles of TBM isola...

    Authors: Seniha Senbayrak, Nuri Ozkutuk, Hakan Erdem, Isik Somuncu Johansen, Rok Civljak, Ayse Seza Inal, Uner Kayabas, Ebru Kursun, Nazif Elaldi, Branislava Savic, Soline Simeon, Emel Yilmaz, Olga Dulovic, Derya Ozturk-Engin, Nurgul Ceran, Botond Lakatos…
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2015 14:47
  25. The spread of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) is a great problem of healthcare worldwide. Study of the spread for bla OXA-48-like genes coding epidemically significant ...

    Authors: Nadezhda K. Fursova, Eugeny I. Astashkin, Anastasia I. Knyazeva, Nikolay N. Kartsev, Ekaterina S. Leonova, Olga N. Ershova, Irina A. Alexandrova, Natalia V. Kurdyumova, Svetlana Yu. Sazikina, Nikolay V. Volozhantsev, Edward A. Svetoch and Ivan A. Dyatlov
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2015 14:46
  26. As recently indiscriminate abuse of existing antibiotics in both clinical and veterinary treatment leads to proliferation of antibiotic resistance in microbes and poses a dilemma for the future treatment of su...

    Authors: Yang Deng, Xuerui Bao, Lili Ji, Lei Chen, Junyan Liu, Jian Miao, Dingqiang Chen, Huawei Bian, Yanmei Li and Guangchao Yu
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2015 14:45
  27. Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is increasing worldwide. Antibiotic-resistant strains can lead to serious problems regarding treatment of infection. Carbapenem antibiotics are the final treatment option fo...

    Authors: Kazım Sahin, Ayse Tekin, Sule Ozdas, Demet Akin, Hande Yapislar, Aziz Ramazan Dilek and Emine Sonmez
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2015 14:44
  28. Bacillus cereus is one of the pathogens causing nosocomial bloodstream infections (BSIs). However, few reports have documented the antimicrobial susceptibility and clinical characteris...

    Authors: Mahoko Ikeda, Yuka Yagihara, Keita Tatsuno, Mitsuhiro Okazaki, Shu Okugawa and Kyoji Moriya
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2015 14:43
  29. This study determined the antibiotic susceptibility profile and genetic mechanisms of β-lactam resistance in 27 clinical strains of Acinetobacter baumannii isolated at the University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerl...

    Authors: Abdessalam Cherkaoui, Stéphane Emonet, Gesuele Renzi and Jacques Schrenzel
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2015 14:42
  30. Acinetobacter has gained importance as a multi-drug resistant and hence a difficult to treat pathogen. This study was done to characterize our isolates with respect to drug resistance and presence of beta-lact...

    Authors: Dabet Rynga, Malini Shariff and Monorama Deb
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2015 14:40
  31. Persistence of antibiotic resistant bacteria, including multidrug resistant (MDR) pseudomonads, is an important environmental health problem associated with drinking water distribution systems (DWDS) worldwide...

    Authors: Ayodele T. Adesoji, Adeniyi A. Ogunjobi and Isaac O. Olatoye
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2015 14:39
  32. Acinetobacter baumannii is a common opportunistic pathogen that causes major nosocomial infections in hospitals. In this study, we hypothesized a high prevalence of A. baumanni ESBL (e...

    Authors: Essam J. Alyamani, Mohamed A. Khiyami, Rayan Y. Booq, Basel M. Alnafjan, Musaad A. Altammami and Fayez S. Bahwerth
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2015 14:38
  33. Integrons play important role in the spread and maintenance of antimicrobial resistance among strains of Escherichia coli (E. coli) and other species of Enterobacteriaceae. This study investigated the prevalence ...

    Authors: Elahe Tajbakhsh, Faham Khamesipour, Reza Ranjbar and Ifeoma Chinyere Ugwu
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2015 14:37
  34. Polyhexamethylene guanidine phosphate (PHMG-P) belongs to the polymeric guanidine family of biocides and contains a phosphate group, which may confer better solubility, a detoxifying effect and may change the ...

    Authors: A Vitt, A Sofrata, V Slizen, R V Sugars, A Gustafsson, E I Gudkova, L A Kazeko, P Ramberg and K Buhlin
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2015 14:36
  35. Antibiotic resistance genes [ARGs] in aquatic systems have drawn increasing attention they could be transferred horizontally to pathogenic bacteria. Water treatment plants (WTPs) are intended to provide qualit...

    Authors: Ayodele. T. Adesoji, Adeniyi. A. Ogunjobi, Isaac. O. Olatoye and Douglas. R. Douglas
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2015 14:35

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  36. Tuberculosis is a disease that can involve every organ system. While pulmonary tuberculosis is the most common presentation, extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPT) is also an important clinical problem. The current...

    Authors: Aysel Sunnetcioglu, Mahmut Sunnetcioglu, Irfan Binici, Ali Irfan Baran, Mustafa Kasım Karahocagil and Muhammed Rıdvan Saydan
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2015 14:34
  37. The early beginning of an adequate antibiotic therapy is crucial in hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP), but depends on the results of conventional microbiological diagnostics (cMD). It was the aim of this study...

    Authors: Nils Kunze, Onnen Moerer, Nicolas Steinmetz, Marco H. Schulze, Michael Quintel and Thorsten Perl
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2015 14:33
  38. The high cost and prolonged timeline of new drug discovery and development are major roadblocks to creating therapies for infectious diseases. Candida albicans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that is the most...

    Authors: Kevin Kim, Leeor Zilbermintz and Mikhail Martchenko
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2015 14:32
  39. Epidemiological characteristics of patients with bloodstream infections (BSI) due to extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing (ESBL) and carbapenem-resistant (CRE) strains are often similar. Mortality rates for...

    Authors: Violet Leibman, Emily T. Martin, Ruthy Tal-Jasper, Leonti Grin, Kayoko Hayakawa, Coral Shefler, Tal Azouri, Tamir Kaplansky, Moran Maskit, Tsilia Lazarovitch, Ronit Zaidenstein, Keith S. Kaye and Dror Marchaim
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2015 14:31
  40. Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a potentially fatal haemorrhagic disease of humans. The last and most serious outbreak of Ebola virus (EBOV) started in December 2013 in West Africa and also affected other contine...

    Authors: Semra Gumusova, Mustafa Sunbul and Hakan Leblebicioglu
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2015 14:30
  41. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat to global public health. Medicinal plants have long been used as remedies for infectious diseases by native cultures around the world and have the potential for...

    Authors: Maria G Carranza, Mary B Sevigny, Debashree Banerjee and Lacie Fox-Cubley
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2015 14:29
  42. Human and animal skin diseases of bacterial, fungal and viral nature and their complications are widespread and globally cause a serious trouble. Their prevalence is increasing mainly due to drug resistance. C...

    Authors: Mikayel Ginovyan, Andranik Keryan, Inga Bazukyan, Petros Ghazaryan and Armen Trchounian
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2015 14:28
  43. The Tigecycline Evaluation and Surveillance Trial (TEST) is a global antimicrobial susceptibility surveillance study which has been ongoing since 2004. This report examines the in vitro activity of tigecycline...

    Authors: Daryl J Hoban, Ralf Rene Reinert, Samuel K Bouchillon and Michael J Dowzicky
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2015 14:27
  44. Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) are more susceptible to urinary tract infection (UTI) than non-diabetics. Due to the emergence of multidrug resistant (MDR) uropathogenic strains, the choice of antimicrobi...

    Authors: Hamdan Z Hamdan, Eman Kubbara, Amar M Adam, Onab S Hassan, Sarah O Suliman and Ishag Adam
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2015 14:26
  45. The methicillin resistance of bacteria from the genus Staphylococcus and its ability to form biofilms are important factors in pathogenesis of these microorganisms. Thus, the search for new antimicrobials agents,...

    Authors: Alyne Rodrigues de Araujo, Patrick Veras Quelemes, Márcia Luana Gomes Perfeito, Luíza Ianny de Lima, Melka Coêlho Sá, Paulo Humberto Moreira Nunes, Graziella Anselmo Joanitti, Peter Eaton, Maria José dos Santos Soares and José Roberto de Souza de Almeida Leite
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2015 14:25
  46. Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials would like to thank the following colleagues for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for the journal in 2014.

    Authors: Hakan Leblebicioglu
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2015 14:24
  47. Surgical site infection (SSI) is common in Vietnamese post-operative patients. It contributes to increased morbidity, mortality, hospitalization time and health care expenditure. Bacterial culture is considere...

    Authors: Ngo Tat Trung, Tran Thi Thu Hien, Tran Thi Thanh Huyen, Dao Thanh Quyen, Mai Thanh Binh, Phan Quoc Hoan, Christian G Meyer, Thirumalaisamy P Velavan and Le Huu Song
    Citation: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2015 14:23