INCIDENCE OF METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCI IN BACTERIAL CONJUNCTIVITIS [PDF]
Basrah Journal of Surgery, 2006 A total of 100 conjunctival samples were cultured to investigate the bacteriologic outcome, focusing on the incidence of methicillin resistant staphylococci. Bacteria was identified in 91 cases (91%).
Mokhtar A Al-Hammadi +2 more
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Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Staphylococcus species isolated from cats and dogs [PDF]
Open Veterinary Journal, 2020 Background: Methicillin-resistant staphylococci (MRS) are an emerging global problem with serious public health concerns. Aims: This study investigated the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of commensal Staphylococcus species isolated from ...
Hiam R. Elnageh +4 more
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Effective elimination of Staphylococcal contamination from hospital surfaces by a bacteriophage-probiotic sanitation strategy: a monocentric study. [PDF]
, 2019 Persistent contamination of hospital surfaces and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are recognized major causes of healthcare-associated infections (HAI). We recently showed that a probiotic-based sanitation (PCHS) can stably decrease surface pathogens and ...
BISI, Matteo +6 more
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Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research, 2019 Objective: The aim of the present work was to investigate the mutual role that may be played by the served dairy food and food handlers in the transmission of methicillin- and vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative ...
Mona Ahmed El-Zamkan +2 more
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IDCases, 2021 Background: Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are part of the normal skin flora. Although CoNS are generally considered as low pathogenic microorganisms, they can cause serious infections, particularly in the context of foreign body material.
Karlijn M.G. Houkes +4 more
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Healthcare-associated bloodstream infections in a neonatal intensive care unit over a 20-year period (1992-2011) : trends in incidence, pathogens, and mortality [PDF]
, 2014 Objective. To analyze trends in the incidence and pathogen distribution of healthcare-associated bloodstream infections (HABSIs) over a 20-year period (1992-2011). Design. Historical cohort study. Setting.
Blot, Stijn +6 more
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Journal of Nepal Health Research CouncilBackground: Coagulase Negative Staphylococci have been widely associated with medical device implant treatment and immune-compromised patients. Despite having increasing interest in Coagulase Negative Staphylococci, few studies from Nepal have reported ...
Pradeep Kumar Shah +3 more
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Bacterial profile of ocular infections: a systematic review
BMC Ophthalmology, 2017 Background Bacteria are the major contributor of ocular infections worldwide. Ocular infections, if left untreated, can damage the structures of the eye with possible blindness and visual impairments.
Mebrahtu Teweldemedhin +4 more
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Sepsis caused by bloodstream infection in patients in the intensive care unit: the impact of inactive empiric antimicrobial therapy on outcome [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Sepsis is one of the leading causes of death in the UK. Aims: The aims of this study were to identify the rate of inactive antimicrobial therapy (AMT) in the ICU and whether inactive AMT had an effect on in hospital mortality, ICU ...
Booth, M.G. +4 more
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Service evaluation to establish the sensitivity, specificity and additional value of broad-range 16S rDNA PCR for the diagnosis of infective endocarditis from resected endocardial material in patients from eight UK and Ireland hospitals [PDF]
, 2014 Infective endocarditis (IE) can be diagnosed in the clinical microbiology laboratory by culturing explanted heart valve material. We present a service evaluation that examines the sensitivity and specificity of a broad-range 16S rDNA polymerase chain ...
Alshafi, K +8 more
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