Volume 6, Issue 4 (2010) | American Journal of Infectious Diseases

In Vitro Activity of Cephalexin against Community-Acquired Urinary Escherichia coli, Klebsiella and Proteus species Isolates

Humodi A. Saeed — 2010-12-31

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 31 December 2010; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2010.89.92

Problem statement: Resistance among urinary tract pathogens to conventional antibiotics has been considered a health problem worldwide. The aim of this study was to evaluate the in vitro activity of c...

Diagnostic Value of Serum and Cerebrospinal Fluid Procalcitonin in Differentiation Bacterial from Aseptic Meningitis

Zhinous Bayat Makoo — 2010-12-31

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 31 December 2010; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2010.93.97

Problem statement: Acute bacterial meningitis is one of the most important causes of medical emergency diseases, which can cause high mortality and morbidity rates. Early antibiotic therapy is life sa...

Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Ferritin for Differentiation of Aseptic and Bacterial Meningitis in Adults

Zhinous Bayat Makoo — 2010-12-31

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 31 December 2010; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2010.98.102

Problem statement: Bacterial meningitis is one of the most important causes of mortality and morbidity. Rapid diagnosis of bacterial cause is very important and critical, because early antibiotic ther...

Miliary Tuberculosis: A Case Report

Zhinous Bayat Makoo — 2010-12-31

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 31 December 2010; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2010.103.106

Problem statement: During the last years it is more than evident that the prevalence of pulmonary and extrapulmonary Tuberculosis (TB), mainly in western European countries, has risen significantly. T...

A 28 Years Old Woman with Severe Headache and Few Episodes of Vomiting: A Case Report

Ahmad Reza Nakhayi — 2010-12-31

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 31 December 2010; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2010.107.109

Problem statement: Cryptococcosis neoformans is commonest central nervous system infection in individuals infected with HIV. Most of the patients infected with Cryptococcus neoformans present with hea...

Antimicrobial Pattern and Clonal Dissemination of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Producing Klebsiella Spp Isolates

Sobhan Ghafourian — 2010-12-31

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 31 December 2010; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2010.110.121

Problem statement: Gram-negative pathogens harboring ESBLs have caused numerous outbreaks of infections and are becoming an increasing therapeutic problem in many countries. The incidence of ESBL-prod...

Expression of the CD44 Protein in the Heart Valves Affected with Rheumatic Heart Disease

R. Vijayalakshmi — 2010-12-31

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 31 December 2010; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2010.122.124

Problem statement: The primary aim was to study the expression of CD44 protein in the heart valves removed surgically for either stenosis or regurgitation and to study the morphology of valves using h...