Volume 9, Issue 3 (2013) | American Journal of Infectious Diseases

Prevalence of Heterogeneous Glycopeptide Intermediate Resistance in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Manu Chaudhary — 2013-09-04

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 4 September 2013; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2013.63.70

Multidrug resistant Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) is a major cause of nosocomial and community acquired infections and is on the rise. The aim of this investigation was to explore...

Antibiogram of Bacteria Isolated from Kunun-Zaki Drink Sold in Keffi Metropolis

Makwin Danladi Makut — 2013-09-09

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 9 September 2013; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2013.71.76

Kunun-zaki drink is a locally prepared indigenous non-alcoholic beverage that is widely produced and consumed in Nigeria. Standard microbiological methods were employed to isolate bacteria from Kunun-...

Influenza Surveillance in Russia Based on Epidemiological and Laboratory Data for the Period from 2005 to 2012

Sominina Anna — 2013-10-14

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 14 October 2013; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2013.77.93

Exchange of information on and sharing of influenza viruses through the GISRS network has great significance for understanding influenza virus evolution, recognition of a new pandemic virus emergence ...

SYNERGY OF A NOVEL ANTIBIOTIC ADJUVANT ENTITY AGAINST MULTI DRUG RESISTANT ENTEROBACTERIACEAE

Manu Chaudhary — 2013-11-01

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 1 November 2013; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2013.94.103

In the present investigation, we investigated the in vitro interaction of ceftriaxone plus sulbactam with disodium edetate, a Non Antibiotic Adjuvant (NAA) against selected clinical isolates and in vi...

Prevention and Prophylaxis of Tick Bites and Tick-Borne Related Diseases

Lara Garcia-Alvarez — 2013-11-05

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 5 November 2013; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2013.104.116

Ticks are obligate haematophagous arthropods present all over the world able to produce human diseases. Several factors have increased the abundance, circulation and distribution of the pathogens tran...