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Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleIsolation and Identification of Staphylococcus epidermidis S14 Screening Extracellular Antimicrobial MetabolitesJie Zhang, Han Jiang, Jiaxin Jiang, Guangrong HuangTotal 24 isolates with antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Bacillus cereus and Shigella castellani, out of 259 strains, were isolated from the internal of seven marine fishes. The extracellular metabolites of strain S14, isolated from the internal of shark, showed stronger inhibition against the four tested bacteria, including G- and G+ bacteria. Based on the 16S rDNA the … …American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 12, Issue 1 · 19 Mar 2016 · 7,567 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDiversity and Resistance of Bacteria Isolated from a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Surfaces and the Hands of Nurses in Jeddah-Saudi ArabiaRoqaiah M. Al-Jabri, Ahmed M. Al-Hejin, Rukaia Gashgari et al.Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) are a serious problem for neonates when admitted to NICUs. The healthcare environment and healthcare workers' hands may be a source of transmission. Therefore, there is a need to find microbial sources and identify the contaminants to improve disinfection protocols to reduce HAIs. Out of the 169 samples collected on nutrient agar media from NICUs of a … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 22, Issue 3 · 5 Aug 2022 · 5,828 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDominant Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria in Five Biggest Hospitals in Asir Region from March to June 2018Mohammed AlmaghrabiThere is a rapid increase in the emergence of multidrug resistance which consider as one of the public health threats in all over the world. MDR was defined as acquired non-susceptibility to at least one agent in three or more antimicrobial categories. The present study aims to determine the dominant multi-drug resistant bacteria in the five biggest hospitals in Asir … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 17, Issue 1 · 9 Mar 2021 · 6,782 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractOral Clindamycin as Drug of Choice for Scabies Patients with Secondary Bacterial Infections in West Java, IndonesiaHendra Gunawan, Unwati Sugiri, Nurhasanah et al.The aim of this study was to identify the causative secondary bacterial infection in scabies and its susceptibility against systemic antimicrobials. We performed a cross-sectional descriptive study of 34 scabies patients clinically diagnosed by investigators through consecutive sampling in one District Hospital in West Java, Indonesia from January to March 2017. The secondary bacterial infection was confirmed by Gram staining. … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 10 Jan 2018 · 18,813 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractBiosynthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and Assay of Antibacterial ActivityEmad J. Ibrahem, Karkaz M. Thalij, Mahmood K. Saleh, Amin S. BadawyIn this study Out of 280 urinary tract infections samples, 212(75.7%) bacterial isolates were recovered. Based on, morphological, cultural and biochemical testes, further, confirmed the results by VITEK 2 System there were 54 (30.2%) of gram positive whereas the 158 (69.8%) of gram negative. The bacterial isolates were distributed as Escherichia coli followed by Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa … …American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 13, Issue 2 · 3 Apr 2017 · 8,880 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAntibacterial and Anti-Quorum Sensing Activities of Selected Italian Honeys against Antibiotic-Resistant PathogensMarco Fidaleo, Roberto Lavecchia, Antonio ZuorroThree nectar honeys (eucalyptus, thyme and forest) and two honeydew honeys (fir and Metcalfa) from Italy were tested for their antibacterial activity against pathogens commonly associated with wound and burn infections, including Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (MRSE) and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Faecalis (VREF). All honeys showed bactericidal activity against the microorganisms used, with honeydew honeys being the most … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 15, Issue 4 · 27 Oct 2015 · 7,050 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractBacterial Contamination and Resistance to Commonly Used Antimicrobials of Healthcare Workers' Mobile Phones in Teaching Hospitals, Kerman, IranGholamreza Sepehri, Nooshin Talebizadeh, Ali Mirzazadeh et al.Problem Statement: The contamination rates of Health Care Worker's (HCW) mobile phones and resistance to commonly used antimicrobials were evaluated in three teaching hospitals in Kerman, Iran. So, we examined 150 randomly selected HCWs in three teaching hospitals in Kerman, Iran, 2007. For each HCW a sterile swab moistened with sterile water was rotated over the surface of both sides … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 5 · 31 May 2009 · 9,773 accessesView PDF Cite