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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsAntibiotic Resistance of Community and Hospital Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Clinical SpecimensAza Bahadeen Taha, Sabria M. Said Al-SalihiProblem statement: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is responsible for an increasing number of serious hospital and community acquired infections. Increased emergence in MRSA resistance to antibiotics is a growing problem. Approach: The resistance of MRSA to 20 antibiotics agents were studied. Also comparison of antibiotics resistance of community and hospital acquired MRSA were performed. Meanwhile the profile of antibiotics resistance … …Current Research in Medicine, Vol. 2, Issue 2 · 4 Oct 2011 · 7,876 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPrevalence and Antibiotic-Sensitivity of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Pyogenic Skin Affections of Animals and HumanMaha I. Hamed, Sylvia O. Ahmed, Doaa S. Sayed, Hossam-Elden M. HassanMRSA infections commonly present as skin and soft tissue infections in man and animals. Treatment usually includes opening of abscess and drainage with or without antibiotic therapy. MRSA is usually resistant to certain antibiotics including methicillin, oxacillin, penicillin and ampicillin. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of MRSA in man and animals with suppurative … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 4 Apr 2019 · 7,190 accessesView PDF Cite

EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractIs Rerum® the New Coley's Vaccine?Marco RuggieroColey's Vaccine and Cancer Immunotherapy Dr. William B. Coley is credited for having been the first to translate the observation of an association between bacterial infections, high fever and cancer remission into a successful cancer treatment. However, it is worth noting that such an association dates back to at least one century before Coley's times; as Wiemann and Starnes from … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 13, Issue 2 · 31 May 2017 · 12,281 accessesView PDF Cite

Case ReportOpen accessIn the abstractOsteomyelitis Caused by Mycobacterium fortuitum-a Case ReportClarissa Jane Lyngdoh, Anne Khyriem, W. Valarie Lyngdoh, Tashi KhonglahNon-tuberculous rapidly growing mycobacteria have been known to cause a variety of skin and soft tissue infection. The diagnosis of NTM in bone and joint infections is easily missed because of non-specific signs and symptoms. We report a case of a 65 year old male with osteomyelitis of the right knee of 4 years duration. The patient had no prior … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 12, Issue 1 · 18 Feb 2016 · 7,263 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractReview of Pasteurella Multocida Infections over a Twelve-Year Period in a Tertiary Care HospitalAthanasia Christidou, Sofia Maraki, Zoe Gitti, Yiannis TselentisThe aim of this study was to present the epidemiological, clinical and microbiological data, as well as the management and the outcome of 13 patients with documented Pasteurella multocida infections, diagnosed in the University hospital of Crete, Greece, between 1993 and 2004. Most patients (62%) were >70 years of age. Respiratory tract infections were most commonly encountered (61.5%), followed by … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 1, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2005 · 6,996 accessesView PDF Cite