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Correction: Are we aware how contaminated our mobile phones with nosocomial pathogens?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The following reference, "Jeske HC, Tiefenthaler W, Hohlrieder M, Hinterberger G, Benzer A. Bacterial contamination of anaesthetists' hands by personal mobile phone and fixed phone use in the operating theatre. Anaesthesia 2007, 62(9):904-6." was omitted mistakenly at the background section and should be added to literature sited section of this manuscript. The author regrets for the oversights and thanks to editors forgiving opportunity to both cite and give proper credit to Dr. Jeske's study. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - November 13, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Fatma UlgerSaban EsenAhmet DilekKeramettin YanikMurat GunaydinHakan Leblebicioglu Source Type: journals

Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens - An unusual case report of bacteremic pneumonia after lung transplantationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The identification by conventional biochemical assays was unsuccessful and hsp gene sequencing was used to identify Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - November 12, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Armelle MenardSebastien DegrangeOlivia PeuchantThi Diem Tien NguyenClaire DromerJeanne Maugein Source Type: journals

Activity of tannins from Stryphnodendron adstringens on Cryptococcus neoformans: effects on growth, capsule size and pigmentationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Our data indicate that tannins extracted from S. adstringens interfered with growth, capsule size and pigmentation, all important virulence factors of C. neoformans, and may be considered as a putative candidate for the development of new antifungal agents. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - November 5, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Kelly IshidaSonia RozentalJoao de MelloCelso Nakamura Source Type: journals

Application of a high throughput Alamar blue biofilm susceptibility assay to Staphylococcus aureus biofilmsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: A reliable, reproducible method for evaluating biofilm susceptibility was successfully applied to S. aureus biofilms. The described method provides researchers with a simple, nontoxic, relatively inexpensive, high throughput measure of viability after drug treatment. A standardized biofilm Alamar blue assay should greatly increase the rate of discovery of S. aureus biofilm specific agents. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - October 27, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Robin PettitChristine WeberGeorge Pettit Source Type: journals

Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance pattern of bacterial meningitis in EgyptEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article addresses profound bacterial agents causing a wide array of infections including but not limited to pneumonia and meningitis. The epidemiology of such infectious diseases and the prevalence of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis and Haemophilus influenzae are reviewed in the context of bacterial meningitis. We address prevalent serotypes in Egypt, antimicrobial resistance patterns and efficacy of vaccines to emphasize the importance of periodic surveillance for appropriate preventive and treatment strategies. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - September 23, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Lamyaa ShabanRania Siam Source Type: journals

Correction: Antifungal treatment for invasive Candida infections: a mixed treatment comparison meta-analysisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
After publication of this work [Mills EJ, et al. Antifungal treatment for invasive Candida infections: a mixed treatment comparison meta-analysis. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob 2009, 8:23], we noted that forest plot labels for figure five should read Worse than Comparator on the left hand side and Better than Comparator on the right. This change has been made in this updated figure. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - August 24, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Edward MillsDan PeeriCurtis CooperJean NachegaPing WuImad TleyjehPeter Philips Source Type: journals

Fatal Chromobacterium violaceum septicaemia in northern Laos, a modified oxidase test and post-mortem forensic family G6PD analysisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: C. violaceum infection should be included in the differential diagnosis in patients presenting with community-acquired septicaemia in tropical and subtropical areas. The apparently neglected but simple modified oxidase test may be useful in the oxidase assessment of other violet-pigmented organisms or of those growing on violet colored agar. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - July 28, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Gunther SlesakPhouvieng DouangdalaSaythong InthaladJoy SilisoukManivanh VongsouvathAmphonsavanh SenguangphachanhCatrin MooreMayfong MayxayHiroyuki MatsuokaPaul Newton Source Type: journals

Antifungal treatment for invasive Candida infections: a mixed treatment comparison meta-analysisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Treatment options appear to offer preferential effects on response rates and mortality. When mycologic data are available, therapy should be tailored. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - June 25, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Edward MillsDan PerriCurtis CooperJean NachegaPing WuImad TleyjehPeter Phillips Source Type: journals

Hospital-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (HA-MRSA) in ItalyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In conclusion, we describe the alternation of MRSA clones that occurred in hospitals from 1990 to 2007 and the increase of the glycopeptide MIC levels, reflecting a worldwide trend. We document the detection of ST1, ST8, ST15 and ST30 in the 1980 isolates; we hypothesize their possible latency and their appearance as the current CA-MRSA clones. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - June 23, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Floriana CampanileDafne BongiornoSonia BorboneStefania Stefani Source Type: journals

Genetic relatedness and molecular characterization of multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolated in central Ohio, USAEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: This study underscores the major role of carbapenem-hydrolyzing class D beta-lactamases, and in particular the acquired OXA-23, in the dissemination of imipenem-resistant A. baumannii. The co-occurrence of additional resistance determinant could also be a significant threat. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - June 16, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Vijaya SrinivasanGovindan RajamohanPreeti PancholiKurt StevensonDaniel TadessePrapas PatchaneeMario MarconWondwossen Gebreyes Source Type: journals

The effect of mimicking febrile temperature and drug stress on malarial developmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: In conclusion, febrile temperature was capable of markedly inhibiting the growth of field isolate P. falciparum while the development, reinfection rate and drug (chloroquine, mefloquine and quinine) resistant level of standard strain K1 was enhanced. However, the febrile temperature coped with chloroquine had no effect to the development, drug sensitivity and the parasite number of K1 strain. In the opposite way, heat shock and chloroquine showed extremely effect toward 3D7 and field isolate PF91 as shown by some died parasites. Heat shock protein 70 (pfHSP70) of strain K1 under heat shock with chloroquine mig...
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - June 11, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Ratchaneewan AunpadSangdao SomsriKesara Na-BangchangRachanee UdomsangpetchMathirut MungthinPoom AdisakwattanaWanna Chaijaroenkul Source Type: journals

Isolation and identification of antimicrobial compound from Mentha longifolia L. leaves grown wild in IraqEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The isolation of an antimicrobial compound from M. longifolia leaves validates the use of this plant in the treatment of minor sore throat and minor mouth or throat irritation. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - June 11, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Firas Al-Bayati Source Type: journals

In vitro activity of tigecycline in combination with various antimicrobials against multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumanniiEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: This study demonstrates the in vitro synergistic activity of tigecycline in combination with colistin, levofloxacin, amikacin and imipenem against five tigecycline non-susceptible A. baumannii strains, opening the way to a more rationale clinical assessment of novel combination therapies to combat infections caused by MDR and pan-resistant A. baumannii. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - May 21, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Luigi PrincipeSilvia D'ArezzoAlessandro CaponeNicola PetrosilloPaolo Visca Source Type: journals

Non-typhoidal Salmonella bacteraemia: Epidemiology, clinical characteristics and its' association with severe immunosuppressionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Patients with severe clinical immunosuppression had higher mortality, presented more commonly with primary bacteraemia, leukopenia and opportunistic infections and absence of gastroenteritis. Early identification and prompt medical treatment can be life saving because of the high mortality and morbidity associated with this disease especially in the immunosuppressed patients. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - May 18, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Amreeta Dhanoa and Quek KIA Fatt Source Type: journals

Studies on the antimicrobial activity and brine shrimp toxicity of Zeyheria tuberculosa (Vell.) Bur. (Bignoniaceae) extracts and their main constituentsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Our results showed that extracts and isolated flavones from Z. tuberculosa may be particularly useful against two pathogenic microorganisms, S. aureus and C. albicans. These results may justify the popular use this species since some fractions tested had antimicrobial activity and others showed significant toxic effects on brine shrimps. However, in order to evaluate possible clinical application in therapy of infectious diseases, further studies about the safety and toxicity of isolated compounds are needed. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - May 18, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Maria Lysete A Bastos, Maria Raquel F Lima, Lucia M Conserva, Vania S Andrade, Eliana MM Rocha and Rosangela PL Lemos Source Type: journals

Frequency of vacA, cagA and babA2 virulence markers in Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from Mexican patients with chronic gastritisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: These results show that the Mexican patients suffering chronic gastritis we have studied had a high incidence of infection by H. pylori. Forty four percent (63/143) of the H. pylori strains analyzed in this work may be considered as highly virulent since they possessed two or three of the virulence markers analyzed: vacA s1 cagA babA2 (9.8%, 14/143), vacA s1 babA2 (4.9%, 7/143), and vacA s1 cagA (29.4%, 42/143). However, a statistically significant correlation was not observed between vacAs1, cagA and babA2 virulence markers (chi2 test; P>0.05). (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - April 30, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Gloria Luz Paniagua, Eric Monroy, Raymundo Rodriguez, Salvador Arroniz, Cristina Rodriguez, Jose Luis Cortes, Ausencio Camacho, Erasmo Negrete and Sergio Vaca Source Type: journals

Antimicrobial effect of farnesol, a Candida albicans quorum sensing molecule, on Paracoccidioides brasiliensis growth and morphogenesisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Our data indicate that farnesol acts as a potent antimicrobial agent against P. brasiliensis. The fungicide activity of farnesol against this pathogen is probably associated to cytoplasmic degeneration. In concentrations that do not affect fungal viability, farnesol retards the germ-tube formation of P. brasiliensis, suggesting that the morphogenesis of this fungal is controlled by environmental conditions. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - April 29, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Lorena S. Derengowski, Calliandra De-Souza-Silva, Shelida V. Braz, Thiago M. Mello-De-Sousa, Sonia N. Bao, Cynthia M. Kyaw and Ildinete Silva-Pereira Source Type: journals

Peritoneal tuberculosis and granulomatous hepatitis secondary to treatment of bladder cancer with Bacillus Calmette-GuérinEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Intravesical administration of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin is used as a treatment method in superficial bladder cancer. While it is generally well tolerated, serious side effects may develop. Granulomatous hepatitis cases have been previously reported; however, only one case with tuberculous peritonitis exists in the current literature. We hereby present two cases, one of which is the second tubercular peritonitis case following Bacillus Calmette-Guérin treatment to be reported, and the other a case with granulomatous hepatitis. Complete cure was achieved in both cases with specific therapy. In the patient who developed per...
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - April 15, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Aliye Soylu, Ali T Ince, Hakan Polat, Nurgul Yasar, Aydin Ciltas, Selvinaz Ozkara and Ali I Tasci Source Type: journals

Peritoneal tuberculosis and granulomatous hepatitis secondary to treatment of bladder cancer with Bacillus Calmette-GuerinEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Intravesical administration of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin is used as a treatment method in superficial bladder cancer. While it is generally well tolerated, serious side effects may develop. Granulomatous hepatitis cases have been previously reported; however, only one case with tuberculous peritonitis exists in the current literature. We hereby present two cases, one of which is the second tubercular peritonitis case following Bacillus Calmette-Guerin treatment to be reported, and the other a case with granulomatous hepatitis. Complete cure was achieved in both cases with specific therapy. In the patient who developed perit...
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - April 15, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Aliye Soylu, Ali T Ince, Hakan Polat, Nurgul Yasar, Aydin Ciltas, Selvinaz Ozkara and Ali I Tasci Source Type: journals

A fatal case of Nocardia otitidiscaviarum pulmonary infection and brain abscess: taxonomic characterization by molecular techniquesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We report on a rare case of pulmonary Nocardiosis and brain abscess caused by Nocardia otitidiscaviarum in an elderly woman with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Taxonomic identification involved phenotypic testing, restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP), and complete 16S rRNA gene sequencing. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - April 14, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Ana Isabel Pelaez, Maria del Mar Garcia-Suarez, Angel Manteca, Ovidio Melon, Carlos Aranaz, Rafael Cimadevilla, Francisco Javier Mendez and Fernando Vazquez Source Type: journals

Verification of the ProPneumo-1 assay for the simultaneous detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydophila pneumoniae in clinical respiratory specimensEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The ProPneumo-1 assay is a rapid, sensitive and effective method for the simultaneous detection of M. pneumoniae and C. pneumoniae directly in respiratory specimens. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - March 10, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Rachel R Higgins, Ernesto Lombos, Patrick Tang, Karl Rohoman, Anne Maki, Shirley Brown, Frances Jamieson and Steven J Drews Source Type: journals

Inhibitory activity of Indian spice plant Cinnamomum zeylanicum extracts against human and plant pathogenic dematiaceous mouldsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The results demonstrated that the Cz bark and leaves contain certain fungicidal constituents exhibiting potential antimicrobial activity against A. solani and C. lunata. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - March 7, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Ajay K Mishra, Amita Mishra, Harbans K Kehri, Bechan Sharma and Abhay K Pandey Source Type: journals

Are we aware how contaminated our mobile phones are with nosocomial pathogens?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: These results showed that HCWs' hands and their mobile phones were contaminated with various types of microorganisms. Mobile phones used by HCWs in daily practice may be a source of nosocomial infections in hospitals. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - March 6, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Fatma Ulger, Saban Esen, Ahmet Dilek, Keramettin Yanik, Murat Gunaydin and Hakan Leblebicioglu Source Type: journals

How to compare antivirals in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - March 2, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Resat Ozaras and Hakan Leblebicioglu Source Type: journals

Correction : Genotypic detection of rifampicin and isoniazid resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains by DNA sequencing: a randomized trialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Correction to Genotypic detection of rifampicin and isoniazid resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains by DNA sequencing: a randomized trial Amina Abdelaal, Hassan Abd El-Ghaffar, Mohammad Hosam Eldeen Zaghloul, Noha El mashad, Ehab Badran, Amal Fathy Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2009, 8:4 (30 January 2009) We lately discovered an accidental mistake, our manuscript needs some important corrections; we offer our sincerest apologies and correct the text as under. B.15.8 in sentence 2, asparagine is converted to aspartate. B.15.11 in sentence 2, tyrosine is converted to threonine. Table 9 , asparagin...
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - February 16, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Amina Abdelaal, Hassan Abd El-Ghaffar, Mohammad Hosam Eldeen Zaghloul, Noha El mashad, Ehab Badran and Amal Fathy Source Type: journals

Genotypic detection of rifampicin and isoniazid resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains by DNA sequencing: a randomized trialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study was carried out on 153 tuberculous patients with positive Bactec 460 culture for acid fast bacilli. Results: Of the 153 patients, 105 (68.6%) were new cases and 48 (31.4%) were previously treated cases.Drug susceptibility testing on Bactec revealed 50 resistant cases for one or more of the first line antituberculous.Genotypic analysis was done only for rifampicin resistant specimens (23 cases) and INH resistant specimens (26 cases) to detect mutations responsible for drug resistance by PCR amplification of rpoB gene for rifampicin resistant cases and KatG gene for isoniazid resistant cases.Finally, DNA sequencin...
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - January 30, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Amina Abdelaal, Hassan Abd El-Ghaffar, Mohammad Hosam Eldeen Zaghloul, Noha El mashad, Ehab Badran and Amal Fathy Source Type: journals

Exogenous re-infection by a novel Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 14 as a cause of recurrent meningitis in a child from The GambiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We report a case of an infant who experienced exogenous re-infection of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 14 as a cause of recurrent meningitis after apparently successful antibiotic treatment with ceftriaxone. eBURST analysis revealed that isolates from the two episodes of meningitis belonged to hypervirulent ST 63 and ST3321 clonal complexes respectively. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - January 20, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Martin Antonio, Claire Oluwalana, Ousman Secka, Tumani Corrah, Stephen Howie and Richard A Adegbola Source Type: journals

Minor contribution of mutations at iniA codon 501 and embC-embA intergenic region in ethambutol-resistant clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in KuwaitEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Analysis of iniA501 and embC-embA IGR in epidemiologically unrelated EMB-resistant M. tuberculosis isolates in Kuwait indicate that mutations at these locations occur very infrequently and their inclusion for the development of a comprehensive molecular screen will make only minor contribution towards rapid EMB resistance detection. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - January 15, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Al-Anoud Jaber, Suhail Ahmad and Eiman Mokaddas Source Type: journals

Distribution of Antibody Titer against Salmonella enterica among Healthy Individuals in NepalEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: When a single Widal agglutination titer is used for the diagnosis of enteric fever, it will be more appropriate to change the currently used cutoff levels against S. enterica serotype Typhi to >1:80 for anti-O and >1:160 for anti-H titers for Nepal. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - January 7, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Bharat M Pokhrel, Rajendra Karmacharya, Shyam K Mishra and Janak Koirala Source Type: journals

Pitfalls in efficacy testing – how important is the validation of neutralization of chlorhexidine digluconate?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Without effective neutralization in the sampling fluid, non-volatile active ingredients will continue to reduce the number of surviving microorganisms after antiseptic treatment even if the sampling fluid is kept cold straight after testing. This can result in false-positive antiseptic efficacy data. Attention should be paid during the neutralization validation process to the amount of antiseptic solution, the storage time and to the choice of appropriate and sensitive microorganisms. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - December 2, 2008 Category: Microbiology Authors: Mirja Reichel, Peter Heisig and Günter Kampf Source Type: journals

Pitfalls in efficacy testing - how important is the validation of neutralization of chlorhexidine digluconate?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Without effective neutralization in the sampling fluid, non-volatile active ingredients will continue to reduce the number of surviving microorganisms after antiseptic treatment even if the sampling fluid is kept cold straight after testing. This can result in false-positive antiseptic efficacy data. Attention should be paid during the neutralization validation process to the amount of antiseptic solution, the storage time and to the choice of appropriate and sensitive microorganisms. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - December 2, 2008 Category: Microbiology Authors: Mirja Reichel, Peter Heisig and Gunter Kampf Source Type: journals

Brachyspira pilosicoli bloodstream infections: Case report and review of the literatureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Brachyspira pilosicoli is the etiologic agent of human and animal intestinal spirochetosis and is rarely implicated as a cause of bacteremia. Here, we describe the case of a B. pilosicoli spirochetemia in a 53-year-old male patient suffering from cardiogenic shock. This fastidious bacterium was isolated from blood, likely after translocation from the intestinal tract. Blood cultures were positive after 5 days of incubation (one day after the patient's death), highlighting the problem of the recovery of such type of fastidious bacterium. Identification was achieved by molecular methods (16S rRNA sequencing). A review of the...
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - September 25, 2008 Category: Microbiology Authors: Lilia Bait-Merabet, Arnaud Thille, Patrick Legrand, Christian Brun-Buisson and Vincent Cattoir Source Type: journals

Brachyspira pilosicoli bloodstream infections: case report and review of the literatureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Brachyspira pilosicoli is the etiologic agent of human and animal intestinal spirochetosis and is rarely implicated as a cause of bacteremia. Here, we describe the case of a B. pilosicoli spirochetemia in a 53-year-old male patient suffering from cardiogenic shock. This fastidious bacterium was isolated from blood, likely after translocation from the intestinal tract. Blood cultures were positive after 5 days of incubation (one day after the patient's death), highlighting the problem of the recovery of such type of fastidious bacterium. Identification was achieved by molecular methods (16S rRNA sequencing). A review of the...
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - September 25, 2008 Category: Microbiology Authors: Lilia Bait-Merabet, Arnaud Thille, Patrick Legrand, Christian Brun-Buisson and Vincent Cattoir Source Type: journals

Antimicrobial activity of some sulfonamide derivatives on clinical isolates of Staphylococus aureusEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: This study may help to suggest an alternative possible leading compound for development of new antimicrobial agents against MRSA and MSSA resistant S. aureus. It was also shown here that that clinical isolates of 50 S. aureus have various resistance patterns against to four sulfonamide derivatives. It may also be emphasized here that in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility testing results for S. aureus need standardization with further studies and it should also have a correlation with in vivo therapeutic response experiments. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - August 20, 2008 Category: Microbiology Authors: Yeliz Genç, Reşit Özkanca and Yunus Bekdemir Source Type: journals

Antimicrobial activity of some sulfonamide derivatives on clinical isolates of Staphylococcuc aureusEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: This study may help to suggest an alternative possible leading compounds for development of new antimicrobial agents against MRSA and MSSA resistant S.aureus. It was also shown here that that clinical isolates of 50 S.aureus have various resistance patterns against to four sulfonamide derivatives. It may also be emphasized here that in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility testing results for S.aureus species need standardization with further studies and it should also have a correlation with in vivo therapeutic response experiments. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - August 20, 2008 Category: Microbiology Authors: Yeliz Genc, Resit Ozkanca and Yunus Bekdemir Source Type: journals

Severe pulmonary tuberculosis complicating Ileocecal intussusception due to intestinal tuberculosis: a case reportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Adult intussusception is a rare clinical entity that is most often caused by a tumor, such as a lipoma, adenoma, or malignant tumor. A case of adult intussusception due to intestinal tuberculosis of the ileocecal region is reported. There are few cases of intussception due to intestinal tuberculosis. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - July 13, 2008 Category: Microbiology Authors: Shigeki Nakamura, Katsunori Yanagihara, Koichi Izumikawa, Masafumi Seki, Hiroshi Kakeya, Yoshihiro Yamamoto, Yoshitsugu Miyazaki, Naofumi Suyama and Shigeru Kohno Source Type: journals

In- vitro antimycobacterial drug susceptibility testing of Non-Tubercular Mycobacteria by Tetrazolium Microplate AssayEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Tetrazolium Microplate Assay is a rapid and highly reproducible method. However, it must be performed only in tertiary level Mycobacteriology laboratories with proper bio-safety conditions. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - July 11, 2008 Category: Microbiology Authors: Manimuthu Mani Sankar, Krishnamoorthy Gopinath, Rupak Singla and Sarman Singh Source Type: journals

Changes in the predominant human Lactobacillus flora during in vitro fertilisation.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Signature matching of nucleotide sequences in the V1 and V3 regions of 16S rRNA genes is a discriminative tool for the study of vaginal Lactobacilli and can be used to track the Lactobacillus flora under a variety of physiological conditions. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - June 30, 2008 Category: Microbiology Authors: Tell Jakobsson and Urban Forsum Source Type: journals

Antimicrobial resistance in community and nosocomial Escherichia coli urinary tract isolates, London 2005 – 2006Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: With the exception of nitrofurantoin, resistance to agents commonly used as empirical oral treatments for UTI was extremely high. Levels of resistance to trimethoprim and ampicillin render them unsuitable for empirical use. Continued surveillance and investigation of other oral agents for treatment of UTI in the community is required. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - June 18, 2008 Category: Microbiology Authors: David C Bean, Daniel Krahe and David W Wareham Source Type: journals

Imported PER-1 producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa, PER-1 producing Acinetobacter baumanii and VIM-2-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains in HungaryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: This is the first report of PER-1-producing P. aeruginosa,and PER-1-producing A. baumanii strains in Hungary. This case highlights the importance of spreading of the beta-lactamase-mediated resistance mechanisms between countries and continents, showing the importance of careful screening and the isolation of patients arriving from a different country. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - May 30, 2008 Category: Microbiology Authors: Dora Szabo, Julianna Szentandrassy, Zsuzsa Juhasz, Katalin Katona, Karoly Nagy and Laszlo Rokusz Source Type: journals

An uncommon presentation for a severe invasive infection due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone USA300 in Italy: a case reportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: This report highlights that meningitis can be a new serious presentation of CA-MRSA infection. CA-MRSA strains with the genetic background of the USA300 clone are circulating in Italy and are able to cause severe infections. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - April 30, 2008 Category: Microbiology Authors: Piero Valentini, Gabriella Parisi, Monica Monaco, Francesca Crea, Teresa Spanu, Orazio Ranno, Mirella Tronci and Annalisa Pantosti Source Type: journals

Fatal bacteremia due to immotile Vibrio cholerae serogroup O21 in Vientiane, Laos - a case reportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Severe bacteremic non-O1, non-O139 V. cholerae is reported from Laos. The organisms were unusual in being non-motile. They possessed the Vibrio flagellin flaA gene. Further research to determine the reasons for the non-motility and virulence is required. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - April 25, 2008 Category: Microbiology Authors: Rattanaphone Phetsouvanh, Masami Nakatsu, Eiji Arakawa, Viengmone Davong, Manivanh Vongsouvath, Olay Lattana, Catrin E Moore, Satoshi Nakamura and Paul N Newton Source Type: journals

M. avium subspecies paratuberculosis is not associated with Type-2 Diabetes MellitusEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: We found no obvious association of MAP with the incidence of T2DM in Sardinian patients. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - April 22, 2008 Category: Microbiology Authors: Valentina Rosu, Niyaz Ahmed, Daniela Paccagnini, Adolfo Pacifico, Stefania Zanetti and Leonardo A Sechi Source Type: journals

Miliary tuberculosis with no pulmonary involvement in myelodysplastic syndromes: a curable, yet rarely diagnosed, disease: case report and review of the literatureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Even if the initial diagnostic investigation for a fever of obscure etiology is negative, MT should not be excluded from the differential diagnosis list. Since it is a curable disease, persistent and vigorous diagnostic efforts are warranted. In suspected cases, mycobacterial blood cultures should be collected as soon as possible after hospital admission and early bone marrow aspirate with mycobacterial cultures is advocated. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - March 13, 2008 Category: Microbiology Authors: Ioannis K Neonakis, Michael G Alexandrakis, Zoe Gitti, George Tsirakis, Elias Krambovitis and Demetrios A Spandidos Source Type: journals

Primary psoas abscess due to Streptococcus milleriEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We report an extremely rare case of PPA caused by Streptococcus milleri. Only one case has been reported in literature so far. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - February 26, 2008 Category: Microbiology Authors: Nitin B Bagul, Abeywardana MS Abeysekara and Sabu Jacob Source Type: journals

Correction: Helicobacter pylori and gastroduodenal pathology: New threats of the old friendEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Since publication of our article (Ahmed and Sechi: Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob 2005, 4:1), we have been made aware of several errors. These are described within this correction article. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - February 20, 2008 Category: Microbiology Authors: N. Ahmed and L. a. Sechi Source Type: journals

Fatal necrotizing pneumonia due to a Panton-Valentine leukocidin positive community-associated methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus and Influenza co-infection: a case reportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We describe a fatal case of necrotizing pneumonia in a patient co-infected with Influenza B and a community-associated, PVL-positive methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA). (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - February 19, 2008 Category: Microbiology Authors: Jill C Roberts, Sam P Gulino, K KEALY Peak, Vicki A Luna and Roger Sanderson Source Type: journals

In vitro activity of tigecycline and comparators against carbapenem-susceptible and resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates in ItalyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: In conclusion, tigecycline had a good activity against the MDR A. baumannii strains while maintaining the same MIC90 of 2 mg/L against the carbapenem-resistant strains. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - February 8, 2008 Category: Microbiology Authors: Maria Lina Mezzatesta, Giusi Trovato, Floriana Gona, Vito Mar Nicolosi, Daria Nicolosi, Alessandra Carattoli, Giovanni Fadda, Giuseppe Nicoletti and Stefania Stefani Source Type: journals

Osteomalacia in an HIV-infected man receiving rifabutin, a cytochrome P450 enzyme inducer: a case reportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Treatment with rifabutin induces the cytochrome P450 enzymes that metabolise vitamin D and patients treated with rifabutin might be at increased risk of vitamin D deficiency. In complex medication regimens involving agents that induce or inhibit cytochrome P450 enzmyes, consultation with a clinical pharmacist or pharmacologist may be helpful in predicting and/or preventing potentially harmful interactions. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - January 28, 2008 Category: Microbiology Authors: Mark J Bolland, Andrew Grey, Anne M Horne and Mark G Thomas Source Type: journals

Comprehensive bactericidal activity of an ethanol-based hand gel in 15 secondsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The ethanol-based hand gel was found to have a broad spectrum of bactericidal activity in only 15 s which includes the most common species causing nosocomial infections and the relevant emerging pathogens. Future research will hopefully help to find out if a shorter application time for the post contamination treatment of hands provides more benefits or more risks. (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - January 22, 2008 Category: Microbiology Authors: Gunter Kampf and Angela Hollingsworth Source Type: journals