Oral candidiasis [thrush] in debilitated children in North Iraq

The aim of the study was to declare the presence of oral candidiasis in debilitating children with oral lesions and the association between this candida infection and the existene of certain risk factors was studied. moreover, species identification of the yeasts isolated was carried on by utilizing the new enzymatic culture [chrom agar]. Seven hundred and ninety one child who were admitted to pediatric hospitals in mosul [north iraq] for different diseases were screened clinically for the presence of suspected lesion of oral thrush. Out of them,101 child showed oral lesions from which swabs were taken and send to the department of microbiology, mosul medical college, for direct and cultural examination. Cultural identification was performed by the conventional and chrom agar methods. Out of 101 cases that showed the presence of oral lesions,93 of them revealed the presence of yeasts by both direct and cultural examination. The higher incidence [55%] was in children less than 6 month of age. Gastroenteritis was the main associated risk factor in the studied cases [51%]. The infection among bottle-feeding infants was higer [53%] than breast-feeding infants [15%].the main isolated species was candida albicans [59%], identified by chrom agar culture method. oral thrush can occur in significant rate among debilitating children, especially those with gastroenteritis and bottle feeding manner. The main isolated species by the chrom agar was candida albicans

Contamination of hospital disinfectants with antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Resistance to 11 antimicrobial drugs was assessed 148 isolates of Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus. These organisms were harvested from 702 samples of inuse dilutions of eight disinfectants commonly used in hospitals. Collectively, more than 90% of these organisms were antibiotic- resistant and more than 70% of them were multiple resistant. The resistance patterns were so complex and different that 87 resistance spectra were recorded. The minimal inhibitory concentration estimation of ampicillin or tetracycline showed a considerable variation ranged from less than 0.625 to more than 160 ug/ml. The resistance to chemotherapeutic and non-chemotherapeutic agents and their implications are also discussed