Genital chlamydia trachomatis infection and preterm labour

The genital carriage of Chlamydia trachomatis [C. trachomatis] was assessed in 50 women admitted to hospital in spontaneous preterm labor with premature rupture of the membrane [PROM] and 70 women in preterm labor without PROM. The incidence of C. trachomatis isolated from the endocervix by direct immunofluorescent was 4.41% among asymptomatic low risk group and 21.15% among the group presented with symptomatic endocervicitis [high risk group] with a total incidence 11.67%. C. trachomatis was found more associated with greater sexual activity, so its incidence was high among younger age group and early married. There was a significant [P < 0.05] association between endocervical carriage of chlamydia, spontaneous preterm PROM and perinatal death

Study on microbial causes of corneal ulcer and antibiotic sensitivity tests

A microbiological study of 120 patients with corneal ulcers due to bacterial and fungal infections was performed. Positive cultures were obtained in 67 percent of all samples. 20 patients with negative cultures had received antimicrobial treatment prior to sampling. Staphylococcus epidermis was the commonest bacteria isolated from central ulcers followed by streptococcus pneumonie while in marginal ulcers staphylococcus aureus predominated. Aspirgillus fumigatus was the most common fungus isolated from central ulcers while in marginal ulcers, aspirgillus Niger was more common. Antibiotic sensitivity tests revealed that most gram positive isolates were sensitive to bacitracin, clindamycin and fucidin. As concerns gram negative isolates, almost all pseudomonas aeruginosa strains [the commonest gram negative isolate] were susceptible to amikacin, gentamycin and polymyxin B