Frequency of chlamydia trachomatis in pregnant women

Frequency of chlamydia trachomatis infection was investigated in eighty-five pregnant women by direct immunofluorescence [IF] and iodine staining methods. The overall frequency of true positive by both methods was 8.2%. Direct immunofluorescence method alone detected chlamydia infection in 16.5% women with 50% sensitivity and 93% specificity and by iodine method in 14.1% women with 58.3% sensitivity and 90.4% specificity. This shows that as compared to IF iodine method is more sensitive and less expensive and easier to perfrom. The frequency of chlamydia trachomatis infection in our study population appears to be age dependent with younger patients being more likely to be infected than the older patients

Significance, isolation, identification and sensitivity of branhamella [moraxell] catarrhalis

In a study lasting over two years the frequency and sensitivity of moraxella catarrhalis causing respiratory tract infections were studied. Sputum samples from patients with lower respiratory tract infections were screened for moraxella catarrhalis. The organisms isolated identified and their sensitivity determined by simple methods which are practicable. The study shows that 22.4% of the infections were due to moraxella catarrhalis and 98% of the isolates were sensitive to amoxicillin-culvanalic acid [augmentin] The paper signifies the importance of reporting moraxella catarrhalis and its treatment

Neisseria meningitidis storage identification and MIC determination

The significance Minimum inhibitory Concentration [MIC] of determination for Meningococci is described and according to the present study a shift the sensitivity of Meningococcus is occurring, local isolates show higher Minimum Inhibitory Concentration for Chloramphenicol and Azactam. Strains of Meningococcus can successfully be stored in a domestic freezer