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OBJECTIVE: The aim: In order to assess the degree of transforming danger, for face masks, used in the providing respiratory support process to specialized department patients with varying degrees of the COVID-19 course severity, we conducted a series of bacteriological studies into an additional opportunistic bacteria reservoir. With the purpose of assessment of the face respiratory masks inner surface bacterial contamination intensity during their use to provide respiratory support to patients with COVID-19. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Materials and methods: A bacteriological study of the inner surface of 60 disposable individual face respiratory masks was carried out at different times of providing respiratory support to patients with COVID-19. RESULTS: Results: It is shown that during use, the inner surface of the respiratory mask is colonized by staphylococci and gram-negative opportunistic bacteria. With increasing time of the mask using, the density of colonization of its inner surface increases. CONCLUSION: Conclusions: In the process of long-term non-invasive lung ventilation and oxygen therapy for patients with COVID-19, the inner surface of face respiratory masks is colonized with opportunistic bacteria, which creates the risk of contamination by the latter of the pathologically changed lung parenchyma and the addition of secondary bacterial infection.
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COVID-19 , Noninvasive Ventilation , Humans , Respiration, Artificial , Bacteria , MasksABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Mastitis is one of the most important diseases of cows and the most expensive pathology for the dairy industry. Therefore, this study was conducted to explore the role of microorganisms isolated from cows with mastitis in the formation of biofilms under the conditions of farm biogeocenosis in the Moscow region. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Periodic visits to 12 farms in the Moscow region were conducted to explore the microbial profile of the udder of cows with mastitis. During the visits, 103 milk samples from sick animals were collected and examined. Through microbiological analyses, 486 cultures of microorganisms were identified, which are assigned to 11 genera. Mastitis in cows is caused not only by a single pathogen but also by microbial associations, which included two to seven microbial isolates. RESULTS: It was observed that 309 isolates (63.6%) from the total number of isolated microorganisms could form a biofilm. The ability to form biofilms was most frequently observed in Staphylococcus aureus (18.8%), Escherichia coli (11.9%), and Staphylococcus uberis (11.7%) cultures from the total number of biofilm-forming microbial cultures. Low biofilm-forming ability among the isolated microorganisms was found in lactobacilli, wherein only 20 (22.5%) Lactobacillus strains had the ability to form biofilms. The isolated microorganisms exhibited different sensitivities to antimicrobial agents, which cause difficulty in selecting an antimicrobial agent that would act on all aspects of the parasitocenosis. CONCLUSION: A high proportion of microorganisms isolated from cows with mastitis have the ability to form biofilms. The isolated microorganisms exhibited different and highly heterogeneous sensitivity to the action of antimicrobial drugs. This causes difficulty in using these tools for the effective control of mastitis in cows, which is frequently caused by pathogenic associations of microbial biofilms. Therefore, it is important to explore novel and more effective methods to combat this disease.
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Uncomplicated lower urinary tract infections are extremely common in women. Antibiotic treatment for acute episodes and for recurrence prophylaxis has its drawbacks and alternative therapies are sought in order to reduce the antimicrobial resistance phenomenon and the intestinal dismicrobism expansion. There are few studies on the effect of combination of cranberry extract with D-mannose in acute urinary tract infection management. In a pilot, randomized study 93 non-pregnant, otherwise healthy women, were enrolled with mean age of 39.77±10.36, diagnosed with uncomplicated lower urinary tract infection. Medical history, clinical examination, urine culture and a list of complaints were noted at the baseline visit. In a first phase of the study, treatment with either guideline recommended antibiotic alone or in association with the investigated product (cranberry extract plus D-mannose) was prescribed and all patients were clinically examined at day 7. All ameliorated and cured patients received in a second phase of the study, in a double-blind manner, prophylaxis with the investigated product or placebo for another 21 days, then a second clinical examination and a check of the list of complaints were performed. The cure rates were higher at day 7 when investigated product was added to antibiotic (91.6 vs. 84.4%). In resistant strains, a significantly higher cure rate was shown when the investigated product was added to antibiotic prescribed (88.8 vs. 37.5%, P<0.0001). The effect of cranberry extract plus D-mannose combination in acute urinary tract infection episodes seems to be promising. The significant cure rate registered in the patients with antibiotic-resistant urine cultures may be explained by a beneficial influence of the product on the antimicrobial sensitivity. Further studies are needed on this subject.
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Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is one of the important crop plants, and many potato cultivars consist of a tetraploid genome with high heterozygosity. The techniques of transformation and genome editing require plant regeneration. However, no efficient regeneration method has been established except for some specific cultivars, such as 'Sayaka'. In general, it is necessary to determine the adequate concentrations of auxin and cytokinin for plant regeneration. We established an efficient method using a 24-well microplate that easily enabled determination of the concentrations of these plant growth regulators suitable for shoot regeneration. Using this method, the optimal concentrations of these factors were analyzed for two representative potato cultivars, 'Sayaka' and 'Konafubuki'. This analysis revealed there was a large difference in the optimal concentrations between them. Based on this result, a specialized medium for the efficient regeneration of 'Konafubuki' cultivars was proposed. This assay method was also applied for determination of hygromycin sensitivity of these potato cultivars, and it was observed that 'Konafubuki' was rather sensitive to hygromycin. These findings suggested that the selection of a 'Konafubuki' transformant could be achieved using a medium containing a lower amount of hygromycin than that used for 'Sayaka'.
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OBJETIVO. Detectar la presencia del Staphylococcus aureus resistente a meticilina en el Hospital Militar Central «Dr. Luis Díaz Soto¼. MÉTODOS. Se utilizó el método de difusión con discos de cefoxitina-30 µg. El período analizado fue entre julio de 2006 y febrero de 2007 y fueron estudiadas 125 cepas Staphylococcus aureus. RESULTADOS. El 73,6 % de cepas identificadas fueron sensibles a la meticilina, y a la mayoría de los antibióticos betalactámicos; 26,4 % de estos eran cepas Staphylococcus aureus resistente a meticilina. En los estafilococos asociados al hospital, el porcentaje de Staphylococcus aureus resistente a meticilina se elevó hasta casi el 45 %. La mayor parte de los aislamientos ocurrieron en la Sala de Quemados y la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos de Adultos (68 % entre ambos). De las muestras tomadas en el medio hospitalario (25) hubo predominio de la quemadura, la secreción bronquial y las lesiones cutáneas (17); en pacientes ambulatorios (8) fueron obtenidas a partir de lesiones en piel y partes blandas (8). La mayoría de las cepas identificadas como Staphylococcus aureus resistente a meticilina (66,6 %) fueron completamente resistentes a cefoxitina. Ninguno de los estafilococos estudiados presentó resistencia a vancomicina. No se observaron diferencias entre los Staphylococcus aureus resistente a meticilina hospitalarios y los comunitarios en cuanto a sus patrones de resistencia; se comprobaron valores de resistencia elevados para casi todos los antibióticos probados, con la excepción de vancomicina. CONCLUSIONES. El disco de cefoxitina mostró utilidad para detectar Staphylococcus aureus resistente a meticilina y predecir su comportamiento frente a otros antibióticos. Se constató que los Staphylococcus aureus resistente a meticilina identificados fueron extremadamente resistentes.
OBJECTIVE. To detect the presence of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in patients from the «Dr. Luís Díaz Soto¼ Central Military Hospital. METHODS. The 30 µg-cefoxitin diffusion disk method was used. Analysis period was between July, 2006 to February, 2007 and 125 Staphylococcus aureus strains were studied. RESULTS. There was a 73.6 % of methicillin-sensitive of strains and to most of beta-lactamase antibiotics; the 26.4 % were methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains. In hospital associated staphylococcus, percentage of above mentioned staphylococcus increased to almost the 45 %. Most of isolations were in Burn Ward and in Adult Intensive Care Unit (68 % for both). From the samples took in hospital environment (25) there was predominance of burns, bronchial secretion and the skin lesions (17); in ambulatory patients (8) samples took were from the skin lesions and soft tissues (8). Most of the Methicillin-resistant S. aureus strains (66.6 %) were Cefoxitin- resistant. No study staphylococcus was Vancomycin-resistant. There were not differences among the hospital Methicillin-resistant S. aureus and the community ones as regards its resistance patterns; we demonstrated high resistance values for almost all the study antibiotics, except the Vancomycin. CONCLUSIONS. Cefoxitin disk was useful to detect the Methicillin-resistant S. aureus and to predict its behavior versus other antibiotics. We verify that above mentioned Staphylococcus were very resistant.
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Foi estudada a flora bacteriana em úlceras leishmanióticas, destacando-se o encontro das espécies aeróbicas Staphylococus aureus e Pseudomonas aeruginosa. O estudo da sensibilidade destas espécies a antibióticos mostrou sensibilidade à vancomicina, à amicacina e ao cloranfenicol em 100 por cento dos isolados testados de Staphylococus aureus e à amicacina, à gentamicina e à tobramicina em 100 por cento dos isolados testados de Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Estas espécies foram, em geral, resistentes às penicilinas e à tetraciclina.
The bacterial flora from leishmanial ulcers was studied. The aerobic species Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were found most frequently. Evaluation of the sensitivity of these species to antibiotics showed that 100 percent of these isolates of Staphylococcus aureus were sensitive to vancomycin, amikacin and chloramphenicol, while 100 percent of the isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa were sensitive to amikacin, gentamicin and tobramycin. These species were generally resistant to penicillins and tetracycline.
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Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Child , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Young Adult , Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Gram-Negative Bacteria/drug effects , Gram-Positive Bacteria/drug effects , Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/microbiology , Gram-Negative Bacteria/isolation & purification , Gram-Positive Bacteria/isolation & purification , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Young AdultABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the distribution,the drug-sensitivity tests and drug-resistance of bacteria in patients with lower respiratory tract infections diseases in respiratory intensive care units(RICU).Methods Retrospective study of the clinical data,the distribution and the drug-sensitivity of bacteria of 178 cases with mechanical ventilation in RICU.The drug-sensitivity were examined by Kribry-Bauer(KB)paper method and minimal-inhibitory-concentration(MIC)by agar double dilute method.Results A total of 326 strains bacteria were obtained in 178 patients.Among 326 strains G-bacteria were the most common kinds of bacteria(78.2%);main kinds of the G-bacteria were pseudomonas areuginosa(30.4%)and baumanii(23.0%);fungus was the second commonest kind of bacteria(16.6%).Most of the G+ bacteria were staphycoccus aureus.In 107 cases more than two kinds of bacteria were obtained.The drug sensitivity test in vitro showed that these strains were multiresistant to commonly used antibiotics,and drugs whose sensitive rate was over 70% included meropenem,impienem,cefoperazone/sulbactam,amikacin and piperacillin/tazabactam,the sensibility of vancomycin to G+ bacteria being 100%.Conclusion Pseudomonas areuginosa,baumanii and fungus are the main pathogens of the patients in RICU;meropenem,impienem,cefoperazone/sulbactam,amikacin and vancomycin are effctive antibiotics for treating lower respiratory tract infection in RICU.There is mixed infection by various bacteria,and some strains are multiresistant.We should monitor drug-sensitivity to bacteria dynamic and use antibiotics reasonably.
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Clinical and bacteriologicaql studies on 133 cases of urinary tract infection who were admitted to the Dept. of Pediatrics, NMC during the period of Jan. 1974 to Jan. 1979 were subjected in this study. The resultes were as follows : 1. Among the total 133 cases, 100 cases(75.2%) were male and 33 cases(24.8%) were female with sex ratio of 3:1. 2. The highest incidence(42.1%) was in children below the age of one year. The rate then decreased with age. 3. Seasonal incidence was relatively high in summer months, but seasonal difference was not significant. 4. Edema, signs of URI, vomiting, hematuria, failure to thrive and feeding problem were common clinical features. 5. Urinalysis disclosed proteinuria in 43 cases(32.3%), hematuria in 36 cases(27.1%) and pyuria in 26 cases(19.6%). 6. Hematological findings showed low hemoglobin in 40 cases(30.0%), leucocytosis in 31 cases(23.3%) and elevated ESR in 42 cases(31.6%). 7. IVP was performed in 13 cases, and 3 cases of them showed abnormal findings. 8. Nephrotic syndrome, acute glomerulonephritis, hyperbilirubinemia and sepsis were the common concurrent illnesses. 9. E. coli predominated as the infecting organisms(36.8%). It was most sensitive to ;gentamycin(83.7%) and cefamezine(77.8%)
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Child , Female , Humans , Male , Edema , Failure to Thrive , Glomerulonephritis , Hematuria , Hyperbilirubinemia , Incidence , Nephrotic Syndrome , Pediatrics , Proteinuria , Pyuria , Seasons , Sepsis , Sex Ratio , Urinalysis , Urinary Tract Infections , Urinary Tract , VomitingABSTRACT
Clinical and bacteriologicaql studies on 133 cases of urinary tract infection who were admitted to the Dept. of Pediatrics, NMC during the period of Jan. 1974 to Jan. 1979 were subjected in this study. The resultes were as follows : 1. Among the total 133 cases, 100 cases(75.2%) were male and 33 cases(24.8%) were female with sex ratio of 3:1. 2. The highest incidence(42.1%) was in children below the age of one year. The rate then decreased with age. 3. Seasonal incidence was relatively high in summer months, but seasonal difference was not significant. 4. Edema, signs of URI, vomiting, hematuria, failure to thrive and feeding problem were common clinical features. 5. Urinalysis disclosed proteinuria in 43 cases(32.3%), hematuria in 36 cases(27.1%) and pyuria in 26 cases(19.6%). 6. Hematological findings showed low hemoglobin in 40 cases(30.0%), leucocytosis in 31 cases(23.3%) and elevated ESR in 42 cases(31.6%). 7. IVP was performed in 13 cases, and 3 cases of them showed abnormal findings. 8. Nephrotic syndrome, acute glomerulonephritis, hyperbilirubinemia and sepsis were the common concurrent illnesses. 9. E. coli predominated as the infecting organisms(36.8%). It was most sensitive to ;gentamycin(83.7%) and cefamezine(77.8%)
