Background The dominance of lactobacilli in healthy vaginal microbiota and its depletion in
bacterial vaginosis (BV) has given rise to the concept of oral or vaginal instillation of …

It has been recently hypothesized that the hepatitis C virus (HCV) might be involved in the
pathogenesis of malignant B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL). On the basis of this …

Furazlocillin (1 microgram/ml) and piperacillin (5 microgram/ml) bound specifically to
penicillin-binding protein 3 (PBP-3) and not to the other major PBPs in intact Escherichia coli cells. …

Background: To assess the prevalence of extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing
Escherichia coli and Klebsiella strains in nosocomial and community-acquired infections…

Gram-negative anaerobic bacteria belonging to the genera Bacteroides, Prevotella, and
Porphyromonas represent the most common cause of endogenous, usually mixed, infections …

Differentiation between Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli is problematic in
clinical specimens due to fastidious growth requirements and limited biochemical tests. This …

Background Malaria was eradicated in Bahrain about 20 years ago. However, because of a
large immigrant population, cases of imported malaria continued to be seen. This paper …

We analyzed lymphocytes of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) for the presence
of human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) and HHV-7 DNA. HHV-7 was present in over 80% of CFS …

Gram-negative anaerobes belonging to the genera Fusobacterium, Prevotella and Porphyromonas
were investigated for the presence of tetQ and ermF, which have been shown to be …

Sera of 658 patients who had completed treatment for pediatric malignancy were analyzed
by a second-generation enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and recombinant immunoblot …