A commercially available method for the rapid detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (BBL Crystal MRSA ID System) was evaluated and compared with conventional …

Apophysomyces elegans is an uncommon human pathogen that causes deeply invasive
infections in immunocompromised patients and cutaneous infection in immunocompetent …

OBJECTIVE: To identify rates of primary and secondary drug-resistant Mycobacterium
tuberculosis and their risk factors from a tertiary-care center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. …

Discussion Parasites of human importance are classified into five major subdivisions: protozoa
(amebae, flagellates, ciliates, sporozoae, coccidians, microsporidians), platyhelminthes …

The in vitro activity of sparfloxacin (CI-978, AT-4140), a new fluoroquinolone, was compared
with ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin and other commonly used antimicrobial agents against 650 …

BRL 42715 is a new penem which inhibits a wide range of plasmid as well as chromosomally
mediated bacterial β-lactamases. We used a total of 902 recent clinical isolates, consisting …

The in vitro activity of cefepime, a new aminothiazolyl methoxyamino cephem, was compared
with other commonly used antimicrobial agents against 425 strains of Enterobacteriaceae, …

Objective To utilize COAP results to identify specific areas of improvement and establish
students' remediation plans. Methods Formative and summative assessments within COAP are …

Comparative in vitro activity of sparfloxacin was determined by the broth dilution method against
104 clinical isolates of Salmonella typhi. All of the isolates were inhibited by ≤ 0.12 mg/l …

The in vitro activity of clarithromycin, a 14-membered lactone ring macrolide (6-0-methylerythromycin),
was compared with erythromycin, penicillin, ampicillin, augmentin (amoxicillin/…