scholarly journals Oral Clindamycin as Drug of Choice for Scabies Patients with Secondary Bacterial Infections in West Java, Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hendra Gunawan ◽  
Unwati Sugiri ◽  
Nurhasanah ◽  
Kristina Makarti ◽  
Oki Suwarsa
2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 409-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sudeep Ghimire ◽  
Hom Bahadur Basnet ◽  
Lok Raj Joshi ◽  
Maheshwar Sapkota

Vancomycin resistant Enterococci is becoming one of the concerns of public health in recent times. VRE involve those strains of Enterococci that are resistant to the vancomycin which is considered as last drug of choice for the Gram positive bacterial infections. Studies show enterococci to be one of the major food borne diseases and medical consequences of its occurrence in humans. Thus, a cross sectional studywas carried out to determine the prevalence of VRE in buffalo meat in Chitwan. A total of 63 retail minced meat samples were collected from different meat shops. These samples were diluted and cultured and subjected to antimicrobial susceptibility test. Of 63 samples, 16 (25.39%) samples were positive for the enterococcus species among which 3 (18.15%), were VRE indicating overall prevalence of VRE to be 4.76%.AST reveled that resistance among them was high for penicillin G and amikacin (75%) followed by tetracycline (43.75%), erythromycin (37.5%), vancomycin (18.75%) levofloxacin ( 12%) and methicillin. Even though methicillin revealed no resistance it showed intermediate sensitive to all the samples. Thus, it clarifies the presence of VRE in meat samples suggesting zoonotic disasters that can follow.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijasbt.v2i4.11123 Int J Appl Sci Biotechnol, Vol. 2(4): 409-412 


2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1IS) ◽  
pp. 164
Author(s):  
Dandy E. Prasetiyo ◽  
Taukhid Taukhid Taukhid ◽  
Septyan Andriyanto ◽  
Muhammad Azril ◽  
Nur Ahyani ◽  
...  

Eel (Anguilla sp.) is one of the important commercial fish in some countries particularly in East Asian countries such as Japan, South Korea, China, and Taiwan. The need of eel fry or frequently called as glass eel still relies on the natural capture. The issue of natural captured fish is the high level of bacterial infections and diseases. The dependence of glass eel from the nature provides an indication of infections of parasites and bacteria in glass eel. The existence of parasites and bacteria as microorganisms which are potential as pathogenic agents in the cycle of eel culture can be a serious obstacle, so that the glass eel handling needs a particular attention since the capturing proses from the nature. Therefore, identification of parasites and bacteria in the capture location of glass eel was necessarily conducted in Pelabuhan Ratu Bay, Sukabumi, West Java. The glass eel sampling was conducted in May-June 2019, in 3 locations of estuary with the highest capture yield namely Cimandiri River, Cikaso River and Cibuni River. The number of samples taken were 30 eels at each river location with 2 replicates, so that the total eel samples which were taken were 180 eels. Identification of parasites was conducted by examination of ectoparasite and endoparasite and dentification of bacteria was conducted by conventional method (biochemical method). Based on the result of identification, there was no parasite found in the glass eel samples, while bacteria found as many as 12 species and 3 dominant species namely Listeria sp. found in 40 eel samples with prevalence of 22.2%, Aeromonas hydrophila found in 28 eel samples with prevalence of 15.6%, and Staphylococcus spp. found in 22 eel samples with prevalence of 12.2%.


2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 1227
Author(s):  
Vladimir Vimberg

Teicoplanin is an antibiotic that has been actively used in medical practice since 1986 to treat serious Gram-positive bacterial infections. Due to its efficiency and low cytotoxicity, teicoplanin has also been used for patients with complications, including pediatric and immunocompromised patients. Although teicoplanin is accepted as an antibacterial drug, its action against RNA viruses, including SARS-CoV2, has been proven in vitro. Here, we provide a thorough overview of teicoplanin usage in medicine, based on the current literature. We summarize infection sites treated with teicoplanin, concentrations of the antibiotic in different organs, and side effects. Finally, we summarize all available data about the antiviral activity of teicoplanin. We believe that, due to the extensive experience of teicoplanin usage in clinical settings to treat bacterial infections and its demonstrated activity against SARS-CoV2, teicoplanin could become a drug of choice in the treatment of COVID-19 patients. Teicoplanin stops the replication of the virus and at the same time avoids the development of Gram-positive bacterial co-infections.


2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 5-8
Author(s):  
P. Mudroň

Abstract The objective of this study was to assess the effects of tetracycline administration on the frequency of ruminal contractions and serum calcium concentrations. Rumen contractions were monitored by auscultation in 23 sheep prior to the administration of oxytetracycline and recorded every 12 hours for 84 hours after the intramuscular injection of the antibiotic. The blood for calcium analyses was collected by venipuncture of the jugular vein before and at 24, 48, 72, and 96 hours after the administration of oxytetracycline. The serum calcium concentrations were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to analyse the time effect of tetracycline treatment on the rumen contractions and serum calcium concentrations. There was a significant decrease (P < 0.01) in ruminal contractions following the application of oxytetracycline, with a maximum decrease at 24 hours following oxytetracycline application and a return to the initial rumen contraction frequency by 60—72 hours following the oxytetracycline application. The oxytetracycline administration resulted in a serum calcium decrease from 2.42 mmol.l–1 to 2.26 mmol.l–1 24 hours after the administration (P < 0.01). In conclusion, the administration of tetracycline in sheep can be associated with a decline in ruminal motility potentially causing production losses, particularly in lactating ewes. Despite the resulting transient production decreases, oxytetracycline remains the antibiotic drug of choice for the treatment of bacterial infections in small ruminants, including foot rot especially.


1964 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 590-599 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Fahrländer ◽  
F. Huber ◽  
F. Gloor
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2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (03) ◽  
pp. 152-154
Author(s):  
Megan B. Garcia ◽  
Anjali N. Kunz

Abstract Prevotella species are gram-negative anaerobic commensal bacteria of the oropharynx, which frequently cause periodontal disease but are otherwise rarely implicated in serious bacterial infections. Cranial dermoid cysts are benign neoplasms that grow along the planes of the embryonic neural tube closure. In infants, they most commonly present in frontal locations, including periorbital, nasal, and within the anterior fontanelle. Although dermoid cysts are slow growing, usually uncomplicated, and easily treated definitively with surgical excision, cranial cysts located on the midline are associated with a higher risk for persistent dermal sinus tract with intracranial extension of the tumor. We describe a case of a 10-month-old male patient with an occipital midline dermoid cyst with intracranial extension, infected with Prevotella melaninogenica, and complicated by intracranial abscess formation and meningitis.This case highlights two unusual disease entities: the uncommon occipital location of a dermoid cyst, and complications of that cyst caused by a serious bacterial infection with a normal oral flora. We discuss the recommendation for neuroimaging prior to surgical excision of a midline dermoid cyst, given the risk for dermal sinus tract with intracranial communication. We also discuss potential mechanisms for bacterial inoculation of this cyst with Prevotella melaninogenica. This pathogen has not previously been reported as a complication of dermoid cysts.


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