The early diagnosis of bacterial meningoencephalitis (BM/E) is difficult, and delay in
diagnosis can cause complications leading to neurological impairment/death. In cases of …

There have been a lot of confidence-building measures rapidly instituted in the current
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic without any scientific evidence to back them up. …

Resistance in Gram-negative organisms has become one of the leading threats in recent
years. Of the different mechanisms described in the literature, resistance due to beta-…

COVID-19 as a pandemic has spanned across all continents. With the increasing numbers
in cases worldwide, even the countries with the best of healthcare facilities are reeling under …

Background Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) is an emerging opportunistic pathogen
among immunocompromised patients. It frequently contaminates saline, fluids and ultrasound (…

Objective Several studies have demonstrated a shift in the spectrum of infective endocarditis
(IE) in the developed world. We aimed to investigate whether demographic and …

The aim of the present study was to compare polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based methods
- spoligotyping and mycobacterial interspersed repetitive units (MIRU) typing - with the …

To date, antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) in anaerobes is highly disarrayed. The testing
is not routinely performed in many laboratories to direct appropriate antimicrobial therapy…

Background: Anaerobic Gram-negative bacteria (AGNB) play a significant role as both
pathogens and essential members of the human microbiota. Despite their clinical importance, …

The study was conceived with the hypothesis that human aerobic gut flora could act as a
reservoir of ß-lactamases and contribute to the emergence of ß-lactam resistance by …