Prematurity has got special challenge for clinicians and also other medical staff, such as
microbiologists. Immature host defense mechanisms support early-onset sepsis, which can …

Background Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections (BSI) cause significant morbidity
and mortality due to the frequent antibiotic resistance, toxin and adhesin production of the …

Numerous clinical studies have indicated, based on mortality rates, that methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains are more virulent than methicillin-susceptible S …

Maturation of dendritic cells (DCs) is known to be induced by several stimuli, including
microbial products, inflammatory cytokines and immobilized IgG, as demonstrated recently …

Lowered fitness cost associated with resistance to fluoroquinolones was recently
demonstrated to influence the clonal dynamics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus …

Background Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an important opportunistic, mainly nosocomial
pathogen that emerged in the last decades worldwide. Due to its inherent extended …

Objectives The emergence of colistin resistance has been detected worldwide in recent
years. Whilst colistin susceptibility has been tested in carbapenem resistant …

Dendritic cells (DCs) play a decisive role in immunity; they interact with various pathogens
via several pattern recognition and different opsonophagocytotic receptors, including Fc-and …

Sir, The VIM-type metallo-b-lactamases (MBLs) have been detected worldwide in
Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter spp., and, more recently, in many species of …

PURPOSE: To assess the incidence of anterior chamber bacterial contamination during
cataract surgery, and compare results of injector implantation and forceps implantation of …