Prevalence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Western Iran.

Neisseria gonorrhoeae is the causative agent of the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhoea. This bacterium infects the epithelial cells of the cervix of women and the urethra of men. However, its disease symptoms in the lower genitalia are found only in a small percentage of people.

Capsaicin inhibitory effects on toxin genes expression.

Objective: Cholera is an acute secretory diarrhea caused by the Gram-negative bacterium, mostly through production of cholera toxin (CT) and zonula occludens toxin (Zot) Isolates of have acquired resistance elements during the last decade. One of the most promising ways to treat resistant strains is to use antivirulence agents instead of killing the causative agent with conventional antibiotics. In this study, we examined whether different concentrations of capsaicin - the pungent fraction of red chili- can act as an antivirulence agent and inhibit toxin production.

Evaluation of antibacterial effects of Zataria multiflora Boiss extracts against ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains.

Objective: There are few therapeutic options for treatment of multidrug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates as a hospital infectious agent (nosocomial infection). The aim of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial activity of Zataria multiflora Boiss extracts against ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains.

Materials And Methods: This study was conducted on 100 K.

Efficacy of methanolic extract of green and black teas against extended-spectrum β-Lactamase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the major bacteria causing acute infections. β-Lactamase production is the principal defense mechanism in gram-negative bacteria. The aim of our study was to evaluate the antibacterial activity of Methanolic Extracts of Green and Black Teas on P.

Genotyping of ESBL producing uropathogenic and diarrheagenic Escherichia coli in southeast of Iran.

Background: The purpose of the present study was the distribution of blaOXA-1, blaPER-1 and blaVEB genes and the genotyping of these genes in extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL) producing uropathogenic and diarrheagenic Escherichia coli isolates.

Methods: Of 432 isolates, 58 uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) and 56 diarrheagenic E.