Molecular Characteristics of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis on the Abdominal Skin of Females before Laparotomy.

Staphylococcus epidermidis, especially methicillin-resistant strains, may be the source of surgical site infections and may be a reservoir of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) for S. aureus. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of methicillin-resistant S.

[Mycoplasma hominis symbiosis and Trichomonas vaginalis metronidazole resistance].

Objective: To investigate the relation of Mycoplasma hominis symbiosis and the resistance of Trichomonas vaginalis to metronidazole.

Methods: From November 2010 to July 2011, 160 isolates of T. vaginalis were collected from the genital tract secretion of gynecological out-patients at the Sichuan Provincial Hospital for Women and Children.

[Influence of bifidobacterial whole peptidoglycan on cellular immune response induced by recombinant HBsAg].

Aim: To explore the effect of bifidobacterial whole peptidoglycan (BWPG) on cellular immune response to recombinant hepatitis B surface antigen (rHBsAg).

Methods: BWPG was used as an adjuvant of rHBsAg to immunize BALB/c mice. The growth state and development of central lymphoid organ of immunized mice were observed.