New Insight into the Chemical Composition, Antimicrobial and Synergistic Effects of the Moroccan Endemic (Ball) Roussine Essential Oil in Combination with Conventional Antibiotics.

This study reported the volatile profile, the antimicrobial activity and the synergistic potential of essential oil (EO) from the Moroccan endemic (Ball) Roussine, in combination with the antibiotics ciprofloxacin and fluconazole for the first time, to the best of our knowledge. The EO chemical composition was determined by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis and the antimicrobial activity assessed by the disc diffusion method against three Gram positive (, , ) and three Gram-negative bacteria (, and one clinical isolate, ). The antifungal activity was evaluated in four pathogenic yeasts (, , ).

Genotypic characterization of quinolone resistant-Escherichia coli isolates from retail food in Morocco.

This study was conducted to assess the retail food as a possible vehicle for antimicrobial resistant, particularly quinolones resistant and pathogenic Escherichia coli. We determined the prevalence and characteristics of nalidixic acid (Nal) resistant E. coli isolates from diverse retail food samples.

Correlation between staphylococcal biofilm formation in vitro and potential for catheter-related infections.

Introduction: The present study evaluated biofilm-forming capacity and the presence of both icaA and icaD genes among staphylococcal strains isolated from catheter-related infections and blood culture.

Methodology: Ninety staphylococcal isolates, which included 45 strains of catheter infection origin and 45 strains of blood culture origin, were tested for their ability to produce biofilm using microtiter test plates and a catheter test. The presence of icaA and icaD genes was determined by polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

Occurrence of OXA-48 and NDM-1 carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Moroccan university hospital in Casablanca, Morocco.

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the prevalence and the characteristics of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiellapneumoniae isolates recovered from various clinical specimens in the university hospital of Casablanca, in Morocco. We conducted a prospective study on a total of 166 K. pneumoniae isolates collected from June to August 2011.

Fecal carriage of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in community setting in Casablanca.

Background: The importance of community-acquired infections due to extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) has been increasingly recognized in recent years. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of intestinal carriage of ESBL-PE in the community in Casablanca, Morocco.

Methods: During 6 months (2013), 93 fecal samples were examined for ESBL-PE.

Prevalence and types of extended spectrum β-lactamases among urinary Escherichia coli isolates in Moroccan community.

This study was designed to characterize extended-spectrum-β-lactamases (ESBL) produced by Escherichia coli isolates causing community urinary tract infections over a 2-year period (2010 and 2011) in a Moroccan large geographical region. Molecular characterization was done by using PCR and sequencing of the β-lactamases genes and plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance determinants. Among 1174 isolates, 49 (4.

Prevalence and genotypic analysis of plasmid-mediated β-lactamases among urinary Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in Moroccan community.

The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence and molecular characterization of the extended spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from community acquired urinary tract infections and collected in five Moroccan cities during a 2010 survey. In all, 34 (7.5%) of the 453 K.

Characterization of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from the community in Morocco.

Of 803 community Escherichia coli (n = 767) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (n = 36) isolates collected from patients with urinary tract infections in three Moroccan cities, 10 E. coli (1.3%) and 2 K.