Meningococcal Disease in Northern Ireland - Past, Present & Future: MeningoNI Forum.

Meningococcal disease has had devastating consequences in Northern Ireland since its first description locally in 1859. The incidence of this disease has significantly declined in recent years, however it is important to understand reasons for this changing epidemiology and to acknowledge the diagnostic and clinical management developments that have been made locally. This review aims to examine the changing face of this disease in Northern Ireland over the years, with particular reference to local disease prevention, epidemiology, diagnosis, clinical treatment and management, post-disease sequelae and the role of meningitis charities locally, in terms of patient support and research.

Comparison of the effect of ciprofloxacin and Tazocin on the incidence of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in an Intensive Care Unit.

Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a very significant agent of recalcitrant healthcare-associated infections. A major risk of acquiring such infections is thought to be modulated by the use of particular antimicrobial therapies. The aim of this research was to evaluate prospectively the impact of using either ciprofloxacin or Tazocin (piperacillin+tazobactam) on the incidence of MRSA in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

Central line-related bacteremia due to Roseomonas mucosa in a patient with diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

A 42-year-old male patient with a history of diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (DLBCL) developed a central line-related bacteremia due to the presence of a Gram-negative bacillus, which was difficult to identify conventionally. Sequencing of a partial region of the 16S rRNA gene identified the organism as Roseomonas mucosa with a homology score of 100% with 1003 bases called. Due to difficulties with the phenotypic identification of this genus, coupled with its emergence in line-related bacteremia in hematology patients with malignancy, Roseomonas spp.

Edible dates (Phoenix dactylifera), a potential source of Cladosporium cladosporioides and Sporobolomyces roseus: implications for public health.

Edible dates (Phoenix dactylifera) were examined for the presence of endogenous yeasts and filimentous fungi. Mean counts of fungi were 530 colony forming units (cfu) per gram of fruit, representing a mixture of two phenotypic colony types. Subsequent DNA extraction and PCR amplification of these two morphotypes yielded an amplicon of approximately 350 bp with the 5.

Symptoms and signs in single and mixed genital infections.

Objective: To compare symptoms and signs in women with single and mixed genital infections.

Methods: The study population comprised 996 apparently healthy women. Gynecological symptoms and signs were looked for and diagnostics for the most prevalent gynecological infections were made.

Vaginal flora changes associated with Mycoplasma hominis.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate any association between vaginal carriage of Mycoplasma hominis and genital signs and symptoms, other microbial findings, and some risk behavior factors in women with and without bacterial vaginosis.

Study Design: Women who had attended two family planning clinics and a youth clinic for contraceptive advice were divided depending on the result of vaginal culture for Mycoplasma hominis and the occurrence of bacterial vaginosis. The study population included 123 (12.

Sexual risk behaviour in women carriers of Mycoplasma hominis.

Objective: To study the sexual behaviour of women harbouring Mycoplasma hominis in the vagina.

Setting: Two family planning clinics and a youth clinic for contraceptive advice.

Methods: The vaginal flora of 996 women were investigated microbiologically, including culturing for M.

Seroepidemiologic study of Chlamydia pneumoniae and other chlamydial species in a hyperendemic area for trachoma in the Sudan.

Sera of inhabitants of Angola village in central Sudan were investigated for the prevalence of antibodies to Chlamydia trachomatis, C. pneumoniae, and C. psittaci by the microimmunofluorescence (MIF) test.