[The prevalence of cryptosporidiosis in children who were diagnosed with leukemia and lymphoma].

Cryptosporidium spp. is known to cause heavy diarrhea especially in immunosuppressed patients. In this study, eighty nine leukemia and lymphoma patients between the ages of 1 to 14 were studied for the prevalence of Cryptosporidiosis using both ELISA (Cryptosporidium Rida Screen, R-Biopharm, Germany) and the Kinyoun acid-fast staining method.

Effect of carbapenems on the transcriptional expression of the oprD, oprM and oprN genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

The effects of imipenem and meropenem on the transcriptional expression of resistance-related genes oprD, oprM and oprN in Pseudomonas aeruginosa were studied by quantitative real-time PCR. Four strains were examined: the type strain PT5 (PAO1), its derivatives M7 and PT149, and a clinical isolate, PaKT3. The derivative M7 is a nalB mutant, overexpressing the MexAB-OprM pump, and the derivative PT149 is a nfxC-type mutant, overexpressing the MexEF-OprN pump while it is down-regulated for the OprD protein.

PER-1 type beta-lactamase production in Acinetobacter baumannii is related to cell adhesion.

Background: Recently, the dissemination of ESBL (PER-1) among Acinetobacter isolates was reported in Turkish hospitals. We investigated the presence and the association of various virulence determinants in 20 Acinetobacter baumannii isolates, of which 13 were blaPER-1 positive.

Material/methods: Virulence tests were slime and hemolysin production, gelatinase and protease activity, biofilm formation, and Caco2 cell adhesion.