Prevalence of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant phenotypes of Gram-negative bacilli isolated in clinical specimens at Ibn Rochd, Morocco.

Introduction: antimicrobial resistance in gram-negative bacilli is one of the major concerns in public health. We aimed to evaluate gram-negative bacilli epidemiology, antimicrobial profiles, and the resistance´s mechanism for Enterobacteriaceae isolated from specimens of hospitalized patients in wards of University Hospital Center Ibn Rochd of Casablanca, Morocco.

Methods: a prospective study of the patient's specimens, collected from December 2016 to 31 March 2017.

Serotype distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates among adult and elderly population before and after introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Casablanca, Morocco.

Background: Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae), remains a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. The objective of this study was to determine the trends of invasive pneumococcal diseases (IPD) in adult and elderly population in Casablanca (Morocco) before and after introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) by determining the distribution of pneumococcal serotypes and antibiotic resistance profile of isolated strains.

Evaluation of the Performances of the Rapid Test RESIST-5 O.O.K.N.V Used for the Detection of Carbapenemases-Producing Enterobacterales.

Background: The emergence of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) is a public health problem, requiring rapid and reliable diagnostic methods. The aim is to compare the new rapid immunochromatographic (IC) test: RESIST-5 O.O.

Whole genomic comparative analysis of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 1 isolates causing invasive and non-invasive infections among children under 5 years in Casablanca, Morocco.

Background: Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 1 remains a leading cause of invasive pneumococcal diseases, even in countries with PCV-10/PCV-13 vaccine implementation. The main objective of this study, which is part of the Pneumococcal African Genome project (PAGe), was to determine the phylogenetic relationships of serotype 1 isolates recovered from children patients in Casablanca (Morocco), compared to these from other African countries; and to investigate the contribution of accessory genes and recombination events to the genetic diversity of this serotype.

Results: The genome average size of the six-pneumococcus serotype 1 from Casablanca was 2,227,119 bp, and the average content of coding sequences was 2113, ranging from 2041 to 2161.

Rapid detection of complex by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in pulmonary and extra-pulmonary samples in Casablanca, Morocco.

Introduction: the laboratory diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) relies mainly on conventional techniques. However, it either lacks sensitivity or it is time-consuming. This study aims to evaluate the use of real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) targeting IS6110 for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) Complex (MTBC) in the routine diagnosis of TB in our laboratory.

Surgical wound infection caused by a multi drug resistant Serotype 19A after a total coloproctectomy with ileostomy.

colonizes asymptomatically the human nasopharynx. This pathogen is responsible for sinusitis, otitis media, pneumonia, bacteremia and meningitis. We report the case of a 35-year-old female patient who developed a surgical wound infection by a multi drug resistant serotype 19A after a total coloprotectomy.

[Meningitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 7a in an infant vaccinated with two doses of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine: a case study].

Pneumococcal meningitis is a global scourge. It is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. In Morocco, 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) was introduced into the National Immunization Program in October 2010 according to the immunization schedule 2 + 1 and replaced by PCV10 in July 2012, according to the same schedule.

[HIV co-infection in patients followed up for tuberculosis in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Ibn Rochd University Hospital in Casablanca].

This study aims to determine the prevalence of HIV infection among patients hospitalized for tuberculosis in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Ibn Rochd University Hospital in Casablanca and factors associated with TB-HIV co-infection. We conducted a cross-sectional retrospective study in November 2016. The database of the Division of Infectious Diseases, Laboratory of Microbiology and Immunology at the Ibn Rochd University Hospital was examined.

Prevalence of bacteremia in intensive care units of Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Casablanca.

Background And Objectives: bacteremia are grave because of the multi-resistance of the organism to antibiotics. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of isolated from blood cultures and to describe their antibiotic resistance patterns.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective longitudinal study was conducted on blood cultures between 2010 and 2014 from all Ibn Rochd University Hospital intensive care units; it was based on the exploitation of microbiology laboratory database (duplicates were excluded).