Evaluation of in vitro activities of tigecycline and various antibiotics against Brucella spp.

Brucellosis is a zoonosis with a worldwide distribution and remains a significant public health problem mainly in the developing world. In this study we evaluated the in vitro activities and synergistic effects of antibiotic combinations against blood culture isolates of Brucella spp. In vitro susceptibilities of 76 blood culture isolates of Brucella melitensis and one blood culture isolate of Brucella abortus to doxycycline, streptomycin, gentamicin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, moxifloxacin, rifampin, ciprofloxacin, and tigecycline were examined by Etest method.

Episodes of fever and neutropenia in children with cancer in a tertiary care medical center in Turkey.

The aim of this study was to determine the clinical features and microbiological spectrum during episodes of fever and neutropenia (FEN) in children with cancer. Demographics, clinical information, treatment approaches, and outcomes of the patients admitted to Akdeniz University Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology from October 1996 to June 2004 were evaluated retrospectively. Of the total 621 episodes, 345 (55.

[Comparison of the serological tests used for the laboratory diagnosis of brucellosis].

Brucellosis which is an important public health problem is a zoonotic disease that causes economic loss, and seen all over the world as well as in our country. The aim of this study was to compare the results of Rose Bengal test, standard tube agglutination test (STA), Coombs tube agglutination test, Rivanol tube agglutination test and ELISA (IgA, IgG and IgM) method, in patients who were suspected to have brucellosis. Blood and serum samples collected from 77 patients were included to the study.