Association of intercellular adhesion gene A with biofilm formation in staphylococci isolates from patients with conjunctivitis.

Background: There is a great negative impact of biofilm-mediated infection on patient health which necessitates the use of reliable methods for detecting biofilm producers.

Aims: This study was done to determine biofilm-producing ability and the presence of a g A in clinical staphylococcal isolates and to assess the reliability of two phenotypic methods used for biofilm detection.

Materials And Methods: Fifty staphylococcal strains were isolated from 100 conjunctival swabs from patients attended the Ophthalmology Outpatient Department of the Research Institute of Ophthalmology.

Evaluation of rezasurin microtiter assay and high resolution melting curve analysis for detection of rifampicin and isoniazid resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates.

Background: Several methods have been proposed for rapid detection of drug resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis). High resolution melting (HRM) curve analysis has been developed for accurate and simultaneous detection of resistance of M.