Isolation of Harveyi clade Vibrio spp. collected in aquaculture farms: How can the identification issue be addressed?

Aquaculture is a fast growing industry with its development hampered by bacterial diseases. Vibriosis caused by Harveyi clade strains is known for causing heavy loss especially in shrimp aquaculture farms. For farm treatment and pathogen spread management, veterinarians and researchers need reliable bacterial identification tools.

In vitro activity of novel anti-MRSA cephalosporins and comparator antimicrobial agents against staphylococci involved in prosthetic joint infections.

Objectives: Ceftaroline and ceftobiprole are new parenteral cephalosporins with potent activity against methicillin-resistant (MR) staphylococci, which are the leading cause of prosthetic joint infections (PJIs). The aim of this study was to determine and compare the in vitro activities of both molecules against staphylococcal isolates recovered from clinically documented PJIs.

Methods: A collection of 200 non-duplicate clinical isolates [100 Staphylococcus aureus and 100 coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS), including 19 and 27 MR isolates, respectively] was studied.