Resistance patterns of bacterial pathogens causing lower respiratory tract infections: Aleppo-Syria.

Unlabelled: Globally, lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are one of the lead causes of death. Bacterial and susceptibility profiles are not constant over time and geographically, and different patient factors can be correlated with those infections.

Objective: This study aimed to scan the bacterial spectrum causing LRTIs, their susceptibility profile and patient related risk factors.

Activation of tuberculosis in recovered COVID-19 patients: a case report.

Unlabelled: Currently, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and tuberculosis (TB) are among the most important causes of respiratory infections around the world. Both of them are sources of concern for human health and life safety. COVID-19 caused the deaths of millions of people, and many of them suffered from what has become known as 'post-COVID squeal'.

Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using aqueous extract of and its antibacterial activity.

Aims: The aim of this research is to conduct green synthesis of silver nanoparticles in an eco-friendly, economical and more effective approach using plant extract as well as to study the effects of the preparation conditions on the size of synthesized nanoparticles and its antibacterial activity.

Methodology: In this study, silver nanoparticles have been synthesized by reduction method using aqueous silver nitrate solution and aqueous extract of . Then, their characterization has been studied by several methods, such as visual inspection, UV-Vis spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering and scanning electron microscope.

Community Pharmacistsꞌ Role in Controlling Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance in Aleppo, Syria.

Antibiotic resistance is a major public health concern. This study was conducted to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes of community pharmacists regarding antibiotic use and potential drug resistance besides assessing their behaviors about dispensing antibiotic without prescription and correlation of the outcomes with demographic variables. A cross-sectional survey was conducted on a random sample of 250 pharmacies in Aleppo, using validated self-administered questionnaire.

Synergistic effect of L. extracts with antibiotics against multidrug- resistant and strains.

Objectives: To evaluate the in vitro interaction between different extracts of Thymbra spicata L. and certain antimicrobial drugs of different mechanisms, including ampicillin, cefotaxime, amikacin and ciprofloxacin. This study was performed against multidrug-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumoniae.