Comparison of the effect of ciprofloxacin and Tazocin on the incidence of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in an Intensive Care Unit.

Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a very significant agent of recalcitrant healthcare-associated infections. A major risk of acquiring such infections is thought to be modulated by the use of particular antimicrobial therapies. The aim of this research was to evaluate prospectively the impact of using either ciprofloxacin or Tazocin (piperacillin+tazobactam) on the incidence of MRSA in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

Central line-related bacteremia due to Roseomonas mucosa in a patient with diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

A 42-year-old male patient with a history of diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (DLBCL) developed a central line-related bacteremia due to the presence of a Gram-negative bacillus, which was difficult to identify conventionally. Sequencing of a partial region of the 16S rRNA gene identified the organism as Roseomonas mucosa with a homology score of 100% with 1003 bases called. Due to difficulties with the phenotypic identification of this genus, coupled with its emergence in line-related bacteremia in hematology patients with malignancy, Roseomonas spp.

Edible dates (Phoenix dactylifera), a potential source of Cladosporium cladosporioides and Sporobolomyces roseus: implications for public health.

Edible dates (Phoenix dactylifera) were examined for the presence of endogenous yeasts and filimentous fungi. Mean counts of fungi were 530 colony forming units (cfu) per gram of fruit, representing a mixture of two phenotypic colony types. Subsequent DNA extraction and PCR amplification of these two morphotypes yielded an amplicon of approximately 350 bp with the 5.