Sahar Z. Elazab

Faculty of Medicine - Suez Canal University · Department of Microbiology

Multi-drug resistant (MDR) strains of Acinetobacter baumannii are responsible for an increasing number of opportunistic infections in hospitals. This study determined the prevalence of MDR A. baumannii isolates from intensive care units in a large tertiary-care hospital in Ismailia, Egypt, and the occurrence of different beta-lactamases in these is...

ABSTRACT Background: Most Staphylococcus epidermidis-related infections are acquired in hospitals and are associated with the use of medical devices. Objectives: The aim of this study was to detect biofilm producing S. epidermidis from patients with catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) and determine their antibiotic resistance pattern....

Allergic rhinitis (AR) is mediated by many proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines as interleuhin-17 (IL-17) and interleukin-35 (IL-35) respectively. We assessed the effect of allergen specific immunotherapy (IT) on the serum levels of IL-17 and IL-35 in patients with AR sensitive to house dust mites (HDMs). Twenty patients with AR sensitiv...

Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is a common distressing disease caused mainly by autoreactive mechanisms. Autologous serum therapy (AST) has been tried for treatment of many autoimmune diseases including chronic urticaria. We assessed the effect of AST in autologous serum skin test (ASST)-positive and ASST-negative CSU patients. The study inclu...

The increasing prevalence of multidrug-resistant and pan drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii as a cause of nosocomial infections has led to the need for the reassessment of novel combinations of antibiotics as our only current viable option for handling such infections until a new therapeutic option becomes available. Two of the most commonly us...

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