Six different Gram-negative bacteria (GNB) were isolated, with Escherichia coli (32%), Klebsiella pneumoniae (16%), Salmonella subsp. (12%) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. (8%), being the most prevalent. The coliform bacteria count ranged from 1.0x10 CFU/100ml to 9.8x10 CFU...
The resistance profile is shown as follows: penicillin (100%), ampicillin (62%), tetracycline (45.4%), cloxacillin (47.4%), chloramphenicol (24.7%), streptomycin (23.7%), gentamicin (22.7%) and erythromycin (11.3%). Thirty isolates (30.9%) were resistant to at least three classes of ...
The invention relates to the use of compounds to attenuate or prevent cytokine mediated hepatic injury. BACKGROUND Hepatic injury can be caused by a number of different agents including viruses such as Hepatitis A, B, C, D and E, both gram positive and gram negative bacteria, chemical agents...