Reviews of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 7, Supplement 4. Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacterial Infections: A Focus on Directed Therapy, with Special Reference to Aztreonam (Nov. - Dec., 1985), pp. S690-S695 (6 ...

One thousand pharyngeal swab specimens were processed for aerobic culture to determine the carriage rate of Gram-negative bacilli (GNB). The isolates were identified and their sensitivity determined ...

CERTAIN bacilli will not grow on nutrient agar containing hæmatin at a concentration of 1/20,000. Other bacilli do not appear to be affected by hæmatin. The organisms tested are shown in the following ...

For older (> 60 years) outpatients, the likely causative organisms are S pneumoniae, respiratory viruses, and Haemophilus influenzae (especially in smokers). Aerobic gram-negative bacilli including P ...

A lung abscess is a localized (usually >2.0cm in diameter), suppurative necrotizing collection occurring within the pulmonary parenchyma. A number of infectious agents can be responsible for abscess ...

This study reports on a novel method for enhancing corrosion resistance via reduced availability of dissolved oxygen in the cathodic reactions which could be obtained through metabolic processes of ...

Microorganisms have different growth requirements. When culturing them in the laboratory, it is essential to take note of these conditions because these are needed to be replicated in order to ...