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Germs, Volume 8, Issue 1

2018 03 - 4 articles

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Prevalence of Mycoplasma genitalium and Other Sexually-Transmitted Pathogens Among High-Risk Individuals in Greece

Paraskevi Chra,
Joseph Papaparaskevas,
Eleni Papadogeorgaki,
George Panos,
Michalis Leontsinidis,
George Arsenis and
Athanassios Tsakris

Germs2018, 8(1), 12-20;https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2018.1128

1 March 2018

Background: The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) infection among individuals at high risk for sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs) at a major urban STD clinic in Athens, in view of the lack of dat...

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Characterization of Resistance to Selected Antibiotics and Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Positive Staphylococcus aureus in a Healthy Student Population at a Malaysian University

Zarizal Suhaili,
Putri ’Amira Rafee,
Norhidayah Mat Azis,
Chew Chieng Yeo,
Syafinaz Amin Nordin,
Abdul Rachman Abdul Rahim,
Mazen M. Jamil Al-Obaidi and
Mohd Nasir Mohd Desa

Germs2018, 8(1), 21-30;https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2018.1129

1 March 2018

Introduction: This study aims to assess the antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from university students and to determine the prevalence of constitutive and inducible clindamycin resistance, the latter bein...

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Antimicrobial Resistance and Putative Virulence Genes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from Patients With Respiratory Tract Infection

Heba Y. Al Dawodeyah,
Nathir Obeidat,
Luay F. Abu-Qatouseh and
Asem A. Shehabi

Germs2018, 8(1), 31-40;https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2018.1130

1 March 2018

Introduction: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common agent causing community acquired and nosocomial respiratory tract infections, with particularly life-threatening manifestations in patients who are immunocompromised of who have cystic fibrosis. This s...

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