Anti-bacterial activity of chitosan loaded plant essential oil against multi drug resistant K. pneumoniae

The development of antibiotic resistant in K. pneumoniae is an emerging thread worldwide due to the poor antimicrobial drugs. To overcome this issue, researchers are focused on plant material and their essential oils to fight against multi drug resistant bacteria. In this context, the current study was concentrated in medicinal plant of guva leaves and their essential oils to combat multi drug resistant bacterial infections. The essential oils were successfully screened and confirmed by HRLC-MS analysis. The anti-bacterial ability of the compounds were loaded into the chitosan nanoparticles and proved by FT-IR analysis. In addition, the chitosan loaded essential oils morphology was compared with chitosan alone in SEM analysis and suggested that the material was loaded successfully. Further, the anti-bacterial ability of the chitosan loaded essential oils were primarily confirmed by agar well diffusion method. At the 100 µg/mL of lowest concentration of chitosan loaded essential oils, the multi-drug resistant K. pneumoniae was inhibited with 96% and confirmed by minimum inhibition concentration experiment. Hence, all the experiments were proved that the essential oils were successfully loaded into the chitosan nanoparticles, and it has more anti-bacterial activity against multi-drug resistant K. pneumoniae.     

佳木斯地区女性泌尿系统感染大肠埃希菌耐药性分析

目的分析女性患者泌尿系统感染大肠埃希菌的耐药性,为临床合理使用抗生素提供依据。方法采用全自动微生物鉴定系统对女性泌尿系统感染患者分离出的病原菌进行鉴定和药敏分析。结果大肠埃希菌非产ESBLs株对氨苄西林、第一、二代头孢菌素类药品高度耐药。大肠埃希菌非产ESBLs株对碳青霉烯类药物美罗培南无耐药,对第三代头孢菌素敏感率高,耐药率低。产ESBLs大肠埃希菌,仅碳青霉烯类抗生素美罗培南敏感。结论女性泌尿系统感染大肠埃希菌的多重耐药性日趋严重,需加强对抗生素使用的规范化管理,合理使用抗菌药物,控制耐药菌的传播和流行。     

156例尿路感染大肠埃希菌耐药性分析

目的探讨大肠埃希菌尿路感染的临床发病特点及对抗生素的耐药情况。方法对2001年1月至2005年12月尿路感染患者尿培养分离出的156株大肠埃希菌进行耐药性分析,用纸片扩散法表型确证试验检测ESBLs。结果大肠埃希菌耐药率最低的抗菌药物是亚胺培南、美罗培南、头孢哌酮/舒巴坦、氧哌嗪青霉素/他唑巴坦,分别为1.28%、1.92%、3.21%、5.13%;对氨苄西林、氟喹诺酮类、庆大霉素、复方新诺明耐药率均>70%。产ESBLs的大肠埃希菌对亚胺培南、美罗培南、头孢哌酮/舒巴坦、氧哌嗪青霉素/他唑巴坦的耐药性均<10%,对氨苄西林、头孢菌素类、氟喹诺酮类均表现出很强的耐药性。结论治疗大肠埃希菌感染时,需根据药敏结果选用碳青霉烯类、β-内酰胺类/β-内酰胺酶抑制剂等。     

Prevalence of virulence genes in Escherichia coli strains isolated from Romanian adult urinary tract infection cases

A total of 78 E. coli strains isolated from adults with different types of urinary tract infections were screened by polymerase chain reaction for prevalence of genetic regions coding for virulence factors. The targeted genetic determinants were those coding for type 1 fimbriae ( fimH ), pili associated with pyelonephritis ( pap ), S and F1C fimbriae ( sfa and foc ), afimbrial adhesins ( afa ), hemolysin ( hly ), cytotoxic necrotizing factor ( cnf ), aerobactin ( aer ). Among the studied strains, the prevalence of genes coding for fimbrial adhesive systems was 86 %, 36%, and 23% for fimH, pap , and sfa/foc , respectively. The operons coding for Afa afimbrial adhesins were identified in 14% of strains. The hly and cnf genes coding for toxins were amplified in 23% and 13% of strains, respectively. A prevalence of 54% was found for the aer gene. The various combinations of detected genes were designated as virulence patterns. The strains isolated from the hospitalized patients displayed a greater number of virulence genes and a diversity of gene associations compared to the strains isolated from the ambulatory subjects. A rapid assessment of the bacterial pathogenicity characteristics may contribute to a better medical approach of the patients with urinary tract infections.     

Antimicrobial activity of extracts and fractions of Euphorbia lateriflora (Schum. and Thonn) on microbial isolates of the urinary tract

Euphorbia lateriflora is used in ethnomedicine for treating several conditions, including genital and urinary tract infections (UTI). Although ethnobotanical claims support its use in therapy, there is limited evidence on its effect on UTI, even though UTI remains a public health problem in Nigeria especially due to increasing antimicrobial resistance. We investigated the activity of E. lateriflora extracts and fractions on bacterial and fungal isolates from symptomatic urinary tract infections and vaginosis respectively. Qualitative phytochemical screening was conducted on dried pulverised leaves. Successive gradient extraction was carried out with the aid of a soxhlet extractor with n-Hexane, ethyl acetate and methanol respectively. Bioactivity guided fractionation was conducted on the ethyl acetate extract using Vacuum Liquid Chromatography. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing by disc diffusion was conducted on test isolates. Antimicrobial susceptibility of isolates to extracts and fractions was done using the agar well diffusion technique. Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations (MIC) and Minimum Biocidal Concentrations (MBC) were determined by agar and broth dilutions respectively. Time-kill assay of the ethyl acetate extract was conducted using the viable count technique. Phytochemicals present include saponins, tannins and flavonoids. The majority of isolates used in this study were multidrug resistant. Extracts and fractions of E. lateriflora produced appreciable zones of inhibition on both antibiotic susceptible and resistant bacteria with MICs of 6.25 mg/mL and MBC ranging from 6.25–50 mg/mL. Bactericidal activity of the ethyl acetate extract was concentration and time dependent with 100% kill at 25 mg/mL after 6 h for E. coli and 2 h for C. albicans. Euphorbia lateriflora contains phytochemicals which possess antimicrobial activity on antibiotic resistant bacteria and has potential in the development of chemotherapeutics for bacterial and fungal infections.     

风湿性疾病患者尿路感染大肠埃希菌对左氧氟沙星耐药性及危险因素分析

目的研究风湿性疾病中尿路感染大肠埃希菌对左氧氟沙星耐药性及相关危险因素。方法中国医科大学附属第一医院风湿免疫科2009年1月至2013年12月125株住院患者清洁中段尿培养所分离出大肠埃希菌,依据是否耐药分为两组。分析耐药组相关危险因素。结果 5年来大肠埃希菌对左氧氟沙星耐药率呈逐渐上升趋势。耐药组对氨苄西林、环丙沙星、头孢曲松、哌拉西林、复方新诺明的耐药率高于非耐药组,两组间差异有统计学意义（P〈0.05）。慢性病程、既往喹诺酮类药物应用史、既往尿路感染、菌株产ESBLs为耐药危险因素。各风湿性疾病间耐药率比较差异未见统计学意义。结论风湿性疾病尿路感染危险因素与其他疾病尿路感染危险因素类似。临床工作中应加强对危险因素监视和控制。     

蛇毒抗菌肽OH-CATH对大肠杆菌引起家兔泌尿系感染的保护作用

为探讨蛇毒抗菌肽OH-CATH对大肠杆菌标准株和临床耐药株引起家兔泌尿系感染的保护作用,该文利用大肠杆菌标准株(E.coli ATCC 25922)和耐头孢菌素大肠杆菌临床耐药株建立雄性家兔泌尿系感染模型.通过膀胱直接给药的方式,分别给予动物感染模型生理盐水、蛇毒抗菌肽OH-CATH及头孢哌酮舒巴坦,并于给药后第1、5、l0及14天留取家兔中段尿用于尿液培养.将动物膀胱标本行H-E染色石蜡切片及透射电镜观察.结果显示:使用蛇毒抗菌肽OH-CATH的大肠杆菌标准株和临床耐药株不同组别中段尿培养阳性率明显降低;给予头孢哌酮舒巴坦可降低大肠杆菌标准株(E.coli ATCC 25922)引起感染的阳性率,但对耐头孢菌素大肠杆菌引起的感染的阳性率则无明显作用(P＜0.05);使用蛇毒抗菌肽OH-CATH组炎症细胞浸润、坏死及钙化组织较其他组为少.该结果提示蛇毒抗菌肽OH-CATH对大肠杆菌标准株(E.coli ATCC 25922)及耐头孢菌素大肠埃希菌临床耐药株有稳定活性,对其引起的家兔泌尿系感染有较好的保护作用,并为临床日益严重的耐药病原菌感染的治疗提供了新的思路和方向.     

Preventive and therapeutic administration of an indigenous <Emphasis Type="Italic">Lactobacillus</Emphasis> sp. strain against <Emphasis Type="Italic">Proteus mirabilis</Emphasis> ascending urinary tract infection in a mouse model

Probiotics are increasingly being considered as non-pharmaceutical and safe potential alternatives for the treatment and prevention of a variety of pathologies including urinary tract infections. These are the most common infections in medical practice and are frequently treated with antibiotics, which have generated an intense selective pressure over bacterial populations. Proteus mirabilis is a common cause of urinary tract infections in catheterised patients and people with abnormalities of the urinary tract. In this work we isolated, identified and characterised an indigenous Lactobacillus murinus strain (LbO2) from the vaginal tract of a female mouse. In vitro characterisation of LbO2 included acid and bile salts tolerance, growth in urine, adherence to uroepithelial cells and in vitro antimicrobial activity. The selected strain showed interesting properties, suitable for its use as a probiotic. The ability of LbO2 to prevent and even treat ascending P. mirabilis urinary tract infection was assessed using an experimental model in the mouse. Kidney and bladder P. mirabilis counts were significantly lower in mice preventively treated with the probiotic than in non-treated mice. When LbO2 was used for therapeutic treatment, bladder counts of treated mice were significantly lower although no significant differences were detected in P. mirabilis kidney colonisation of treated and non-treated animals. These results are encouraging and prompt further research related to probiotic strains and the basis of their effects for their use in human and animal health.