2022
Influence of Sub-Inhibitory Dosage of Cefotaxime on Multidrug Resistant Staphylococcus haemolyticus Isolated from Sick Neonatal Care Unit
Chakraborty M, Bardhan T, Basu M, Bhattacharjee B. Influence of Sub-Inhibitory Dosage of Cefotaxime on Multidrug Resistant Staphylococcus haemolyticus Isolated from Sick Neonatal Care Unit. Antibiotics 2022, 11: 360. PMID: 35326823, PMCID: PMC8944431, DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11030360.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtracellular DNABiofilm formationS. haemolyticus isolatesBiofilm-forming abilityNon-susceptibilityGenerations of growthSick neonatal care unitCrystal violet assayAntibiotic non-susceptibilityNon-susceptible isolatesS. haemolyticusBiofilm productionNeonatal care unitStaphylococcus haemolyticusDosage of cefotaximeMDR isolatesExtracellular DNA levelsDoses of antibioticsConcentrations of cefotaximeCare of neonatesSub-optimal dosesCTX resistanceSepsis pathogensSub-optimal concentrationsNewborn infants
2020
Prevalence of Colistin-Resistant, Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing Proteobacteria in Hospital Water Bodies and Out-Falls of West Bengal, India
Bardhan T, Chakraborty M, Bhattacharjee B. Prevalence of Colistin-Resistant, Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing Proteobacteria in Hospital Water Bodies and Out-Falls of West Bengal, India. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2020, 17: 1007. PMID: 32033408, PMCID: PMC7037630, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17031007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColistin resistanceEosin methylene blue agarLevels of antibiotic resistanceNon-susceptible to meropenemPrevalence of colistin resistanceMethylene blue agarMeropenem-non-susceptiblePredominant speciesNon-susceptible isolatesCarbapenemase genesBlue agarAntibiotic resistanceMDR bacteriaNon-susceptibilityEnvironmental sourcesBacterial infectionsIsolatesGenesMeropenemHospitalSpeciesPrevalence patternsPrevalenceHospital wastewaterIndiscriminate use