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2-s2.0-85078920435, Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that can cause serious infections, especially in health care settings where host defense is impaired. In addition to resistance problem, the different virulence characteristics of these bacteria can change the course of infection and cure. In this study, it was aimed to determine antibiotic susceptibilities, epidemiological relations and virulence factors of clinical P. aeruginosa isolates. Methods: This study was performed, a total of 83 P. aeruginosa isolated from different clinical samples of Ege University Faculty of Medicine Hospital. Antibiotic susceptibilities of isolates were investigated by the VITEK 2 Compact® automated system and epidemiological relations of isolates determined via "Enterobacterial Repetitive Intergenic Consensus-Polymerase Chain Reaction (ERIC-PCR)". Phenotypic tests were performed to determine the virulence factors of the selected representatives from each clone. While the "Elastin Congo Red" method was used for the investigation of elastase activity, appropriate methods applied for Protease, DNase, Lipase, Siderophore and Twitching activities to the detect virulence properties phenotypically. The biofilm production of isolates was investigated by crystal violet method, and the quorum sensing (QS) genes thought to be related to biofilm were determined by PCR method. Results: According to results of antibiotic susceptibility test, the highest resistance was observed against imipenem (43,4%) and the lowest resistance was observed against amikacin (14,5%). Isolates were found in 19 unrelated clones according to ERIC-PZR results. Siderophore and elastase production were observed in all of the representative isolates. Protease, lipase and twitching motility were determined at 5, 14 and 15 isolates respectively, no DNAse production was detected. Nine of the 19 representative isolates produced strong biofilms, and the lasI, lasR, rhlR genes were identified in 17, 18, 13 isolates respectively and the rhlI gene was found in all strains. Conclusion: When the data were evaluated, different antibiotic resistant P. aeruginosa isolates which have different resistance profiles were detected at Ege University Faculty of Medicine Hospital. The inclusion of these resistant isolates in epidemiologically unrelated clones suggests that isolates with genotypically different properties are circulating in the clinics. Despite the many virulence factors that can contribute to pathogenesis, it is noteworthy that biofilm production is particularly prevalent in these isolates. This situation has meant that treatment becomes more difficult, as well as being able to colonize on many different surfaces in health care facilities. More extensive studies in both our country and our region could show the resistance profile of P. aeruginosa bacteria and the effects of virulence factors on the severity of infection. © 2019 Refik Saydam National Public Health Agency (RSNPHA).

PubMed ID: 30020039, In vitro effects of ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin and Moxifloxacin on Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates Introduction: Increased tuberculosis prevalence, and isolation of multidrug resistant (MDR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains frequently as causative organisms from tuberculosis infections are resulted in increasing need of new anti-tuberculosis drugs. Nowadays, fluoroquinolones known to have fewer side effects than the other drugs used in treatment of tuberculosis are sometimes assessed even as first-line anti-tuberculosis drugs due to their in vitro and in vivo strong activity. It was aimed in this study to investigate phenotypically the fluoroquinolone susceptibility in MDR and non-MDR M. tuberculosis isolates. Materials and Methods: A total of 126 MDR and non-MDR M. tuberculosis isolates from mycobacteriology laboratory of two hospitals in the Aegean Region of Turkey were included in the study. Ciprofloxacin (CIP), levofloxacin (LEV) and moxifloxacin (MXF) susceptibilities were assessed by agar proportion method according to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) recommendations. Results: Twelve (15.2%), 5 (6.3%) and 4 (5.1%) of the MDR M. tuberculosis strains were resistant to CIP, LEV, MXF, respectively [resistance breakpoints (µg/mL); CIP (> 2), LEV (> 1), MXF (> 0.5)] while non-MDR strains were susceptible to CIP, LEV, MXF. Conclusion: Consequently, although high fluoroquinolone susceptibilities were evaluated as a pleasing data in this study, to preserve their efficiency for many years steadily, quinolone usage and resistance increment in MDR M. tuberculosis isolates should be monitored elaborately. © 2018, Ankara University. All rights reserved., 06-ECz-007 Firat University Scientific Research Projects Management Unit, Authors would like to thank to Ege University Scientific Research Projects Foundation (EGE-BAP) Committee for their financial supports (Project Number: 06-ECz-007).

The aim of this study is to determine different culture media and temperature values on the growth rate of Desmodesmus protuberans (F.E. Fritsch & M.F.Rich) E. Hegewald, and to investigate antimicrobial and antioxidant potency of the crude extracts. The microalga isolates from Eğirdir Lake in Isparta (Turkey) was identified as D. protuberans and included in Ege University Microalgae Culture Collection. D. protuberans was cultivated at two temperature regimes (22 and 28ºC) and growth media (BBM, BG-11 and RD medium) under the light intensity of 75 µmol m-2s-1 for testing the impact of different environmental conditions on the growth rate. All of the productions of D. protuberans biomass were extracted with methanol and investigated the antimicrobial and antioxidant activity. Antimicrobial activities of the extracts of alga were tested by disc diffusion assay against five Gram-positive and four Gram-negative bacterial strains and against the yeast Candida albicans. The methanol extract of the biomass from BBM medium (28°C) showed the highest growth inhibition effect on C. albicans, while RD medium (22°C) extract showed the highest antioxidant activity. These results demonstrated that the differences in the bioactivity of biomasses are stemmed from different temperature and media conditions. © Published by Central Fisheries Research Institute (CFRI) Trabzon, Turkey.

2-s2.0-85050197890, Objectives: The objectives of this study were to investigate the epidemiologic relationship, prevalence of the beta-lactamase and virulence genes of clinical ampicillin-resistant Salmonella enterica. Materials and Methods: In vitro ampicillin susceptibilities of 117 Salmonella enterica isolates obtained between 2011-2012 from Ege University Hospital, Bacteriology Laboratory of Medical Microbiology Department were examined using disc diffusion assays in accordance with the CLSI guidelines. The MIC levels in the ampicillin-resistant bacteria were determined using the broth microdilution method. The resistant strains were serotyped by the Public Health Institution. Epidemiologic relations of resistant strains were evaluated using ERIC-PCR. The presence of beta-lactamase genes and virulence factors were detected using PCR. Results: The 117 S. enterica strains had ten isolates that were resistant to ampicillin, and the MIC range of ampicillin was found as 512-128 ?g/mL. Ampicillin-resistant strains were susceptible to nalidixic acid, ciprofloxacin, cefotaxime, sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim. Four different serotypes were identified and isolates were grouped into seven clusters. Five isolates carried blaTEM, and two carried the blaCTX-M gene. However, it was determined that blaSHV and blaPER genes did not exist in these strains. Virulence genes invA, pipD, and sopB were found in all isolates. sifA, pefA, and sopE genes were found in seven, four, and three isolates, respectively. Conclusion: Our data suggest that the rate of ampicillin resistance in S. enterica isolates was 8.5% in the two year period, but this ratio was generally lower than rates abroad. blaCTX-M and blaTEM genes could be responsible for ampicillin resistance. The blaSHV gene, which is highly prevalent in our country, was not found in any strains. sopB and pipD genes, which might be associated with beta-lactam resistance, were found in all strains. It is also noteworthy that the three isolates containing the sopE gene, which is associated with epidemic cases, were of the same serotypes and epidemiologic clusters. © Turk J Pharm Sci, Published by Galenos Publishing House.

PubMed ID: 28566080, Mycobacterium bovis, which has a broader host spectrum as opposed to Mycobacterium tuberculosis that generally causes disease in humans, mainly leads to chronic progressive pulmonary disease in a large number of domestic and wild mammals, particularly cattle. The term "zoonotic tuberculosis (TB)" is used to describe M.bovis infection in humans. "Zoonotic TB" can not be differentiated clinically, radiologically or pathologically from TB caused by M.tuberculosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of M.bovis in epidemiology of human TB in Aegean Region, Turkey and to determine M.bovis genotypes responsible for human TB. Thirteen M.bovis isolates identified by spoligotyping from 482 M.tuberculosis complex isolates obtained from clinical specimens sent for routine mycobacteriological examination to the Mycobacteriology Laboratory in Medical Microbiology Department of Ege University Faculty of Medicine Hospital between 2009 and 2014 were included in the study. Drug susceptibility tests of the isolates were performed by the BACTEC MGIT 960 automated system. It was determined that 9 (63.6%) of the 13 spoligotyped M.bovis isolates in this study were ST685 (SB0288), 1 (7.7%) was ST 1118 (SB0989) and 1 (7.7%) was ST820 (SB0856), for two isolates there were no registered data in SpolDB4 and Mbovis.org databases. All the isolates were susceptible to first-line antituberculosis drugs. It was determined that 13 M.bovis isolates examined in the study accounted for 2.7% of the 482 M.tuberculosis complex isolates spoligotyped in the same period. In this study, it was determined that 8 (%61.5) of 13 patients was male, 5 (38.5%) of them was female, 9 (69.2%) of the 13 patients had pulmonary TB and 4 (30.8%) had extra pulmonary TB. Seven of nine patients with pulmonary TB and two of the four patients with extrapulmonary TB were living in the rural area, and two patients with pulmonary TB had occupational exposure. Although ST683 (SB0140) is widely seen in the world among human isolates, it was not detectedin this study and other studies conducted in Turkey. In contrast, ST685 (SB0288) and ST1118 (SB0989), which have been reported very few in the world, found to be predominant in this study. This result suggested that they may be unique spoligotypes emerging in Anatolia. In conclusion, collaborative molecular epidemiological studies are needed in conjunction with researchers working in medicine and veterinary fields to determine precisely the importance of zoonotic TB in human TB in our country, to determine the route of transmission to humans and risk factors for zoonotic TB infections, to identify the dominant types between humans and animals and to understand the phylogeographic relationships of the strains in our country.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the antibiotic resistance profile, clonal relation and efficacy of antibiotic combinations in nosocomial multidrug resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii. Materials and Methods: Antibiotic susceptibilities of 84 MDR A. baumannii against tigecycline (TGC), colistin (CL), amikacin (AK), ciprofloxacin (CIP), meropenem (MR), moxifloxacin (MXF), rifampicin (RF) were determined by microdilution method. Clonal relationship was investigated by genotyping using AP-PCR and antibiotyping. Interactions of antibiotic combinations were tested against clonally unrelated strains by the checkerboard (CB) method. The efficacy of the best combinations was also assesed on a selected isolate by the time-kill (TK) method. Results: CIP, RF, MXF, MR, AK resistance was found as 90.47%; 47.62%; 22.62%; 58.33%; 50% respectively; however; CL and TGC were not ascertained. The isolates were distinguished as 25 different antibiotypes and 15 varied molecular patterns. The best synergistic effect was detected in combinations of CL with RF (100%) and MR (100%), in combinations of TGC with RF (53%) against clonally unrelated 15 MDR A. baumannii isolates by the CB method. While CL-RF and CL-MR showed synergy by TK method like CB, on the other hand TGC-RF indicated additive interactions by TK. Conclusion: In this study, both synergy tests showed that CL in combination with RF would be a good option in MDR A. baumannii. © Turk J Pharm Sci, Published by Galenos Publishing House.