Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Urinary ract Infections in Upper Egypt

Abstract

Background: Traction alopecia (TA) is hair loss due to ongoing or repetitive tension on the hair and it is commonly seen in women of African descent who have tightly curly or spiral hair. Treatment options for TA vary depending on whether or not long-standing disease has resulted in permanent hair loss. Objectives: This work aims to evaluate the role of minoxidil in treatment of traction alopecia. Methods: The study was conducted on 10 patients with traction alopecia. The age of patients ranged from 20 to 45 years. Results: Clinical improvement in most of cases which was in the form of increase in hair growth and density within affected areas. It started at about 3 months and completed by 6 months of treatment. Conclusion: minoxidil is a good alternative for treating TA medically.

Synergistic Antibacterial Potential of 6-Pentyl-α-pyrone Lactone and Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles against Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacterales Isolated from Urinary Tract Infections in Humans

“…This variation may be attributed to the UTI risk factors or geographical distribution. In addition, the young adults showed the most infection cases here, that was in conformity with the previously reported results in Upper Egypt [33], which may relate to the UTI incidence in this age or age variations. In the current study, E. coli represents the most prevalent pathogen (66.67%), followed by Klebsiella species (28.57%) as reported previously in Egypt (38.69 and 21.35%, respectively) [34], and in Turkey (71.7 and 10.7%, respectively) [35].…”

Antibiotic Resistance Pattern of Enterobacteriaceae Strains Isolated from Community Urinary Tract Infections in Algiers, Algeria

“…Only carbapenem (imipenem) was effective against all tested strains in the β-lactam class. The absence of resistance to this antibiotic was previously reported by Yandai et al [32] in Chad and Kotb et al [33] in Egypt.…”

Culture Requests and Multi-Drug Resistance among Suspected Urinary Tract Infections in Two Tertiary Hospitals in Freetown, Sierra Leone (2017–21): A Cross-Sectional Study

“…The previous reports from Sierra Leone in other hospitals have shown high levels of resistance to TMP-SMX among uropathogens [12], a high prevalence of ESBL-producing uropathogens [11], and high levels of multidrug resistance [11], and our study adds to the evidence base. Sierra Leone is not alone in facing these problems, as high levels of resistance to TMP-SMX among uropathogens have also been reported from Ethiopia (67-86%), Egypt (58%), and Nigeria (89-100%) [26,27,31,32].…”