The speed of emergence of resistance to newly introduced antimicrobial agents, by strains of common pathogens, has necessitated the search for newer medications. The use of medicinal plants and their extracts has become ...

The objective of this study was to detect the presence of, isolate and identify certain pathogenic bacteria from computers mice in a public university computer center. For this purpose, ten computer mice were randomly and ...

Two hundred clinical isolates of members of the genus Proteus were definitively identified and their antimicrobial susceptibilities to 12 antimicrobials tested, 176 isolates (88%) being identified as Proteus mirabilis, 12 ...

Nineteen different brands of topical creams were tested in duplicate for microbial growth. The efficacy of their preservation was assessed, when possible, by standard pharmacopoeial procedures. Microbial growth was ...

Anesthetic instruments are classified as classes B with regard to sterilization status. This means that washing with soap and water or other detergents is sufficient for reuse. A prospective study was conducted over a 6 ...

Samples of the popular chicken shawarma sandwiches from ten reputed restaurants in the Hamra region of Ras Beirut, were tested for contamination with Salmonella. The sandwiches tested were those regularly offered to ...

New derivatives of 2,3‐diarylglutamides were prepared in a one‐pot reaction by the hydrolysis of the corresponding diastereomeric pure (R,R) glutaronitriles using concentrated sulphuric acid at room temperature. The structure ...

Transposable elements are capable of switching their positions on the genome thereby causing gene arrangements and contributing to genome evolution. The aim of this review is to specifically discuss the role of transposable ...