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Acanthus montanus: an experimental evaluation of the antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and immunological properties of a traditional remedy for furuncles.

BACKGROUND: Acanthus montanus (Nees) T. Anderson (Acanthaceae) is a shrub widespread in Africa, the Balkans, Romania, Greece and Eastern Mediterranean. It is used in African traditional medicine for the treatment of urogenital infections, urethral pain, endometritis, urinary disease, cystitis, leucorrhoea, aches and pains. In southeastern Nigeria, the root is popular and acclaimed highly effective in the treatment of furuncles. This study was undertaken to experimentally evaluate the antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties of the root extract as well as its effect on phagocytosis and sp

[Bactericidal and immunocorrective properties of plant extracts].

Extract from oak cork, St. John's wort leaves and flowers and pine buds possess more pronounced bactericidal properties with respect to staphylococci, shigellae, Escherichia coli than decoctions from these medicinal plants. Such extracts may be included into complexes for the treatment of otorhinolaryngological diseases, enterocolitis in children and bacterial eczema. As a medicinal form, extract prepared from medicinal plants are more convenient for storage and permit more exact dosage.

The adjuvant effect of low frequency ultrasound when applied with an inactivated Aeromonas salmonicida vaccine to rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).

Vaccine adjuvants are classified according to their properties of either inducing the persistence of antigens within the animal after immunisation and/or activation of the animal's immune response. The adjuvant effect of low intensity low frequency sonophoresis (LFS) was tested in rainbow trout using an Aeromonas salmonicida bacterin vaccine administered by immersion vaccination using LFS at 37 kHz. The adjuvant effect obtained with LFS was compared with that of normal immersion or intraperitoneal injection vaccination. Quantitative PCR was used to measure bacterial DNA in vaccinated fish up t

Evidence for increasing severity of community-onset boils and abscesses in UK General Practice.

In England, hospital admissions for severe staphylococcal boils and abscesses trebled between 1989 and 2004. We investigated this trend using routine data from primary and secondary care. We used The Health Improvement Network (THIN), a large primary-care database and national data on hospital admissions from Hospital Episode Statistics (HES). Time trends in the incidence of primary-care consultations for boils and abscesses were estimated for 1995-2010. HES data were used to calculate age-standardized hospital admission rates for boils, abscesses and cellulitis. The incidence of boil or absce

Bacterial skin infections at a tertiary dermatological centre.

BACKGROUND: Bacterial skin infections are common clinical problems encountered in most fields of clinical medicine. Staphylococcus aureus and group A streptococci are common invaders of eczematous, traumatised or immunocompromised skin. Advances in pharmacology have introduced a wide array of new antibiotics into the physician's armamentarium, but the rising incidence of bacterial resistance continues to be a problem. A retrospective study was carried out on 331 patients at the National Skin Centre, Singapore, to establish the causes of common primary and secondary pyodermas, as well as to det

The role of antibodies against alpha-toxin and teichoic acid in the diagnosis of staphylococcal infections.

An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used with purified alpha-toxin and teichoic acid preparations to measure the IgG and IgM response in Staphylococcus aureus infections. After determining antibodies in a normal population, cut-off levels were set for all age groups. ELISA with alpha-toxin was more sensitive than the antistaphylolysin neutralization test (ASTA). Determining IgM antibodies with the two antigens was found to be of limited diagnostic value. Positive IgG titers against alpha-toxin were found in 21 of 27 patients (78%) with endocarditis, 11 of 14 (79%) with complicated

Furuncular Myiasis of the Lower Leg.

A 35-year-old Caucasian woman, otherwise healthy, presented with a four weeks history of painful, inflammatory nodules, each with a central … in affecting uncovered anatomical sites are typical (2,4). Differential diagnoses include bacterial furunculosis, arthropod bite reaction, pyoderma, inflamed epidermoid cysts, or cutaneous leishmaniasis (2,5-7). Most cases of furuncular myiasis can be diagnosed solely by their clinical presentation and after carefully taking the patients' history. Nevertheless …

Integumentary System

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… Furunculosis in bacterial folliculitis. The wall of the follicle has been perforated, and follicular contents are in the dermis. … Figure 6-6 Furunculosis. Higher magnification of Figure 6-5D . Note the abundant free keratin surrounded by pyogranulomatous inflammation. Figure 6-6 Furunculosis. Higher magnification of Figure 6-5D . Note the abundant free keratin surrounded by pyogranulomatous inflammation. …

Aspects of constitutive and acquired antibioresistance in Aeromonas hydrophila strains isolated from water sources.

Over the last three decades, the literature pointed out the implications of Aeromonas species in human pathology. These species were described as being involved in intestinal (several outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis of choleric/dysenteric form or chronic diarrhoea, ulcerative colitis, etc.) in normal adults or children, as well as in extraintestinal infections in immunocompromised hosts. This last aspect included a large range of cutaneous injuries (micronecrosis, abscesses, bums, cellulites, furunculosis), joint, bones, respiratory, urinary tract, ocular infections up to meningitis, endoca…

Tympanoplsty with or without mastoidectmy is highly effective treatment of chronic otitis media in padiatric age group.

OBJECTIVE: The study was conducted to assess the prognostic value of different variables on the outcome of a Type first tympanoplasty alone … audiometry for all patients. Those patients who suffered from rhino sinusitis, adenoid hypertrophy, Furunculosis, Otomycosis, cholesteatoma ear, craniofacial dysmorphias and suspicious malignancy of external and middle ear were excluded from study. A Retrospective study of each patient medical record was undertaken, demographic, preoperative and postoperative …

Anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory effects of ethanol extract from Houttuynia cordata poultice.

Houttuynia cordata (HC) has been commonly used as many traditional remedies in local areas of Japan. Although many pharmacological activities of HC have been reported, the mechanism underlying the effect of HC remains unknown. We conducted the interview survey in Japan to verify how HC was actually used. The interview survey revealed that HC poultice (HCP) prepared from smothering fresh leaves of HC was most frequently used for the treatment of purulent skin diseases including furuncle and carbuncle with high effectiveness. Ethanol extract of HCP (eHCP) showed anti-bacterial effects against me