Sequential Measurements of Pentraxin 3 Serum Levels in Patients with Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: A Nested Case-Control Study by Huseyin Bilgin, Murat Haliloglu, Ali Yaman, Pinar Ay, Beliz Bilgili, Mustafa Kemal Arslantas, Filiz Ture Ozdemir, Goncagul Haklar, Ismail Cinel, Lutfiye Mulazimoglu

“…With the suspicion of VAP, a pentraxin 3 plasma breakpoint of 2.56 ng/mL could contribute to the decision of whether to start antibiotics.…”
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Managing Post COVID-19 Patient with Breathlessness by Yen Shen Wong, Muhammad Amin Ibrahim, Mohd Arif Mohd Zim, Mohd Fauzi Abdul Rani

“…Prednisolone was stopped and he responded well with antibiotics. A follow-up at 3 months post COVID-19 infection showed improvement of clinical symptoms with radiological resolution of ground glass changes. …”
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Activity impairment, work productivity, health-related quality-of-life, and costs associated with uncomplicated urinary tract infection among females in Germany. by Megan O'Brien, Alen Marijam, Fanny S Mitrani-Gold, Laura Terry, Gavin Taylor-Stokes, Ashish V Joshi

“…Participants (≥ 12 years) self-reported a uUTI treated with oral antibiotics in the last 60 days, had no evidence of complicated UTI, and were recruited via a consumer panel. …”
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Herpes Simplex Virus Hepatitis in an Immunocompetent Host Resembling Hepatic Pyogenic Abscesses by Carrie Down, Amit Mehta, Gayle Salama, Erika Hissong, Russell Rosenblatt, Michael Cantor, David Helfgott, Kristen Marks

“…Though initially treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics, following histologic diagnosis of HSV hepatitis, the patient was transitioned to intravenous acyclovir for four weeks and he achieved full clinical recovery. …”
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Umbilical outpouchings in pigs – an international survey on fitness for transport, welfare and management by Marie-Louise Hansen, Inge Larsen, Tina Birk Jensen, Charlotte Sonne Kristensen, Ken Steen Pedersen

“…The management of UO was also similar across the groups except for the use of neonatal antibiotics which was used considerably more in Danish herds. …”
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Evaluating antibacterial and antioxidant properties of sericin recovered from cocoons of Bombyx mori, Gonometa postica and Samia ricini in Kenya. by Mwangi G Kanyora, Timothy M Kegode, Justus Kurgat, Harrison Kibogo, George Asudi, Chrysantus M Tanga, Workneh Ayalew, Subramanian Sevgan, Nelly Ndungu

“…In fact, wound management has become more challenging since most of these microbes have developed resistance against commonly used conventional antibiotics thus making it necessary to develop natural products with both antibacterial and antioxidant activities. …”
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Characterization of Pathogenic Bacteria Isolated from Sudanese Banknotes and Determination of Their Resistance Profile by Noha Ahmed Abd Alfadil, Malik Suliman Mohamed, Manal M. Ali, El Amin Ibrahim El Nima

“…This study was conducted to assess the prevalence of contamination by pathogenic bacteria in Sudanese banknotes, determine the susceptibility of the isolated organisms towards commonly used antibiotics, and detect some antibiotic resistance genes. …”
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APLASTIC SYNDROME IN A PREGNANT WOMAN ON THE BACKGROUND OF COVID-19: A CLINICAL CASE by Индира Венеровна Сахаутдинова, Ирина Борисовна Фаткуллина, Ирина Робинзоновна Рахматуллина, Игорь Сергеевич Засядкин, Анна Юрьевна Лазарева

“…Patient B. was diagnosed with COVID-19 infection with lung damage at 26 weeks of pregnancy, and was treated with glucocorticosteroids, antiviral drugs, and antibiotics. Later, the clinic of pseudomembranous colitis joined, an etiological factor was discovered – Clostridium difficile. …”
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A Five-Year Data Report of Long-Term Central Venous Catheters Focusing on Early Complications by Harald Lenz, Kirsti Myre, Tomas Draegni, Elizabeth Dorph

“…Long-term venous access has become the standard practice for the administration of chemotherapy, fluid therapy, antibiotics, and parenteral nutrition. The most commonly used methods are percutaneous puncture of the subclavian and internal jugular veins using the Seldinger technique or surgical cutdown of the cephalic vein. …”
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Probiotic Characterization of Lactic Acid Bacteria from Donkey Feces in China by Yanqiu Wu, Shousong Yue, Jinhui Yu, Fei Bian, Gao Chen, Yan Zhang

“…An L9 isolate, identified as <i>Ligilactobacillus salivarius</i>, was sensitive to most antibiotics tested. Overall, these results indicate that the <i>L. salivarius</i> L9 isolate meets the requirements of the probiotics selection criteria in vitro and can potentially be developed as a probiotic for donkeys.…”
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Intestinal permeability, food antigens and the microbiome: a multifaceted perspective by Francesco Valitutti, Francesco Valitutti, Maurizio Mennini, Gianluca Monacelli, Giulia Fagiolari, Marisa Piccirillo, Giovanni Di Nardo, Giuseppe Di Cara

“…Nevertheless, this frail balance might be disrupted for instance by westernized dietary habits, infections, pollution or exposure to antibiotics, thus diminishing protective immunity and leading to the onset of chronic diseases. …”
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Real-world pharmacovigilance study of drug-induced autoimmune hepatitis from the FAERS database by Bu-kun Zhu, Si-ying Chen, Xiang Li, Shu-yun Huang, Zhan-yang Luo, Wei Zhang

“…Disproportionality analysis identified 22 drugs significantly associated with AIH risk, including 4 antibiotics, 3 antivirals, 4 cardiovascular drugs, 5 antitumor agents, 2 immunomodulators, 2 nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and 1 drug each from the respiratory and nervous system categories. …”
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Molecular characterization and functional annotation of a hypothetical protein (SCO0618) of A3(2) by Nadim Ferdous, Mahjerin Nasrin Reza, Md. Tabassum Hossain Emon, Md. Shariful Islam, A. K. M. Mohiuddin, Mohammad Uzzal Hossain

“…Streptomyces coelicolor is a gram-positive soil bacterium which is well known for the production of several antibiotics used in various biotechnological applications. …”
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Supramolecular discrimination and diagnosis-guided treatment of intracellular bacteria by Jia-Hong Tian, Siyuan Huang, Ze-Han Wang, Juan-Juan Li, Xianhui Song, Ze-Tao Jiang, Bing-Sen Shi, Ying-Ying Zhao, Hui-Yan Zhang, Ke-Rang Wang, Xin-Yue Hu, Xinge Zhang, Dong-Sheng Guo

“…By fingerprinting specimens collected from bacteria-infected mice, the facilitated accurate diagnosis offers valuable guidance for selecting appropriate antibiotics. Moreover, mannose-modified azocalix[4]arene (ManAC4A) is screened as a drug carrier efficiently taken up by macrophages. …”
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Phytochemical screening and anti-Helicobacter pylori activity of Bryophyllum pinnatum, Ocimum gratissimum and Vernonia amygdalina by Precious Egharevba, Emilia Igue, Kingsley Enerijiofi, Orhue Amengialue

“…While the different plants extract demonstrated a better anti-Helicobacter pylori activity as well as MIC when compared to the commonly used antibiotic amoxicillin, and other conventional antibiotics, the anti-Helicobacter pylori activity and MIC of Vernonia amygdalina was higher, followed by Bryophyllum pinnatum and Ocimum gratissimum. …”
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Canadian Thoracic Society Recommendations for Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – 2003 by Denis E O’donnell, Shawn Aaron, Jean Bourbeau, Paul Hernandez, Darcy D Marciniuk, Meyer Balter, Gordon Ford, Andre Gervais, Roger Goldstein, Rick Hodder, Francois Maltais, Jeremy Road

“…Acute exacerbations of COPD cause significant morbidity and mortality and should be treated promptly with bronchodilators and a short course of oral steroids; antibiotics should be prescribed for purulent exacerbations. …”
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Carbon Nanomaterials in the Treatment of Infectious Bone Defects and Wound Scars after Wushu Fractures by Shenghui Wei, Lei Zou, Xu Hu, Qiuming Li

“…Although modern antibiotics and surgical technology have made great progress, when using carbon nanomaterials to treat bone marrow-induced inflammation after martial arts fractures, how to simultaneously repair bone defects and control wound infections is the current focus of orthopedics research. …”
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Molecular Epidemiology of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Tertiary Hospital in Northern China by Shuqing Wang, Huanhuan Dong, Meiqi Wang, Wenbo Ma, Yue Cheng, Junliang Zhou, Yongming Cheng, Hui Xu, Xiaochen Yu

“…In recent years, carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) has emerged rapidly in China with the abuse and overuse of antibiotics, and infections caused by CRKP pose a serious threat to global public health safety. …”
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Clinical Specimens are the Pool of Multidrug- resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Harbouring oprL and toxA Virulence Genes: Findings from a Tertiary Hospital of Nepal by Yamuna Chand, Sujan Khadka, Sanjeep Sapkota, Suprina Sharma, Santosh Khanal, Alina Thapa, Binod Rayamajhee, Dhruba Kumar Khadka, Om Prakash Panta, Dipendra Shrestha, Pramod Poudel

“…The findings could assist in increasing awareness about antibiotic resistance and suggest the judicious prescription of antibiotics to treat the patients in clinical settings of Nepal.…”
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Discovery of Antimalarial Drugs from Streptomycetes Metabolites Using a Metabolomic Approach by Siti Junaidah Ahmad, Mohd Badrin Hanizam Abdul Rahim, Syarul Nataqain Baharum, Mohd Shukri Baba, Noraziah Mohamad Zin

“…Streptomyces, Gram-positive bacteria which are widely distributed in nature, are one of the most popular sources of natural antibiotics. Recently, by using a bioassay-guided fractionation, an antimalarial compound, Gancidin-W, has been discovered from these bacteria. …”
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