Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp): Overview, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Detection by Dania Al Ismail, Edgar I. Campos-Madueno, Valentina Donà, Andrea Endimiani

“…The combination of high virulence and limited antibiotic options demands further research into virulence mechanisms and rapid identification methods.  …”
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Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Carriage State among Elderly Nursing Home Residents in Beirut by M. A. Jallad, R. Naoufal, J. Irani, E. Azar

“…The rate of carriage changes rapidly and significantly over time either with multiple factors playing a possible role like outbreak spreading, antibiotic, and health care system exposure.…”
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AI Methods for Antimicrobial Peptides: Progress and Challenges by Carlos A. Brizuela, Gary Liu, Jonathan M. Stokes, Cesar de laFuente‐Nunez

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The Use of Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Treatment of Claw Lesions in Cows by Nataly Kostyuk, Andrei Prytychenka

“…The cows in comparison group received a single intramuscular injection of antibiotic and topical treatment of lesions with a spray. …”
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Hybrid Solution for Mycotic Pseudoaneurysm of Carotid Bifurcation by Giuseppe Deiana, Antonio Baule, Genadi Genadiev Georgiev, Mario Moro, Francesco Spanu, Flavia Urru, Stefano Camparini

“…Management involves aneurysmectomy associated with antibiotic therapy and restoration of arterial continuity.…”
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A Case of Bacteremia and Meningitis Associated with Piperacillin-Tazobactam Nonsusceptible, Ceftriaxone Susceptible Escherichia coli during Strongyloides Hyperinfection in an Immun... by Santosh Dahal, Jeffrey Lederman, Jesse Berman, Marius Viseroi, Stephen Jesmajian

“…This report describes the aspect of invasive bacterial infections in strongyloidiasis and highlights the unique susceptibility pattern of the E. coli isolate and the extreme caution required during the antibiotic therapy.…”
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Tracheostomy Wound Myiasis in a Child: Case Report and Review of the Literature by J. Blejter

“…Ether was applied in the wound, and then all the accessible larvae were removed. Antibiotic therapy was initiated. The procedure had to be repeated three more times to extract all the larvae. …”
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Cytotoxicity of Doxycycline Effluent Generated by the Fenton Process by Alexandre Augusto Borghi, Laura Oliveira-Nascimento, Marco Antônio Stephano, Paula Monteiro de Souza, Attilio Converti, Mauri Sérgio Alves Palma

“…This process has shown promise in this treatment thanks mainly to the fact that the waste did not show any relevant inhibitory effect on the test organism and no cytotoxicity to L-929 cells, thus demonstrating that the antibiotic properties were inactivated.…”
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Posttraumatic Skin and Soft-Tissue Infection due to Pseudomonas fulva by Fernando Cobo, Gemma Jiménez, Javier Rodríguez-Granger, Antonio Sampedro

“…The patient responded to drainage, debridement of wound, and two weeks of intravenous antibiotic therapy. Follow-up after 3 weeks was satisfactory with healthy cover of the injured area.…”
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Incidental Renal Botryomycosis in a Nonfunctioning Kidney by Mary Mathew, Bhavna Nayal, Bhawna Nagel, Joseph Thomas

“…Early and accurate diagnosis can ensure appropriate antibiotic therapy. We present a young lady diagnosed to have incidental botryomycosis of the kidney, following nephrectomy.…”
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Therapeutic Response to Secukinumab in a 36-Year-Old Woman with Hidradenitis Suppurativa by Astrid-Helene Ravn Jørgensen, Yiqiu Yao, Simon Francis Thomsen

“…We present a case of HS refractory to local and systemic antibiotic therapy as well as anti-TNF and anti-IL12/23 that was successfully treated with secukinumab (anti-IL17A).…”
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Microbial Pattern in Amniotic Fluid from Women with Premature Rupture of Membranes and Meconium-Stained Fluid by Fauna Herawati, Patricia Valery Rahaded, Ruddy Hartono, Rika Yulia

“…It also identifies trends in antibiotic use through descriptive statistics. Conducted as a descriptive observational study with prospective data collection, this research included maternal patients with PROMs lasting more than 12 h and those with MSAF, along with their infants. …”
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Orlistat ameliorates lipid dysmetabolism in high-fat diet-induced mice via gut microbiota modulation by Chengyan Huang, Yuanhui He, Ping Chai, Zongxin Liu, Sirui Su, Yanhui Zhang, Yuelan Luo, Shuiping Fu

“…Specifically, it reduced α diversity and increased the relative abundance of Verrucomicrobia and Akkermansia. Notably, antibiotic-induced gut microbiota depletion significantly weakened Orlistat’s effect on improving metabolic disorders. …”
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Epidemiology of Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms in a Teaching Hospital in Oman: A One-Year Hospital-Based Study by Abdullah Balkhair, Yahya M. Al-Farsi, Zakariya Al-Muharrmi, Raiya Al-Rashdi, Mansoor Al-Jabri, Fatma Neilson, Sara S. Al-Adawi, Marah El-Beeli, Samir Al-Adawi

“…Along such quest, stringent antibiotic prescription guidelines are needed in the country.…”
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Antimicrobial Properties of Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Therapeutic Potential for Cystic Fibrosis Infection, and Treatment by Morgan T. Sutton, David Fletcher, Santosh K. Ghosh, Aaron Weinberg, Rolf van Heeckeren, Sukhmani Kaur, Zhina Sadeghi, Adonis Hijaz, Jane Reese, Hillard M. Lazarus, Donald P. Lennon, Arnold I. Caplan, Tracey L. Bonfield

“…Further, we show that the hMSCs have the capacity to enhance antibiotic sensitivity, improving the capacity to kill bacteria. …”
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The Performance of Direct Disk Diffusion for Community Acquired Bacteremia due to Gram-Negative Bacilli and Its Impact on Physician Treatment Decisions by Peter Daley, Adam Comerford, Jurgienne Umali, Carla Penney

“…Retrospective observational study of all positive blood cultures with Gram-negative Bacilli, collected over one year. Physician antibiotic treatment decisions were assessed by an infectious diseases physician based on information available to the physician at the time of the decision. …”
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The Maternal Microbiome Programs the m6A Epitranscriptome of the Mouse Fetal Brain and Intestine by Zhuoyu Xiao, Sun Liu, Zengguang Li, Jinru Cui, Hailan Wang, Zihan Wang, Qihuan Ren, Laixin Xia, Zhijian Wang, Yuan Li

“…Finally, we verified that antibiotic treatment mostly recapitulated changes in m6A, and we further showed that the loss of heterozygosity of Mettl3 rescued m6A levels and the expression changes of some developmental genes in the fetal intestine that resulted from antibiotic treatment. …”
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Comparative Genomic Analysis of Lactobacillus plantarum: An Overview by Eliane Evanovich, Patricia Jeanne de Souza Mendonça Mattos, João Farias Guerreiro

“…We did not identify any virulence factors and antibiotic resistance genes on the genomes. Thus, the strains may be useful for the biotechnology, bioremediation, and production of bacteriocins. …”
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Audit of Helicobacter pylori Testing in Microbiology Laboratories in England: To Inform Compliance with NICE Guidance and the Feasibility of Routine Antimicrobial Resistance Survei... by Rosalie Allison, Donna M. Lecky, Megan Bull, Kim Turner, Gauri Godbole, Cliodna A. M. McNulty

“…To determine compliance of microbiology laboratories in England with NICE guidance and whether laboratories perform culture and antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST). Methods. In 2015, 170 accredited English microbiology laboratories were surveyed, by email. …”
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Delayed Manifestation of Shunt Nephritis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Michael Babigumira, Benjamin Huang, Sherry Werner, Wajeh Qunibi

“…Symptoms and renal insufficiency appeared to improve with antibiotic therapy. He was discharged and readmitted 2 months later with similar presentation. …”
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