THE PREVALENCE, ISOLATION, AND ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING OF ENTEROCOCCUS SPECIES FROM VARIOUS CLINICAL SAMPLES IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL by Turin Afroz

“…The number of highly sensitive strains ranged from 66.66% to 77.77% for antibiotics, namely gentamycin, ampicillin, amoxicillin, and meropenem. …”
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Identification of Family Specific Fingerprints in β-Lactamase Families by Abhishikha Srivastava, Neelja Singhal, Manisha Goel, Jugsharan Singh Virdi, Manish Kumar

“…Beta-lactamases are a superfamily of enzymes which degrade the β-lactam class of antibiotics. They are produced endogenously by the bacterial cells, which when exposed to the β-lactam class of antibiotics inactivate them by cleaving the β-lactam ring. …”
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Development of a Cell-Based High-Throughput Screening Assay to Identify Porcine Host Defense Peptide-Inducing Compounds by Zhuo Deng, Jing Wang, Wentao Lyu, Xuwen Wieneke, Robert Matts, Xi Ma, Guolong Zhang

“…Novel alternatives to antibiotics are needed for the swine industry, given increasing restrictions on subtherapeutic use of antibiotics. …”
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“Unmasking the Uncommon”: A case series of multi-drug resistant Elizabethkingia meningoseptica causing late-onset sepsis and meningitis in preterm neonates [version 2; peer review:... by Anisha Maria Fernandes, Sinchana Bhat, Suchitra Shenoy M., Prajnha U.P.

“…The patient was intubated and administered empirical broad-spectrum antibiotics and antifungal agents. Blood culture grew Candida krusei, hence Amphotericin B was initiated. …”
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Prevalence of Hyper virulence and Multidrug resistance Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from UTI patients by Manar Abdul karim, Zainab Mohammed Alzubaidy, Khazal Dabua Wadi

“…Resistance patterns for the isolates K. pneumoniae was also calculated and 16(53%) isolates were MDR which includes isolates that have resisted three groups of antibiotics and the 14(47%) were XDR which resisted four or five groups of different antibiotics. …”
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): Prevalence and Antimicrobial Sensitivity Pattern among Patients—A Multicenter Study in Asmara, Eritrea by Eyob Yohaness Garoy, Yacob Berhane Gebreab, Oliver Okoth Achila, Daniel Goitom Tekeste, Robel Kesete, Robel Ghirmay, Ruta Kiflay, Thomas Tesfu

“…Isolates that are resistant to other tested antibiotics including vancomycin are also reported. …”
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Polyarticular Septic Arthritis Caused by Haemophilus influenzae Serotype f in an 8-Month-Old Immunocompetent Infant: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Raheel Ahmed Ali, Sheldon L. Kaplan, Scott B. Rosenfeld

“…In addition to treatment with IV antibiotics, the patient underwent immunocompetency studies, which were normal. …”
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Pharmacological Evaluation of the SCID T Cell Transfer Model of Colitis: As a Model of Crohn's Disease by Thomas Lindebo Holm, Steen Seier Poulsen, Helle Markholst, Stine Reedtz-Runge

“…In intervention studies, antibiotics, anti-IL-12p40, and CTLA4-Ig induced remission, whereas the other compounds did not. …”
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Diagnosis dan Penatalaksanaan Abses Retrofaring pada Anak by Novialdi ., Dolly Irfandy

“…Retropharyngeal abscess is a rare case but it can cause death especially in children under five years old. Since antibiotics were found, morbidity and mortality of this case was drastically decreased. …”
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Vibrio parahaemolyticus: Exploring its Incidence in Malaysia and the Potential of Streptomyces sp. as an Anti-Vibrio Agent by Ke-Yan Loo, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Priyia Pusparajah, Sunny Hei Wong, Kok-Gan Chan, Learn-Han Lee, Vengadesh Letchumanan

“…To make matters worse, there has been an emergence of antibiotic-resistant V. parahaemolyticus worldwide, which is attributed to the uncontrolled use of antibiotics in aquaculture to prevent and treat vibriosis. …”
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Extensive Frontoparietal Abscess: Complication of Frontal Sinusitis (Pott’s Puffy Tumor) by Raquel Andrade Lauria, Fernando Laffitte Fernandes, Thiago Pires Brito, Pablo Soares Gomes Pereira, Carlos Takahiro Chone

“…The diagnosis is confirmed by CT scan and treatment requires intravenous antibiotics, analgesia, and surgical intervention. Early diagnosis and aggressive medical and surgical approach are essential for a good outcome. …”
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Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Are All Countries Treating Children in the Same Way? A Literature Review by Daniele Donà, Dora Luise, Liviana Da Dalt, Carlo Giaquinto

“…We also conducted a review of the current literature on antibiotic regimens used for pediatric CAP to identify the current state of guidelines implementation in different settings. …”
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Investigating Gram-negative bacilli isolates’ sensitivity to ceftazidime/avibactam by Sunali, Mithilesh Kumar Jha, Mukesh Kumar, Maneesh Kumar, Nishant Ranjan

“…The results show that ceftazidime avibactam can cure MDR and CRE infections, especially urinary tract infections, better than conventional antibiotics, which is a great help in the fight against increasing antibiotic resistance.…”
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Optimized rice transformation protocol for transformation of the blast susceptible Indica rice accession CO39 by Julian R. Greenwood, Anna N. Glaus

“…The efficiency of plantlet regeneration was greatly improved by removing antibiotics from regeneration media, with the presence of escapes selected against during subsequent transfer of plantlets to antibiotic containing rooting media. …”
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Staphylococcus aureus Myocarditis with Associated Left Ventricular Apical Thrombus by Michael McGee, Emily Shiel, Stephen Brienesse, Stuart Murch, Robert Pickles, James Leitch

“…He was treated with a 12-week course of antibiotics and anticoagulated with apixaban. The patient was successfully managed with intravenous antibiotics and anticoagulation with complete recovery.…”
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A novel broad-spectrum bacteriophage cocktail against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Isolation, characterization, and therapeutic potential in a mastitis mouse model. by Maryam Banar, Haniyeh Kamyab, Narges Torkashvand, Taghi Zahraei Salehi, Zargham Sepehrizadeh, Ahmad Reza Shahverdi, Mohammad Reza Pourmand, Mohammad Hossein Yazdi

“…The bacteriophage cocktail (SW21-SW25) exhibits a promising profile for therapeutic applications and may represent a novel substitute to antibiotics for managing MRSA bovine mastitis.…”
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Cholecystoduodenal Stenting: An Option in Complicated Acute Calculous Cholecystitis in the Elderly Comorbid Patient by Brady Bonner, Nicholas I. Brown, Varghese Pynadath Joseph, Manju Dashini Chandrasegaram

“…She was readmitted for further intravenous antibiotics and underwent percutaneous gallbladder drainage. …”
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Black Seed Oil, Bentonite Clay, and Probiotics: A Comprehensive Holistic Cure for Clostridium difficile Infection in a 2-Year-Old Female Child by Emily Littman, Nicole Winningham, Tana B. Carson, Ivette M. Hidalgo

“…There has been a rise in antibiotic resistance in secondary conditions such as Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) due to overuse of antibiotics. …”
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Chloramphenicol and gentamicin reduce the evolution of resistance to phage ΦX174 by suppressing a subset of E. coli LPS mutants. by Lavisha Parab, Jordan Romeyer Dherbey, Norma Rivera, Michael Schwarz, Jenna Gallie, Frederic Bertels

“…In addition, LPS modifications can impact antibiotic susceptibility, allowing for phage-antibiotic synergism. …”
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Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Bacterial Uropathogens Isolated from Pediatric Patients at Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Yamirot Merga Duffa, Kumera Terfa Kitila, Dereje Mamuye Gebretsadik, Adane Bitew

“…Regarding susceptibility tests, E. coli and Klebsiella spp. were not 100% susceptible to any of the 11 antibiotics tested. Acinetobacter spp. had 100% resistance to three antibiotics: gentamicin (GN), trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (SXM), and augmentin (AMP). …”
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